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02/07/2012 08:16 PM No cigar: Economic embargo on Cuba turns 50 - The Associated Press
WSOC Charlotte No cigar: Economic embargo on Cuba turns 50
The Associated Press
The world is much changed since the early days of 1962, but one thing has remained constant: The US economic embargo on communist-run Cuba, a near-total trade ban that turned 50 on Tuesday. Supporters say it is a justified measure against a repressive ...
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02/07/2012 03:50 AM Cuban TV airs Fidel Castro book-release party - CNN
BBC News Cuban TV airs Fidel Castro book-release party
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By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Havana, Cuba (CNN) -- Former Cuban President Fidel Castro once again dominated his country's airwaves Monday during the televised presentation of an event for his new memoir, "Fidel Castro: Guerrilla of Time.
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02/07/2012 08:27 PM No cigar: Economic embargo on Cuba turns 50 - Newsday
No cigar: Economic embargo on Cuba turns 50
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Click here No cigar: Economic embargo on Cuba turns 50 Published: February 7, 2012 2:16 PM By The Associated Press PETER ORSI (Associated Press) (AP) -- When it started, American teenagers were doing "The Twist." The United States had yet to put a man ...and more »
02/07/2012 08:26 PM Cuba embargo has its detractors, supporters - The Associated Press
Cuba embargo has its detractors, supporters
The Associated Press
Washington's 50-year-old economic embargo of Cuba, which the island's leaders refer to as a "blockade," has its supporters and detractors. Here's what some people have said about it: ___ "We know the blockade will continue and there will be increased ...
02/07/2012 11:02 AM Cuban Players Beginning To Show Up In Numbers - Motor City Bengals
Motor City Bengals Cuban Players Beginning To Show Up In Numbers
Motor City Bengals
Major League Baseball is being invaded, and our old nemesis Cuba and its' baseball players are the culprit. The relatively small country of Cuba has been a big focus of baseball executives everywhere this off-season, and for good reason.
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02/07/2012 05:06 PM Rousseff starts Brazil on road to assertiveness - Financial Times
Rousseff starts Brazil on road to assertiveness
Financial Times
By Joe Leahy in São Paulo When Brazil's president, Dilma Rousseff, was pressed on Cuba's human rights record during a visit to Havana last week, she studiously avoided criticising the Castro regime, preferring to point the finger first at the US.and more »
02/07/2012 03:45 PM Cuba and the Dominican Republic Strengthen Commercial Bonds - Radio Cadena Agramonet
Radio Cadena Agramonet Cuba and the Dominican Republic Strengthen Commercial Bonds
Radio Cadena Agramonet
Havana, Cuba, Feb 7.- New business opportunities to boost a greater commercial flow between Cuba and the Dominican Republic are analyzed as of Monday in this capital by a group of entrepreneurs from the two nations. Attending the meeting, organized by ...and more »
02/07/2012 08:01 AM Rodrigo Y gabriela and CUBA: Area 52 - PopMatters
PopMatters Rodrigo Y gabriela and CUBA: Area 52
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Rodrigo Y Gabriela's decision to record with a Cuban orchestra was not political, as it might be for an American artist. It was purely musical. CUBA is a crack assembly of violins, horns, flutes and varied percussion under the direction of pianist and ...and more »
02/06/2012 03:47 PM Rousseff in Cuba Points to US Human Rights Record - BusinessWeek
BBC News Rousseff in Cuba Points to US Human Rights Record
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6 (Bloomberg) -- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff pushed back against criticisms of Cuba's human rights record that have intruded on her first state visit to the communist island, saying a US detention camp for suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay ...
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02/06/2012 09:17 PM Cuba's Raul Castro visits Venezuela's Chavez - Ventura County Star
Telegraph.co.uk Cuba's Raul Castro visits Venezuela's Chavez
Ventura County Star
AP CARACAS, Venezuela — CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Cuban President Raul Castro flew to Caracas on Friday to attend a meeting with other allies of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, who was at the airport for the arrival. Neither man spoke to reporters, ...
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