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March 21, 2015 · 11:50 am. Them Bones — Cervantes Warns: “Don’t Touch.”. Interesting and somewhat creepy news from Madrid –. 8211; Researchers have apparently found the r. Emains of Miguel de Cervantes — 399 years after his death –and are sifting through bones. EL PAIS IN SPANISH]. Toward the end of his great masterpiece, Don Quixote, Cervantes issues a warning to grave robbers in Don Quixote’s name that could serve as an admonition as well to current day meddlers:. Part II Chapter 74]. El ingenioso hida...
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Newer posts →. September 20, 2015 · 10:17 am. Popes For All Seasons. The refugees, tens of thousands, teeming across Europe, sought nothing more than a safe haven and an end to violence, life for their children. As soon as the pope recognized the scope of the looming refugee crisis, he appealed emotionally to European and American leaders. He called on Catholic dioceses to take responsibility and welcome a strong quota of people to save them. President Roosevelt was hamstrung by people in Congress and th...
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Category Archives: Latin America. December 17, 2014 · 6:24 pm. Alan Gross’s Mission in Cuba: How Much Did the White House Know? 12/17/14 AT 4:25 PM. Everyone can rejoice at the release of Alan Gross from five years imprisonment. The reality, however, whether or not he realized it, is that Gross had gone to Cuba as a part of a questionable, far-fetched plan hatched in Washington that ultimately had the goal of toppling the Castro regime. December 17, 2014 · 4:44 pm. It’s fine to thank Pope Francis. Offici...
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December 17, 2014 · 6:24 pm. Alan Gross’s Mission in Cuba: How Much Did the White House Know? 12/17/14 AT 4:25 PM. Everyone can rejoice at the release of Alan Gross from five years imprisonment. The reality, however, whether or not he realized it, is that Gross had gone to Cuba as a part of a questionable, far-fetched plan hatched in Washington that ultimately had the goal of toppling the Castro regime. December 17, 2014 · 4:44 pm. The Pope and The U.S. Cuban Breakthrough: Gracias pero…. Officials in Was...
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January 8, 2015 · 9:50 am. Questions about oil, OPEC and fracking. People tend to think about the price they spend per gallon on gas as a given far out of the control of mere mortals. Oil suppliers rule the day as does the futures market; despite political rhetoric from all sides, government rarely if ever tackles the issue. The policy is. And renewal sources (wind and solar) suffer when petroleum prices are low. Here are some questions and answers [Aided by a primer written by the Economist in December.
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January 8, 2015 · 9:50 am. Questions about oil, OPEC and fracking. People tend to think about the price they spend per gallon on gas as a given far out of the control of mere mortals. Oil suppliers rule the day as does the futures market; despite political rhetoric from all sides, government rarely if ever tackles the issue. The policy is. And renewal sources (wind and solar) suffer when petroleum prices are low. Here are some questions and answers [Aided by a primer written by the Economist in December.
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December 17, 2014 · 6:24 pm. Alan Gross’s Mission in Cuba: How Much Did the White House Know? 12/17/14 AT 4:25 PM. Everyone can rejoice at the release of Alan Gross from five years imprisonment. The reality, however, whether or not he realized it, is that Gross had gone to Cuba as a part of a questionable, far-fetched plan hatched in Washington that ultimately had the goal of toppling the Castro regime. December 15, 2014 · 11:40 am. Dick Cheney claims that “waterboarding”. He says waterboarding is not &#...
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July 8, 2016 · 8:24 am. Blair and Bush: Best Friends in the March to War. Tony Blair and George W. Bush will be reviled for all time in the devastatingly bad decision to go to war. Now at least Blair — his hand forced by a gazillion page British inquiry released thirteen years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq — has apologized. Don’t expect GW or Dick Cheney to follow suit or anyone in the divided United States to take responsibility for anything. As the New York Times wrote in an editorial today. Blair ap...
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Category Archives: Middle East. January 8, 2015 · 9:50 am. Questions about oil, OPEC and fracking. People tend to think about the price they spend per gallon on gas as a given far out of the control of mere mortals. Oil suppliers rule the day as does the futures market; despite political rhetoric from all sides, government rarely if ever tackles the issue. The policy is. And renewal sources (wind and solar) suffer when petroleum prices are low. Q: Why is the price of oil and gasoline plummeting? Countrie...
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January 8, 2015 · 9:50 am. Questions about oil, OPEC and fracking. People tend to think about the price they spend per gallon on gas as a given far out of the control of mere mortals. Oil suppliers rule the day as does the futures market; despite political rhetoric from all sides, government rarely if ever tackles the issue. The policy is. And renewal sources (wind and solar) suffer when petroleum prices are low. Here are some questions and answers [Aided by a primer written by the Economist in December.