Archives: Fidel Castro
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February 2008
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Bush Rips Obama Over "Embracing Tyrants"
From The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com | February 28, 2008Without directly mentioning his name, President Bush took a broad swipe at Sen. Barack Obama during his news conference on Thursday, equating... more
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Obama Remark Spurs Call for Clearer Policy Language on Cuba
From Top Stories from CQ | February 26, 2008Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart wants to make common cause with Democrats on a resolution aimed at holding the line on current policy toward Cuba... more
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Cuban exiles' views shifting
| February 26, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesAmilcar Yera, the owner of a Cuban restaurant that dishes out onion-slathered steaks and thick fried plantains to a discerning exile clientele... more
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Old guard in Cuba keeps reins
| February 25, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesCuba's parliament signaled Sunday that the status quo of a stunted state-run economy and strained relations with the United States will persist... more
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The Monthly Planet: Beyond Borders
From Top Stories from CQ | February 24, 2008Clues in the candidates’ cache of foreign policy experts within hours of Fidel Castro’s resignation announcement, the three leading U.S. presidential... more
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Raul Castro Becomes Cuba's Leader
From The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com | February 24, 2008HAVANA _ Nearly 50 years of rule by Fidel Castro ended in Cuba on Sunday as parliament chose his brother Raul to replace him _ a transition... more
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'Fidel Castro: My Life' by Fidel Castro and Ignacio Ramonet
February 24, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesEl Supremo's self-serving take on Cuban history... more
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The legend of El Líder
| February 24, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesFidel Castro: My Life Fidel Castro and Ignacio Ramonet Translated from the Spanish by Andrew Hurley more
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McCain hoping Castro dies
From CNN Political Ticker | February 23, 2008McCain made clear Friday he's not sorry to see Castro go. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Likely Republican presidential nominee John McCain... more
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With Castro out, Brazil seeks Cuba profits
| February 23, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesIs Brazil poised to play a sweeping financial role in post-Fidel Cuba? That is the buzz in the Brazilian press following President Fidel Castro... more
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Castro's reign changed the face of the region
| February 23, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesWhen Fidel Castro and his band of bearded rebels entered Havana just after New Year's Day 1959, Dwight Eisenhower was president of the United... more
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Frank Mankiewicz: The Comandante
From The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com | February 22, 2008In 1974, I was astounded to see an ex-Army jeep pull up in front of our hotel, with Fidel Castro himself driving, and no security personnel... more
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Lawmakers May Revisit Efforts to Lift Travel and Trade Limitations...
From Top Stories from CQ | February 22, 2008Fidel Castro’s retirement seems certain to reinvigorate efforts by congressional appropriators to ease trade restrictions with Cuba, but any... more
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Reflections of Fidel
From The Swamp | February 22, 2008by Matthew Hay Brown Well, he did say he wasn’t going anywhere. In the message this week announcing his resignation as president of Cuba... more
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McCain Hits Obama on Cuba
From The Caucus | February 22, 2008The Republican and Democratic candidates spar over the meaning of this week's events involving Fidel Castro's decision to step down and what... more
