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Obama Sees Positive Signs From Venezuela, Cuba
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad - President Barack Obama on Sunday suggested Cuba release its political prisoners and strongly defended his highly publicized handshakes with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at the end of overseas trip that he said heralded a...Tags: Heads of State, Hillary Clinton, Prisons, Diplomacy, Civil Rights
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Fidel Castro meets with 3 visiting US lawmakers
The Associated PressFidel Castro met with three members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Tuesday, marking the former Cuban president's first meeting with American officials since he fell ill nearly three years ago. Coming after lawmakers met with his brother Raul, the...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Entertainment, Cuba, Havana (Cuba), Heads of State
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Who's in and who's out in Cuba government shakeup
The Associated Press--FOREIGN MINISTER: Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, No. 2 in the ministry, replaces Felipe Perez Roque. --SECRETARY OF COUNCIL OF MINISTERS: Brig. Gen. Jose Amado Ricardo Guerra, long Raul Castro's secretary at the defense ministry, replaces Carlos Lage. --...Tags: Parties and Movements, Fishing, Cuba, Heads of State, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Cuba replaces top Cabinet ministers
The Associated PressPresident Raul Castro abruptly removed some of Cuba's most powerful officials Monday, putting a personal stamp on the government in the biggest shakeup since he took over from his ailing brother Fidel Castro a year ago. The changes replaced some key...Tags: Russia, Government, Barack Obama, Communist Party of China, Cuba
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Fidel Castro praises Obama
South Florida Sun SentinelIt appears ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro is alive and well , and writing again -- in praise of new U.S. President Barack Obama. The news came Wednesday after recent speculation that the 82-year-old former president, who hasn't appeared publicly...Tags: New Year's Day, Barack Obama, Hugo Chavez, Death, Havana (Cuba)
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Is Fidel well?
The Associated PressArgentine President Cristina Fernandez met with Fidel Castro behind closed doors in Cuba on Wednesday, easing rumors that the ailing former leader's health had badly deteriorated. "I was with Fidel about an hour or more. We were talking, conversing, he...Tags: Entertainment, Venezuela, Civil Unrest, Cuba, Heads of State
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Renewing US ties with Latin America, Obama says he wants to lead, not lecture, on democracy
Associated Press WriterDefending his brand of world politics, President Barack Obama said Sunday that he "strengthens our hand" by reaching out to enemies of the United States and making sure that the nation is a leader, not a lecturer, of democracy. Obama's foreign doctrine...Tags: Entertainment, Democracy, Hillary Clinton, Prisons, Diplomacy
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Cuban sees window for nation to change
Many Cuba watchers were shocked to see that there were no protests, not even a peep of public dissent, in the months following the announcement that Fidel Castro had undergone surgery and ceded power to his younger brother, Defense Minister Raul Castro....Tags: Ethics, Entertainment, Cuba, Political Systems, Jimmy Carter
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'Obamaism:' Values, example, listening
The Swampby Mark Silva Once, the United States had its "manifest destiny.'' Once, the U.S. had "the Bush doctrine.'' Now, the U.S. has "Obamaism.'' President Barack Obama, who says he will leave it to the scribes to determine what that Obamaism......Tags: Democracy, Diplomacy, Justice and Rights, Prosecution, Barack Obama
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Obama's Latin tour: Reengaging America
The Swampby Mark Silva During a four-day spree of diplomacy that started in Mexico on Thursday and returns President Barack Obama to Washington today, the new American president has attempted to stake productive new relationships on three fronts within a...Tags: United States, Illegal Immigrants, Migration, Lawrence Summers, National Government
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'Anti-Americanism isn't cool anymore'
The Swampby Mark Silva People are missing the point in President Barack Obama's encounters with other worlds leader and the responses that Obama is getting. The point, says Obama adviser David Axelrod: "Anti-Americanism isn't cool any more.'' This follows...Tags: United States, Government, Barack Obama, Human Rights, Hugo Chavez
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Castro: Obama 'misinterpreted' entree
The Swampby Mark Silva Can Cuba take it back? President Barack Obama misinterpreted Cuban President Raul Castro's overture for talks with the United States - with the Cuban leader saying that "everything is on the table'' - according to Castro's older......Tags: United States, Government, Barack Obama, White House, Hillary Clinton
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