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• Honoring Cuban-American Veterans

  I was going to cross-post this earlier, but got caught up with other things and just got around to it now. Better late than never...
  
  What follows is a revision of a piece I originally wrote in 2005 and re-posted at Babalu in 2007. It's my small way [...]
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• Catching The Real Extremists

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  Remember the Dept of Homeland Security's report on rightwing extremism released earlier this year? It detailed many "sources" of this type of extremism, including returning military veterans and your typical white racist types. DHS's report on leftwing extremism, on the other hand, focused on more "passive" expressions of [...]
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• Professional Violence

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  Wonder what Juanes and Olga Tañon have to say about this:
  

  Famed Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez said Friday she and another blogger were punched and thrown violently into a car by presumed state security agents as they walked to participate in a peaceful march in downtown Havana.

  ``No blood, but [...]

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• Mayor Regalado and Health Care

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  Two odds and ends stories:
  
  - A nod to Miami's former "just say no" commissioner:
  
  Tomas Regalado did NOT lose the Miami mayoral election held yesterday. NO word on what he did NOT say in his victory speech last night.
  
  - The AP finally learns [...]
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• Political Correctness: "Is This What It Feels Like To Die?"

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  I'm not a huge Dan LeBatard fan. But I have to admit, when he's on, he's on. His piece published today on Bob Griese's absolutely ridiculous suspension is top shelf stuff. It's also heartbreaking in its depiction of a decent man (Griese) being raked over the coals over a silly' [...]
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• Sunrise on Biscayne Bay

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  (Click the photo for a larger view.) [...]
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• Bob Griese's Taco Incident

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• Bob Griese's Politically Incorrect Taco Incident

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  Poor Bob Griese. The Hall-of-Famer, former Miami Dolphins QB and long-time ABC college football announcer gets a one-game suspension for stating that Colombian NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya was "out having a taco" during a college football broadcast this past weekend.
  
  I won't bore my readers with all' [...]
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• John Paul II Film Festival

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  Starting this weekend, the John Paul II Film Festival will be running in theaters all across Miami-Dade County.
  
  Why I am bringing this up? Aside from the concept, which I think is fantastic, what makes me proud is the fact that the event organizers attend the same church [...]
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• Obscene Profits Not So Obscene After All

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  I'm glad to see this fact-check report come out from AP indicating that the bluster being raised by Democrats regarding the profits cashed in by health insurance companies is much to do about not so much.
  
  Don't believe that the average profit margin for health plans is less [...]
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