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democracyarsenal.org - 12/10/2008
Beating the Drum on Cuba Policy
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Jake Colvin is a fellow with the New Ideas Fund and a Vice President with the National Foreign Trade Council, a non-profit trade association based in Washington, DC. This article was cross-posted on the Huffington Post. For a small country, U.S. think tanks, journalists and businesses are ...
online.wsj.com - 12/5/2008
Cuba Tightens Restrictions on Bloggers
— online.wsj.com — As Cuba approaches the 50th anniversary of its revolution this New Year's Day, the island's Communist government... appears to be taking a harder line against a budding group of Cuban Internet bloggers pushing for greater freedoms. On Thursday, Cuban ... (more) Cuba Tightens Restrictions on Bloggers

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uk.reuters.com - 12/17/2008
Latin America summit excludes U.S. and welcomes Cuba | World
— uk.reuters.com — COSTA DO SAUIPE, Brazil (Reuters) - Latin American leaders on Tuesday blamed the global economic crisis on... rich countries and welcomed Communist-run Cuba at a summit meeting designed to weaken U.S. influence in the region. The presence of Cuban ... (more) Latin America summit excludes U.S. and welcomes ...

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breitbart.com - 12/15/2008
Russian warships bound for Cuba in new show of strength
— breitbart.com — A group of Russian warships will from December 19-23 visit the Communist island of Cuba, a long-time... adversary of the United States and Moscow's ally in the Cold War, the Russian navy said on Monday. "This will be the first visit to Cuba by Russian ... (more) Russian warships bound for Cuba in new show of strength

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The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan:  Ending The Embargo

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Ending The Embargo
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — ... in Sunday's NYT magazine: ...if the embargo had come down then, back in 1989, I doubt the [Castro] regime would have survived. But the grudges were too deep, and a mistake was made. Today the policy makes little sense. The United States dislikes Chávez but maintains diplomatic relations with Venezuela. I think Obama should add to the measures he has already announced by offering to open full diplomatic relations with Cuba immediately. Jake Colvin thinks the time is ripe. ...

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