Word: rum
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...Puerto Rico's pro-independence leader, who protested at 28-Across 38. Camp __ (site of the Lockerbie trial) 39. They were grounded by Reagan 41. It's working with the U.N. on a cease-fire 45. Its stock exchange will merge with Frankfurt's 50. "Peek-__!" 51. Mai __ (rum drink) 53. Word on a $1 bill 54. Gore says Bush is stuck in a cold-war -- warp 55. __ lane (rush-hour convenience) 56. Tiger's pocketful 57. Merlin, for one 58. Corrida cry 59. Vortex...
...just across the Canadian border from Detroit, has always been a refuge for Americans whose proclivities run counter to the prevailing laws of the U.S. In the mid-1800s, runaway slaves made their way to freedom there via the Underground Railroad. During Prohibition, Al Capone's boys smuggled rum from Windsor. And rebels are still attracted to Windsor. These days, though, they come not for liberty or libations but to buy toilets...
...Remember, Cuba is more than the rum, cigars and music. There are issues that loom larger than a child custody battle. Regardless of what you see at Cultural Rhythms this weekend, as you pass by the Cuban American Undergraduate Student Association's table of Cuban cuisine and listen to music playing in the background, realize that bittersweet mementos will never assuage the hurt of a people under the scourge of a tyrant...