Monthly Archives: February 2009

House Lifts Cuban American Family Travel Restrictions

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February 25, 2009 – Washington, DC – Congressman José E. Serrano announced that his provisions loosening restrictions on Cuban American family travel were included in the FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations bill that passed the House today. Serrano chairs the House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee, which oversees the budget of the Treasury Department, enforcer of the Cuba travel ban.
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Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.

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El Gallo Alborotoso

This column is dedicated to the same objectives as that of the great journalist H L Menken that is  “to comfort the afflicted and to afflict the comfortable :

Who helped Obama sweep the Puerto Rican vote un New York city? Many independent progressive PUERTO Rican and Latino activists  none of which belonged to the Bronx Democratic machine. Among those missing were then Bronx Boss  Assemblyman Jose Rivera and Borough President Aldolfo Carrión, both who originally supported Hillary Clinton. Carrión did make some post primary appearances for OBAMA  but locally he and  Rivera did nothing to inspire the forces.
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