A Republican Case for Obama’s Cuba Policy - The New York Times

A Republican Case for Obama’s Cuba Policy - The New York Times:



"Washington — I WAS born in Havana in November 1953, about six years before Fidel Castro led a revolution in Cuba. In July 1960, my family fled to the United States in search of freedom. Like many Cubans, they left behind close relatives, a business, property and memories. We lost everything."



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Slavery’s Long Shadow - The New York Times

Slavery’s Long Shadow - The New York Times:



 "America is a much less racist nation than it used to be, and I’m not just talking about the still remarkable fact that an African-American occupies the White House. The raw institutional racism that prevailed before the civil rights movement ended Jim Crow is gone, although subtler discrimination persists. Individual attitudes have changed, too, dramatically in some cases. For example, as recently as the 1980s half of Americans opposed interracial marriage, a position now held by only a tiny minority."



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Cables Released by WikiLeaks Reveal Saudis’ Checkbook Diplomacy - The New York Times

Cables Released by WikiLeaks Reveal Saudis’ Checkbook Diplomacy - The New York Times:



"BEIRUT, Lebanon — It seems that everyone wants something from Saudi Arabia."



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Love and Terror in the Black Church - The New York Times

Love and Terror in the Black Church - The New York Times:



"AT the sprawling Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas one day last spring, I was met by five men with earpieces who escorted me to the pastor’s office. As I prepared to preach that morning, a rolling phalanx of bodyguards shadowed my every move — when I greeted parishioners in the church’s spacious narthex and even as I made a stop at the men’s room. We walked from the church study into the 4,200-seat sanctuary, the security team whispering into their wrists."



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In Turnabout, Disney Cancels Tech Worker Layoffs - The New York Times

In Turnabout, Disney Cancels Tech Worker Layoffs - The New York Times:



 "In late May, about 35 technology employees at Disney/ABC Television in New York and Burbank, Calif., received jarring news. Managers told them that they would all be laid off, and that during their final weeks they would have to train immigrants brought in by an outsourcing company to do their jobs."



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N.B.A. Finals 2015: Warriors Win Title, Beating Cavaliers - The New York Times

N.B.A. Finals 2015: Warriors Win Title, Beating Cavaliers - The New York Times:



"The Golden State Warriors won the N.B.A. championship on Tuesday night, defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers, 105-97, to win the series, four games to two."



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Washington Dysfunction, With a Twist: Democrats Desert Their President - NYTimes.com

Washington Dysfunction, With a Twist: Democrats Desert Their President - NYTimes.com: "WASHINGTON — He made it personal. He appealed to their loyalty. He asked them to give him what every modern president has had. He argued the facts, disputed the politics, quarreled over the history and at times lashed out at those who still refused to stand with him."



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