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Supporters of closer Cuba ties see a chance with Obama's win

 

Published 11/10/2008 at L.A. Times - Politics

Obama probably won't be meeting with Cuban President Raul Castro any time soon. But some still hope for change. > Bernardo Benes is plotting to reprise his role as broker of the one humanitarian breakthrough in U.S.-Cuban relations in the 50 years since Fidel Castro's revolution came to power. (link)

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