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Wednesday Nov 25 | MiamiHerald.com - Miami & Ft. Lauderd...

Exile activists set sights on Honduras

Eleno Oviedo, imprisoned in Cuba for 26 years, stood outside a Sedano's in Hialeah on a recent Saturday, eager to collect donations for a fresh cause: Honduras.

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Related Topix: Honduras, World News, Central America, Miami, FL, Prison, Hialeah, FL, Miami Metro, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives

Tue Nov 24, 2009

Jerusalem Post

What a difference 35 years make

In an October 1974 cable to Democratic Senator Henry "Scoop" Jackson, following passage of his legislation helping Soviet Jews emigrate, Israel's Foreign Minister Yigal Allon wrote that "your efforts in this matter manifest once again your deep understanding of our needs and your constant support of the cause of Israel." What a difference 35 years ...

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, US Politics, US News, Representative Keith Ellison, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Betty McCollum, 2008 Presidential Election, Republican

Mon Nov 23, 2009

India News

USINPAC welcomes Singh, optimistic about talks on terrorism, trade

Washington: The US-India Political Action Committee has welcomed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his State Visit to the US.

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Related Topix: Manmohan Singh, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News

Sat Nov 21, 2009

The Ledger

Cuba Travel Ban Inspires Passionate Debate in House

Published: Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 12:12 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 3:07 a.m. WASHINGTON At a tempestuous hearing, one House member after another criticized a growing campaign to lift the ban on American tourists traveling to Cuba.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Connie Mack, Howard Berman, Democrat, Raul Castro

Fri Nov 20, 2009

The Straits Times

Push for Taiwan arms sales

SUPPORTERS of Taiwan in the US Congress on Friday pushed for President Barack Obama to move toward selling arms to the island, a step that would almost certainly anger China.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, US House of Representatives, Republican

CNN

Lawmaker calls for lifting of Cuba travel ban

Rep. Howard Berman, D-California, and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Florida, talk before the hearing Thursday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Howard Berman, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Cuba, World News, Central America, Republican, California, Richard Lugar, US Senate, Travel

Thu Nov 19, 2009

CNN

U.S. and Cuba practice softball diplomacy

A metaphorical timeout has been in place between the United States and Cuba for nearly 50 years.

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Related Topix: Cuba, World News, Central America, US Politics, Howard Berman, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Fidel Castro, Republican

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Prensa Latina

US Lawmakers Are Paid to Harass Cuba

Havana, Nov 17 About $11 million have been paid to US lawmakers, including republicans and democrats, to support the aggressive policy against Cuba in their country''s Congress, Granma newspaper reported Tuesday.

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Related Topix: US News, Mario Diaz-Balart, Republican, US House of Representatives, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, US Politics

Sun Nov 15, 2009

KansasCity.com

Graves' position on Cuba is scrutinized

Republican Rep. Sam Graves, a farmer from a rural northwest Missouri congressional district, was once a consistent supporter of easing trade and travel restrictions on Cuba.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Sam Graves, Mario Diaz-Balart, Missouri, Agriculture, Science

Sat Nov 14, 2009

NowPublic

Human Rights Campaign announces national call to action on ENDA

The Human Rights Campaign has announced a national call to action on ENDA . The call came after the Human Rights Campaign confirmed the Committee on Education and Labor will vote on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 , at 10:00 a.m. on legislation to end the widespread practice of employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Barney Frank, Democrat, Republican

Thu Nov 12, 2009

TheNational

Debate on Gaza report shows growing resolve to challenge pro-Israeli stance

WASHINGTON // The significance of the congressional debate of the Goldstone report on the Gaza conflict last week may have been ignored by many given what appeared to be the lopsided vote in favour of the anti-Goldstone resolution.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Brian Baird, Democrat, 2008 Presidential Election, Israel, World News, Middle East, Howard Berman, Republican

Talking Points Memo

Interesting Little Point

TPM Reader MT points out that the only Republican to vote for the Dems' health care reform bill is also one of, I believe, only two in the House GOP caucus with any actual experience living in a Communist country, as opposed to the fantasy-Tea Bag version of Communism / Socialism / Fascism / Dictatorshipism.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, US Politics, US News, Representative Anh "Joseph" Cao

Tue Nov 10, 2009

TPM Cafe

VIDEO House Blocks Access To Goldstone Report

On November 4, the House of Representatives voted 344-36 in favor of a resolution condemning the Goldstone Report, which chronicled the war crimes committed during last year's Gaza war.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Representative Keith Ellison, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Republican, Howard Berman

Mon Nov 09, 2009

WIOD-AM Miramar

South Florida Lawmakers Split on Health Care Vote

The measure passed in the House 220-215. Sunday, November 8, 2009 The House has acted.

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Related Topix: Mario Diaz-Balart, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Alcee Hastings, Representative Ron Klein, Democrat, Robert Wexler

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Raw Story

US House backs China quake activists

The US House of Representatives on Saturday threw its support behind two Chinese activists put on trial after investigating whether shoddy construction led to children's deaths in last year's Sichuan earthquake.

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Related Topix: Activism, Prison, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Ron Paul

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Ynetnews

J'lem mayor find support for united city in Congress

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat met with Democratic and Republican Congress members in Washington on Friday, and was pleased to find wall-to-wall support of the need to keep Jerusalem united.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Dan Burton, Republican, US House of Representatives, Israel, World News, Middle East, Travel, Israel Travel,

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Kansas City InfoZine

Jerusalem Conference Spotlights U.N. Report About Israel-Gaza Conflict, Iran

The Goldstone commission reported that Israel and Hamas had committed war crimes in Gaza during fighting that erupted in December.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, US Politics, Howard Berman, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Republican

The Taipei Times

UN to ask for probe into Gaza War

Amid strong Israeli opposition, the UN General Assembly prepared yesterday to ask Israel and the Palestinians to launch credible, independent probes of alleged war crimes committed during the Gaza War nearly a year ago.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Republican, US House of Representatives

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Kansas City InfoZine

House Condemns - Biased' U.N. Report That Charges Israel, Palestinian Militants with War Crimes

29, deals with the fighting last winter that left more than 1,000 people dead, all but a handful Palestinians.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Dan Burton, Brian Baird, Democrat

Voice of America

US House Overwhelmingly Passes Resolution Critical of UN Report on Gaza

A cloud of smoke billows from the Gaza Strip following an Israeli strikes as seen from the Israel-Gaza border, 15 Jan 2009 The U.S. House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a resolution condemning a report by a United Nations fact-finding panel that criticized Israel as part of an assessment of the conflict in Gaza in 2008 between Israel ...

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, US News, Activism, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives

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