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October
31
The
Miami Herald
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Imprisoned Castro critic Oscar Biscet honored
by Bush
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U.N. urges end to Cuba trade embargo
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In Caribbean, dozens dead in Noel's wake
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Cuban migrants rescued off Tavernier Key
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Venezuelans of Cuban descent use heritage to enter
U.S.
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Tropical
Storm Noel hits Cuba
Tropical
Storm Noel brought heavy rain to the western Caribbean
Tuesday as it pushed through Cuba and edged closer
to Florida. Floods and mudlides across the region
have killed at least 22 people.
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Bush:
World must shape post-Castro Cuba
President
George W. Bush called on the world to steer Cuba
out of its "tropical Gulag" toward democracy, drawing
charges from Havana that he is inciting to violence.
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Cuba
warns US against regime change
Cuba's foreign
minister on Tuesday warned that his country is prepared
to defend itself if the United States tries to bring
regime change by force, saying a conflict would
jeopardize U.S. stability.
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Putin:
US plan evokes '62 Cuban crisis
President
Vladimir Putin on Friday evoked one of the most
dangerous confrontations of the Cold War to highlight
Russian opposition to a proposed U.S. missile defense
system in Europe, comparing it to the Cuban missile
crisis of 45 years ago.
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Regime
deserves no oxygen
Last week,
President Bush spoke passionately about the plight
of the Cuban people, introducing America to the
families of political prisoners who have been shackled
in Cuba's prisons simply because of their beliefs.
Carlos Gutiérrez.
USA TODAY. |
Che
Guevara Hair Lock Sold for $100,000
A hair lock
snipped from Ernesto "Che" Guevara before his burial
in 1967 sold for $100,000 at auction Thursday to
a Houston-area bookstore owner who called the Marxist
"one of the greatest revolutionaries of the 20th
century."
Yahoo!
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Bush
call for Cuba democracy fund likely to fall on deaf
ears: experts
Bush on Wednesday,
in his first address since 2003 to focus solely
on Cuba, called on the world to help transform the
communist island from a "tropical Gulag" by investing
economic and political capital in its pro-democracy
movements.
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Cuba
Defiant in Face of Bush Speech
Cuba on Wednesday
accused President Bush of threatening to take over
the communist island by force in response to the
U.S. leader's call for change in the country.
Yahoo!
News. |
Fact
Sheet: Encouraging Freedom, Justice, And Prosperity
In Cuba
President
Bush Announces A Series Of Measures To Support Growing
Democratic Movements In Cuba
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Cuba's
Waning System of Block-Watchers
Raul
Castro May Push to Revitalize a Legacy, and Enforcement
Tool, of the Revolution.
The
Washington Post.
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A
new course for Cuba policy
We've
lifted trade and travel embargoes on China and
Vietnam; why should Havana be different?.
L.A.
Times.
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Bush
Vows to Stay the Course On U.S. Policy Toward
Cuba
Hard-Line
Posture Increasingly Draws Questions.
The
Washington Post.
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October
18
The
Miami Herald
• Minnesota's agriculture commissioner going to
Cuba
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Huge migrant tent city planned for Gitmo
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CIA to honor Bay of Pigs vets at its art gallery
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Appeal deals blow to Cuban father
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Media group criticizes acts by Cuba, Venezuela
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Cuba,
Venezuela Increase Economic Ties
Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez and Cuba's interim leader
Raul Castro oversaw the signing Monday of economic
partnerships in areas ranging from oil production
to tourism as the nations moved to further integrate
their economies.
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Cuba
may be considering a more market-driven economy
Two dozen
theater workers recently sat around a sun-splashed
garden cafeteria in the Vedado neighborhood. They
had been summoned by bosses to discuss Cuba's economic
woes.
Ray Sánchez,
South Florida Sun-Sentinel. |
US
challenges Castro to have dialogue with people
The United
States on Monday challenged ailing Cuban President
Fidel Castro to hold dialogue with his people, following
his much publicized live media appearance with his
Venezuelan ally Hugo Chavez.
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Long-absent
Castro speaks live on TV
Cubans heard
their ailing President Fidel Castro joking and chattering
as he spoke live for the first time in months on
a television show hosted by his Venezuelan ally
Hugo Chavez.
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Chávez
destabilizes, and U.S. pays bill
Chávez is
following Cuban dictator Fidel Castro's script --
create conflicts with domestic and foreign ''enemies''
and claim you are defending a larger-than-life revolution
in order to stay in power forever. Only difference
is, with oil prices at a record $87 a barrel, Chávez
is doing it with tons of money.
Andres Oppenheimer,
.The Miami Herald. |
Cuba's
upcoming elections are neither free nor fair
People in
Need, a Czech human rights and development NGO,
calls upon the media and policy makers not to confuse
the elections in Cuba with what are commonly called
elections in democratic countries.
