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10 influential authors who came to the US as immigrants
These 10 immigrant authors have all made significant contributions to US literature and culture.
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Cuban Missile Crisis: the 3 most surprising things you didn't know
Fifty years ago, the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the United States and the Soviet Union within a hair’s breadth of nuclear war. Here are three things that many Americans don’t know about what historians routinely call “the most dangerous moment in human history.”
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Cuban Missile Crisis: 5 ways leftist ideology lives on in Latin America
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, when the US and the Soviet Union were on the brink of nuclear war over the installation of Soviet missiles in Cuba.
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Catholicism in Latin America: 5 key facts
Pope Benedict XVI began his second trip to Latin America on March 23, with stops in Mexico and Cuba. Here is a brief history of the Catholic church in the Americas.
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Opinion 8 reasons America is not in decline
As many as 70 percent of Americans believe that the United States is in decline. And who can blame them? High unemployment. Crushing debt. Political gridlock. For all the unrelenting gloom, Old Dominion University political science professor Steve Yetiv explains that America remains strong in key areas, unlikely to be superseded by another country anytime soon. He urges readers to consider these 8 facts:
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John Hughes In Cuba, Castro's communist hard-liners dash hopes of reform
Raúl Castro has freed some political prisoners, talked of term limits, and announced plans to lay off half a million government workers. But he's chosen for his inner circle senior hard-liners who resist change. Until they leave, change will be limited.
06/16/2011 10:08 am -
Commencement 2011: what 10 eminent speakers told graduates
"Follow your bliss." "You can be whatever you want to be." "Never give up." Google reveals those three platitudes to be the ones most often spoken at commencements, according to Richard Stengel, managing editor of Time magazine. Many speakers, however – including Mr. Stengel – offered more insightful advice to college graduates this spring. Here are the Monitor's hand-picked highlights from the 2011 season.
05/31/2011 01:35 pm -
Latin America Monitor Exhumation of former Chilean President Salvador Allende set to clear up doubts over his demise
His remains will be studied to determine whether he was killed or killed himself, as the official story goes.
05/23/2011 07:23 pm -
Decoder Wire White House situation room, 'nerve center' of bin Laden raid, turns 50
The White House situation room is now associated with one of President Obama's successes, but it owes its existence to JFK's great blunder.
05/13/2011 04:31 pm -
Cubans may no longer be stuck on Caribbean isle
President Raúl Castro's economic reforms in Cuba appear set to deliver long-sought freedom, even if few can afford to go anywhere.
05/13/2011 03:15 pm -
'Geronimo' and Osama bin Laden: What goes into a code name?
'Geronimo EKIA' is what special forces said when Osama bin Laden was killed. Code names can provide some insight into what an agency is thinking. Che Guevara had a curious one, too.
05/04/2011 05:21 pm -
Castro hails 'new generation' of Cuba leaders, but appoints old guard
José Ramón Machado Ventura, 80, will fill Raul Castro's old spot as No. 2 in power, while Ramiro Valdes will take over the No. 3 role. Both have collaborated with the Fidel and Raul Castro since at least the 1950s.
04/20/2011 08:00 am -
As Fidel Castro steps down, a political shakeup in Cuba?
Delegates since Saturday have debated more than 300 proposals to overhaul the struggling economy. Details on who will fill leadership roles are expected to emerge later today.
04/19/2011 12:18 pm -
Bay of Pigs: Cuba celebrates at opening of Party summit
Bay of Pigs celebrations coincides with Communist Party congress in Cuba.
04/17/2011 05:48 pm -
Cuba: What Jimmy Carter and Calvin Coolidge have in common
Jimmy Carter is the only US president, current or former, to visit Cuba since Calvin Coolidge in 1928. His second visit to the island came this week after an official invitation from Raúl Castro.
03/30/2011 06:53 pm -
In rare visit with Castro, Jimmy Carter attempts to restart US-Cuba relations
During his three-day trip to Cuba, former President Jimmy Carter also met with detained American Alan Gross, who was sentenced this month to 15 years prison for espionage.
03/30/2011 05:52 pm -
Jimmy Carter visits Cuba while US contractor is jailed there
Jimmy Carter arrived in Cuba on Monday for a three-day visit. The case of Maryland-based contractor Alan Gross is expected to be a topic of discussion between Cuban officials and former President Jimmy Carter.
03/28/2011 04:52 pm -
Five senators push Obama to do more in Libya
While President Obama predicts US forces could disengage from Libya within the week, Senate hawks who pressed for military intervention watch closely to see that the mission's goals are fulfilled. Critics, including conservatives, say they are leading the nation into endless, costly wars. Here’s how the hawks respond – and what they say should happen next.
03/22/2011 08:51 pm -
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What Chávez and Obama have in common: Twitterplomacy
What's in a Tweet? No more than 140 characters, of course – enough for leaders to speak their peace, or anger. Twitter turned 5 on Monday.
03/22/2011 09:54 am -
Iran-Venezuela ties under US scrutiny
Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad this week pledged to 'expand ties' with Venezuela, which is under US scrutiny for shipping oil allegedly in violation of sanctions.
03/18/2011 02:43 pm -
Backchannels Watch out Chávez, Fidel Castro now has 100,000 Twitter followers
Tweet-happy Hugo Chávez now has competition. But not even Twitter has been able to persuade Cuba's Fidel Castro of the importance of brevity.
03/08/2011 06:29 pm -
Fidel Castro tweets to over 100,000 followers
Fidel Castro tweets now reach a large audience. The fact that Fidel Castro tweets is news in itself.
03/08/2011 03:12 pm -
Global News Blog A Sudanese man uses lessons learned in Cuba – to turn a profit
A South Sudanese man who was sent to Cuba to receive a communist education is back in South Sudan, reaping the benefits of a booming economy.
02/23/2011 04:05 pm -
Ambassador Oliver Stone? Sean Penn? Hugo Chávez offers up his wish list.
Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez, in the midst of a tiff with Washington, suggests US ambassadors he would accept: Oliver Stone, Sean Penn, Noam Chomsky, even Bill Clinton.
01/05/2011 05:46 pm -
Hugo Chávez tightens his grip in Venezuela. Can US do anything about it?
With the US focused on other parts of the world, Latin American neighbor Hugo Chávez has tightened his hold on power. The next Congress may press Obama to act, but what are his options?
12/23/2010 04:10 pm -
Global News Blog La Revolución will outlive Fidel Castro, says US cable from WikiLeaks
Fidel Castro almost died in 2006, according to US cables leaked by WikiLeaks, but his passing would likely have little impact over the direction of Cuba.
12/16/2010 03:00 pm -
Cuba's emergence
A Christian Science perspective.
12/02/2010 08:35 am -
Evolution of Cuban revolution
11/27/2010 12:17 pm -
Five countries where the GOP victory could make a difference
Foreign policy is typically the executive branch’s domain because that is the branch that decides who the US negotiates with and what gets offered in those negotiations. However, Tuesday’s Republican victory, particularly the GOP takeover of the House and leadership of some key committees, has the ability to affect the US's dialogue, and in some cases policy, on a few key US relationships with other countries.
11/04/2010 01:52 pm
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