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California Democrat wants to work with Kathy Castor on ending sanctions against Cuba

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Despite the diplomatic breakthrough with Cuba announced by President Obama in December of 2014, the idea of removing the more than 50-year-old economic embargo against the communist island doesn’t appear to be any closer to fading away. The Republican-led Congress would have to repeal both the 1996 Helms-Burton Act and the Trading With The Enemy Act for that to occur. And while Democrats feel pretty good about their chances of recapturing control of the Senate this fall, the House remains…

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Disney opens ‘distinctly Chinese’ Shanghai park

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Walt Disney Co. opened its Shanghai theme park Thursday, its first in mainland China, with speeches by Communist Party leaders, a Chinese children’s choir, Sleeping Beauty and other Disney characters. A Chinese vice premier joined Disney CEO Bob Iger in cutting a red ribbon as the park opened, signaling the ruling party’s endorsement of the $5.5 billion investment in promoting tourism and other service industries at a time of slowing economic growth. They read out letters of congratulations from the…

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Florida consumer confidence drops slightly in September

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Consumer confidence in Florida has dropped slightly in September, down three points. The monthly University of Florida consumer sentiment survey ticked downward to 87.9, with four of five components that make up the index declining and one increased. Compared with the same time last year, perceptions of personal finances fell 2.1 points to 80.5; expectations of personal finances for the next 12 months now fell 3.5 points to 96.9. Overall, assurance in U.S. economic conditions over the next year also fell…

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Marco Rubio brings campaign back to South Carolina on Labor Day

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Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio on Monday is returning to campaign in South Carolina. He last visited Aug. 28 when he delivered a speech outlining his policy toward China. The Florida senator will attend an early evening Labor Day town hall meeting hosted by Republican Sen. Tim Scott at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center. The latest polls show Rubio is in the middle of the pack in a large field of GOP rivals, but the primary is not until…

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Mitch Perry Report for 8.14.15 — Cuba, China and human rights

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One of the legacies of Jimmy Carter’s administration was attempting to base a foreign policy on human rights. While in the end it resulted in mixed results, it was a central tenet of his outlook on the rest of the world. Human rights overseas is at the forefront today — or should be  — as John Kerry becomes the first secretary of state to visit Cuba since 1945. Kerry arrives in Havana to attend a flag-raising ceremony at the American Embassy and boost the…

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Marco Rubio gets no love from NY Times readers regarding his op-ed on Cuba

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On Wednesday, The New York Times gave Florida U.S. Sen. and Republican presidential contender Marco Rubio prime-time real estate in its op-ed section to denounce the Obama administration’s diplomatic overtures to the Cuban government. It’s nothing new from Rubio, who has been critical of any type of engagement with Cuba, going back to a few years ago when officials from Tampa began making noises about getting plane flights directly to Havana. In the piece, Rubio says that the administration has made a “Faustian…

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In Sarasota, Donald Trump says the world is abusing the United States

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Donald Trump has flirted with running a serious presidential campaign four times in the past 18 years — in 1988, when he was arguably at the zenith of his popularity as his Art of the Deal memoir topped The New York Times best-seller list, as well as 2000, 2004 and four years ago. So even though he says he’s going to surprise some people when he makes his announcement about 2016 next month, it’s best to remain skeptical. Trump was in Sarasota on Thursday night, speaking…

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