Associated PressMay 2, 2022
5min0
He was heavily involved in normalization talks with the Obama administration.
Tag: Elian Gonzalez
Associated PressMay 2, 2022
Martin DyckmanMay 2, 2017
7min1210
Some things in life ought to be above politics, none more so than a parent’s relationship to a child. How this truth was sorely tested in Florida not so long ago is the subject of a new documentary that we should all want to see. CNN reportedly will air it sometime after it begins to […]
Associated PressDecember 11, 2016
5min260
Former Attorney General Janet Reno, the first woman to hold the top Justice Department job who died last month, never took the easy way out when making the tougher decision was the right thing to do, ex-President Bill Clinton said at a memorial service Sunday. Clinton, who appointed Reno in 1993, told several hundred friends, […]
Associated PressNovember 2, 2015
7min157
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush on Monday released his long-planned e-book, “Reply All,” a selection of email exchanges with everyday Floridians, journalists and others during his two terms as Florida governor. Bush is unveiling his 730-page digital book as he attempts to reset a campaign hobbled by stagnant poll numbers, a fundraising slowdown and a […]
Associated PressDecember 20, 2014
7min160
For decades, the politics of Cuba in Florida were simple: anything less than a hard line stance against Fidel Castro was a sure way to lose a race for office. President Barack Obama’s surprise decision this week to restore diplomatic relations with the communist nation is the surest sign yet that his is no longer […]
Marc YachtSeptember 22, 20145min169
Refugees escaping dangerous countries are traditionally welcomed to U.S. shores. Jewish refugees came through Ellis Island circa 1910 to escape Russia. Cuban refugees poured into Florida in 1959. They left family and possessions to escape Castro’s communism. The U.S. welcomed the “Lost Boys of Somalia” and other victims of rape and torture in the 90s. […]