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The White House and the President have supposedly appointed a former director of La Raza as ambassador to El Salvador.
Mari Del Carmen Aponte was once nominated by President Clinton as ambassador to the Dominican Republic, but was withdrawn for allegedly “co-habiting” with Cuban intelligence and being recruited to become a Cuban spy.
National Review Online:
The revelations [...]

A quick look at news you might have missed from around the world for Thursday, Nov 12, 2009.
Ahmadinejad criticizes Capitalism — ignores failing Iranian economy
Russian President Medvedev calls for democratic reforms
World running out of gold
Cuba to use extreme measures to curb energy use
Obama appointed envoy opposes troop surge in Afghanistan
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From Reason.com
But not for Cubans. The Miami Herald reports that Cuban blogger Yaoni Sanchez, one of Time’s “heroes and pioneers” of 2008, was beaten and detained by the secret police, though fails to mention that her free health care will cover all injures sustained. Sanchez [...]

From
Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman says approximately 300 doses arrived at the prison in Cuba on Monday. That’s not enough to cover all of the troops and health care workers who would get their vaccinations ahead of the detainees.
Detainees still could receive vaccinations, after all the highest-priority troops and employees are treated.
Some civilians who work [...]

From Babalu