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CUBA: Big Changes in Castro's Guard
thewashingtonnote.com - 3/3/2009
CUBA: Big Changes in Castro's Guard
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Something big is up in Havana . So big that some are saying that Fidel Castro has finally moved on to the next world -- though I don't believe this to be the case. Others are saying that they saw Fidel out in public today on an odd shuffling, walk about , flanked by well armed security ...
guardian.co.uk - 3/8/2009
Obama will use spring summit to bring Cuba in from the cold
— guardian.co.uk — US companies are queuing up as the president moves to ease restrictions on travel and trade, raising... hopes of warmer relations and an end to the embargo President Barack Obama is poised to offer an olive branch to Cuba in an effort to repair the ... (more) Obama will use spring summit to bring Cuba in from the cold

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Senate puts off vote on $410 billion spending bill | National politics | Star
star-telegram.com - 3/6/2009
Senate puts off vote on $410 billion spending bill | National politics | Star
— star-telegram.com — Highlights of the measure Cuba sanctions: Permits U.S. citizens to visit family members in Cuba once a... year instead of once every three years. Eases financing rules for imports of food and medicine into Cuba. Offshore oil drilling: Continues to lift ... (more) Senate puts off vote on $410 billion spending bill | ...

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BBC NEWS | Americas | US Congress eases curbs on Cuba
news.bbc.co.uk - 3/11/2009
BBC NEWS | Americas | US Congress eases curbs on Cuba
— news.bbc.co.uk — The US Congress has voted to lift restrictions on relations with Cuba imposed by the Bush administration.... Cuban-Americans will be allowed to travel to the island once a year and send more money to relatives there. Curbs on sending medicines and food ... (more) BBC NEWS | Americas | US Congress eases curbs on Cuba

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Opinionator:  Morning Skim: Changes in Havana, and More

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Morning Skim: Changes in Havana, and More
Opinionator — Washington Note : Steve Clemons says “Something big is up in Havana.” What has happened is that Raul Castro, now President of Cuba, has sacked his brother’s closest followers and advisers in government. . . . This is one of those historical pivot points in normally opaque (often Communist) regimes that will be remembered for generations. Raul Castro seems fully in control now — and he’s done with ideology. Washington Independent : Spencer Ackerman asks the question: “What hasn’t happened in the month between ...

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