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Call for humanitarian signal on Cuba
March 28, 2009On April 10, family members of the Cuban Five will again apply for U.S. visas. For Adriana Perez, it will be the 10th time she tries to obtain a visa to see her husband, Gerardo Hernandez,...
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The populist upheaval where is it headed and who can lead?
March 26, 2009The populist outrage over AIG bonuses, and bailouts that seem to pay off the perpetrators of the financial crisis — while millions are left out of work with no medical benefits, and unemployment benefits running out...
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Bleeding communities dry: How local government aid cuts are hurting rural Minnesota
March 26, 2009Original source: No group of Minnesotans are more qualified to comment on the challenges of delivering public services during a period of diminishing resources than our state’s city mayors. Minnesota 2020, in partnership with the Coalition...
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The presidents bad joke and the GOPs backwardness
March 25, 2009The hallowed halls of political power in Washington, DC are known for a great many things. But if we’re being entirely candid, humor is not among them. This is not to say that the inhabitants of...
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Geithner’s latest bank rescue plan: When Wall Street cheers people should worry
March 25, 2009Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner unveiled March 23 the latest and most expansive bank rescue plan to date since the global financial crisis began to deepen in August 2007. Billed as a 'public-private partnership' to...
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