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For ballplayer in '50s, Havana slice of paradise
It was referred to in the travel brochures as the "Paris of the Americas" -- an idyllic island of sun, sea and sand, where the plazas were filled with laughter and the spirit of the Cuban people lent an enticing, keep-the-party-going kind of happiness...Tags: Tommy Lasorda, Jimmy Williams, Baseball, Trips and Vacations, Bars and Clubs
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Americans fear Iran, but there is much to learn from Cuba
William PfaffPARIS -- A Gallup poll issued this month says that 99 percent of the American public now has become convinced that Iran's civilian nuclear program will threaten "the vital interests of the United States in the next ten years." Eighty-three percent say...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Weaponry, Philosophy, Benjamin Netanyahu, Raul Castro
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Guillermo Martinez: Dictators, elected strongmen, still rule in Latin America
As a young man, I realized that in Latin America many of the governments in the hemisphere were ruled by dictators, generals or, as they were known back then, caudillos. Venezuela was governed by Gen. Marcos Pérez Jiménez, Perú by Gen. Manuel Odría;...Tags: U.S. Elections, Chile, Twitter, Inc., Dominican Republic, Venezuela
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Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo dies at 77; Cuban rebel later opposed Castro
Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo, a rebel leader in the Cuban revolution who went from fighting alongside Fidel Castro to spending 22 brutal years in prison after trying to overthrow him, has died. He was 77. Gutierrez Menoyo died Friday of a heart attack at a...
Tags: Heart Attack, Francisco Franco, Fidel Castro, Punishment, Prisons
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Bacardí, el rey de los rones, celebra 150 años de excelencia
Es considerado el rey de los rones, es el más vendido en el mundo y está presente en todas las fiestas: desde bautizos y quinceaños, pasando por bodas y carnavales, hasta Super Bowls. Se trata de Bacardí, un monarca de la industria del licor y que este...Tags: Coral Gables, Ernest Hemingway, Cuba
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Military Channel presents “Edge of War”
Channel Guide MagazineFans of Military Channel have something of a treat coming their way tonight with the premiere of Edge of War, hosted by retired U.S. Army General Wesley K. Clark. A worthy complement to the network's recent Combat Tech series, Edge of War aims to take... -
Daytona: a real sun of a beach
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Biker babe, I'm not. NASCAR fan? Uh-uh. Beach bunny? Nope, don't think so. I'm way past the weight limit on being either a babe or a bunny.
But it is late evening, and I've found myself driving along Daytona Beach, on Florida'...Tags: Daytona International Speedway, Bike Week, Richard Petty, Snow White (fictional character), Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Alberto Granado dies at 88; he traveled with Che Guevara across Latin America in 1952
Alberto Granado, who accompanied Ernesto "Che" Guevara on a 1952 journey of discovery across Latin America that was immortalized in Guevara's memoir and on screen in "The Motorcycle Diaries," has died in Cuba. He was 88.
Granado, an Argentine...Tags: Walter Salles, Raul Castro, Trips and Vacations, Colleges and Universities, Movies
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Tags: Meyer Lansky, Organized Crime, The New York Times, Fidel Castro, Cuba
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