People in Need. |
Parliamentary
Elections in today's Cuba
It is a well-known
that Cuba's current political system originates
from the Constitution of 1975, which went into effect
in 1976.
René Gómez Manzano. |
Municipal
elections in Cuba
Elections
for delegates of the municipal assemblies of People's
Power have begun in Cuba. These elections are of
considerable importance for two reasons.
René Gómez Manzano. |
October
6
The
Miami Herald
• 2 used 'church' to violate Cuba travel ban
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Fidel, Cuba pay homage to Che
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Plan for post-Castro Cuba outlined
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Canadian firms offer Cuban healthcare to U.S.
Canadian patients
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Bush
calls for release of all Cuba's political prisoners
President
George W. Bush Wednesday called for the release
of Jose Luis Garcia Paneque and all other political
prisoners held in Cuba, after meeting the dissident
reporter's family at the White House.
Yahoo! News. |
Cuba
may be considering a more market-driven economy
Two dozen
theater workers recently sat around a sun-splashed
garden cafeteria in the Vedado neighborhood. They
had been summoned by bosses to discuss Cuba's economic
woes.
South Florida
Sun-Sentinel. |
Castro
'lucid and at full capacity'
Fidel Castro
is "lucid" and mentally is "at full capacity," Honduran
President Manuel Zelaya said on Thursday following
a two-day visit to Havana.
Yahoo! News. |
Cuban-Americans
help Ukrainian children
On Monday,
it was nine Ukrainian children playing with dolphins
at the Miami Seaquarium while waiting to be fitted
with free prosthetic limbs.
Yahoo! News. |
28
killed in bus, train crash in Cuba
A bus collided
with a train in eastern Cuba, killing at least 28
people and injuring another 73, including 15 reported
to be in critical condition, state television said
late Saturday.
Yahoo!
News. |
October
5
The
Miami Herald
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CIA officer named to Cuba-Venezuela post
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Planning for land claims after Fidel is gone
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Judge: Cuban girl to spend more time with dad
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Cuban diplomat: Mexico immigration accord needed
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U.S.
faults Cuba for visa shortfall
The United
States issued only about 15,000 of the 20,000 emigrant
visas it had agreed to issue to Cubans during the
last fiscal year, American authorities said Monday,
and they blamed Cuban officials for the shortfall.
Yahoo! News. |
Cuban
dissidents denounce break-up of protest
Cuban dissident
leaders denounced Friday the police detention of
47 activists attempting to hold a street protest
in Havana on behalf of political prisoners.
Yahoo! News. |
Cuba
ends controversy over Che Guevara's body
Cuba has confirmed that the body found at a grave
in Bolivia's Vallegrande town was that of Ernesto
'Che' Guevara, thus ending a controversy over the
authenticity of the body of the socialist revolutionary
who was slain by Bolivian army in 1967.
Yahoo! News. |
US
readies for 'mass exodus' from Cuba after Castro
The US government
is prepared for a possible mass exodus of Cubans
after the death of elderly leader Fidel Castro,
US-Cuba transition coordinator Caleb McCarry said.
Yahoo! News. |
Castro
says ex-Spanish prime minister Aznar urged bombing
of Serbian media
Fidel Castro
on Sunday accused former Spanish prime minister
Jose Maria Aznar of urging Washington to bomb Serbian
radio and television stations during NATO's participation
in the war in Kosovo.
Yahoo! News. |
Few
Manitobans become 'medical tourists' in Cuba
A Manitoba
company offering "foreign surgery for the middle
classes" is finding most of its patients come from
the Maritimes and the United States, not its home
province.
Yahoo! News. |
Cuban
VP Calls for Greater Efficiency
Cuba needs
to produce higher-quality goods more efficiently,
cut graft and reduce reliance on gasoline, a major
economic leader said in remarks published Sunday.
Yahoo! News. |
Cuba
to open new stage in foreign investment
In what may
be seen as an attempt to open up its economy, Cuba
is preparing to invite more foreign investment in
a 'new climate' in the country and to prevent errors
committed in the past, Foreign Investment Minister
Marta Lomas said.
Yahoo! News. |
The
Cubanization of Venezuelan schools
There have
been plenty of signs that Venezuelan President Hugo
Chavez is poised to take over as the anti-imperialist
leader of the Americas, a position until now held
unofficially by ailing Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.
It is now evident that Chavez is no longer trying
to take baby steps toward an authoritarian regime.
Maria Elena
Salinas. NorthJersey.com. |
Catholic
church losing strength in Cuba
On a January
morning nearly 10 years ago, Archbishop Pedro Meurice
introduced a papal mass here in the island's second-largest
city by boldly accusing the state of corrupting
the moral traditions of Cuba.
Ray Sanchez.
Sun-Sentinel. |
Cabinet
official assesses Cuban economy
Cuba needs
to produce higher-quality goods more efficiently,
cut graft and reduce reliance on gasoline, a major
economic leader said in remarks published Sunday.
Yahoo! News. |
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