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New route for Cuban exiles
The World
January 18, 2008
The World's Lorne Matalon reports that Cubans who flee their island for the United States are trying a new route: through Mexico, and Mexican authorities fear a mass exodus of Cubans coming through in coming years.
Arts, Culture & Media
Documentary chronicles attempts on Castro
The World
February 20, 2008
The Cuban security service claims there have been more than 600 attempts on the life of Fidel Castro, and a British documentary chronicled some of the attempts, as Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Dollan Cannell,
Environment
Geo answer
The World
March 13, 2008
Today's answer is Carancas, the Peruvian town that's located near the spot where a mysterious meteorite fell from the sky a few months ago. The World's David Leveille explains why scientists are puzzled by the meteorite and the crater it left behind.
Business, Economics and Jobs
Miami woos foreign buyers
The World
March 27, 2008
Miami has been hit hard by the housing crisis, but as The World's Jason Margolis reports, the city has been actively wooing foreign buyers to ease its real estate woes.
Global Politics
Bans lifted in Cuba
The World
April 01, 2008
In the last week, Cuba's government has overturned sweeping bans on goods and services in the county, and so Cuban citizens can now buy computers, microwaves even cell phones
Conflict & Justice
Cuban-Americans and election 2008
The World
April 14, 2008
The World's Jason Margolis reports that Democrats in Florida are hoping to make inroads this election year with a group of voters that has historically voted Republican -- Cuban Americans.
Conflict & Justice
Florida's other Latino voters
The World
April 15, 2008
The World's Jason Margolis reports that Cuban-Americans are not the only Latino voters being courted in Florida; another group that could become a key factor in the presidential election is Venezuelans
Conflict & Justice
Questions about illegal arms deals
The World
June 24, 2008
The U.S. ambassador to Albania may face questions from Congress over an illegal arms deal, and another U.S. diplomat alleges that the ambassador tried to cover up the deal, as Anchor Lisa Mullins gets the details from Eric Schmitt of the New York Times.
Conflict & Justice
Cuban exiles follow U.S. race
The World
September 04, 2008
The World's Gerry Hadden talked to Omar Pernet Hernandez and Jesus Gabriel Ramon Castillo, two Cuban exiles living in Spain about their views on the U.S. presidential race.
Conflict & Justice
Florida's Latino community vote
The World
November 04, 2008
Lisa Mullins speaks with reporter Jason Margolis and with Eduardo Gamarra, professor of Latin American Politics at Florida International University how Florida's Latino community has been voting today.