W. T. Whitney Jr.
LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney Jr.
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End to favoritism for Cuban immigrants?
March 5, 2013The Chicago Tribune's editorial February 16 on U.S.- Cuba relations was big news - the newspaper had departed from the prevailing silence on how Cubans arrive in the United States.
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Land remains key to negotiated peace in Colombia
March 1, 2013Coffee and cacao farmers are showing that social mobilization in Colombian streets and countryside will make sure such discussion becomes the order of the day.
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Ecuadorian President Correa gains second term, scores big win
February 21, 2013Rafael Correa won his third election to Ecuador's presidency on February 17, 2013.
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Ecuadorian President Correa gains second term, scores big win
February 20, 2013At least 51 percent of candidates of Correa's Alianza Pais political party gained National Assembly seats. Never before in Ecuadorian history has a single party held a legislative majority.
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The cost of renewed U.S. control in Paraguay
February 19, 2013Paraguay interests the U.S. government now because it's close to unruly Bolivia, because of oil deposits, the Guaraní fresh water aquifer, and lawlessness in the tri-border area.
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90% voter turnout in Cuban regional, national elections
February 13, 2013On February 3 in Cuba, 7, 877 906 voters cast two ballots - one for provincial assembly delegates and the other for local deputies to the National Assembly.
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How to talk about Cuba, and have people listen
February 6, 2013U. S. opinion surveys show majority support, even among Cuban-Americans, for normal U.S.-Cuba relations.
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Latin Americans meet without the “boss”
February 4, 2013"It has cost us almost 70-80 years to have a meeting together with peoples of the Caribbean and without the boss from the North."
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