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June
25
The
Miami Herald
• U.S. House gives boost to Cuban democracy
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Chinese presence, interests in Cuba growing
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Congressman revives Radio, TV Martí debate
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Bill to ease Cuban embargo is introduced
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Castro: Vilma Espín's example more necessary than
ever
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Cuban exile group cleared of violating U.S. laws
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Martí extending its reach, U.S. says
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Raúl Castro's wife is dead
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The
Antithesis of Michael Moore: Real Courage in Cuba
Gorki Aguila,
an unlikely threat to the state, had the gumption
to criticize the Cuban system so longingly worshipped
by Michael Moore. Yet unlike Moore, who gets to
challenge a former senator and likely presidential
candidate to debate, Gorki gets a prison term.
John Mendez.
American Thinker. |
Cuba
Rejects EU Call for Dialogue
Cuba on Friday
bluntly rejected the European Union's calls for
negotiations to warm relations with the communist-run
island, saying Havana won't talk until the EU totally
scraps sanctions it imposed on this country in 2003.
Yahoo! News. |
Cuba
cheers end to U.N. abuse monitoring
Cuba on Wednesday
cheered the new U.N. human rights watchdog's agreement
to stop monitoring alleged abuses on the island,
with Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque saying
the decision left the United States "hanging and
we yanked away the ladder."
Yahoo!
News. |
US
disappointed by new rules for UN human rights watchdog
The United
States said Tuesday it was disappointed by new rules
adopted by the UN Human Rights Council and accused
the fledgling institution of denying its own members
voting rights.
Yahoo! News. |
Castro
charges Bush ordered him killed before he took office
Cuba's communist
leader Fidel Castro accused US President George
W. Bush of ordering him killed even before moving
into the White House.
Yahoo! News. |
'Sicko'
Workers Unapologetic
Three ground
zero workers who accompanied filmmaker Michael Moore
on a trip to Cuba for medical treatment featured
in his new movie "Sicko" charged Friday they were
targeted by the U.S. government because of their
participation.
Yahoo! News. |
Lawmakers
seek to open Cuba trade
Lawmakers
from both parties proposed opening up agriculture
exports to Cuba and ending travel restrictions,
putting them at odds with a White House adamantly
opposed to easing a half-century-old embargo.
Yahoo! News. |
June
1
The
Miami Herald
• Rice: Cuba is on the verge of a major transition
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Cuba to buy $118 million in U.S. food
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Spain,
US agree to work more closely on Cuba
Spain and
the United States will work more closely together
to encourage democracy in Cuba, despite conflicting
approaches to the communist state, US Secretary
of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday.
Yahoo! News. |
Cuba,
Spain Hold Talks on Human Rights
Spain said
Thursday it held "frank and cordial" discussions
about human rights, the death penalty and treatment
of prisoners in Cuba, despite U.S. complaints it
has been too friendly with the communist island.
Yahoo! News. |
Washington
hopes Spain will help bring democracy to Cuba: official
The United
States hopes that Spain will use its influence over
Cuba to help bring democracy to the communist Caribbean
island, a senior US official said Thursday in a
newspaper interview.
Yahoo! News. |
NBC's
'Today' show is going to Cuba
Matt Lauer
and NBC's "Today" show will broadcast live from
Cuba next Tuesday to report on the political and
economic climate there.
Yahoo! News. |
Ga.
Lawmaker Wants State's Goods to Be Sold in Cuba
Seeing a
chance to sell Vidalia onions to one of the last
Communist bastions on the planet, Rep. Jack Kingston
of Georgia this week softened his opposition to
U.S. trade with Cuba following a visit to the island
nation.
The Atlanta
Journal-Constitution. |
Don't
ever count out El Duque
The way Orlando
Hernandez's outing began last night, it looked as
if he wasn't going to last very long. A leadoff
single followed by a triple, and the next thing
he knew, there were groans coming from the fans.
Newsday.com. |
NAPI
lands new deal with Cuba
Navajo Agricultural
Products Industry, which is a Navajo Nation farm
operation, announced a deal Wednesday to sell $137,000
worth of pinto and black beans to Cuba.
The Daily Times. |
Wife
in Cuba Spying Case Begins Prison Sentence
The wife
of a Florida International University professor
accused of spying for the Cuban government has begun
her three-year prison sentence near Ocala.
CBS4. |
Reporter
to spend month on Cuban rations
The ration
book that determines most Cuban diets - and that
will briefly rule mine - fits in my palm. Thick
brown pages list amounts of foodstuffs to be checked,
signed and stamped at "la bodega," the local government
distribution center.
Yahoo! News. |
Cuba
reaps millions from fair
In the end,
Cuban officials seemed to value the open criticism
of the U.S. trade embargo almost as much as the
millions of dollars' worth of food products purchased
at a trade fair Wednesday.
Sun-Sentinel.
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Relations
with Cuba Solid - Culture Minister
Angola`s
minister of Culture, Boaventura Cardoso, Wednesday
in Luanda considered as solid the relation between
Angola and Cuba in the area of culture and defended
its strengthening.
Angola Press. |
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