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Retired US official and wife admit spying for Cuba - BBC Ne

Cuba News — Sat Nov 21, 2009 11:16 am

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Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 11:16 am

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">Retired US official and wife admit spying for Cuba
BBC News
A retired US state department official and his wife have admitted spying for Cuba for nearly three decades. The former official, Walter Kendall Myers, 72, ...
Former US official, wife admit to 30 years of spying for CubaWashington Post
Couple Plead Guilty in Cuba Spying CaseNew York Times
Ex-State Department Official, Wife Plead Guilty to Cuba SpyingBloomberg
Reuters -Kansas City Star -CNN
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Husband of Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez attacked - Reuters

Cuba News — Sat Nov 21, 2009 11:16 am

Author: Cuba News

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 11:16 am

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">Husband of Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez attacked
Reuters
... drove him to a neighborhood on Havana's outskirts and dropped him off without saying a word. He said they did not strike him. Cuba's government, which ...
Pro-Castro mob attacks spouse of top Cuban bloggerThe Associated Press
Impassioned debate on Cuba travel banWashington Post
President Obama Answers Questions From Anti-Castro BloggerABC News
Winnipeg Free Press -Wall Street Journal -USA Today
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Impassioned debate on Cuba travel ban - Washington Post

Cuba News — Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:16 am

Author: Cuba News

Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:16 am

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">Impassioned debate on Cuba travel ban
Washington Post
... Miriam Leiva, testifying from Havana. "Many thousands of Americans visiting Cuba would benefit our society," Leiva said, her face appearing on two video ...
Obama Airs Cuba Views in Answers to BloggerWall Street Journal
Petition for travel to Cuba reaches goal of 100000 signaturesUSA Today
Cuba's isolation begets abusesBoston Globe
CNN -The Associated Press -BBC News
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Cuban son group in historic Little Havana performance - Mia

Cuba News — Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:16 am

Author: Cuba News

Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:16 am

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">Cuban son group in historic Little Havana performance
MiamiHerald.com
Cuba's historic son group Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro is scheduled to play the Little Havana club Hoy Como Ayer. By VALENTINA M. RODRIGUEZ For the ...
Opening Arms and Ears to Cuban MusicNew York Times
Septeto Nacional de Ignacio PiñeiroExtra Newspaper

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Report Says Castro Brother Retains Tactics of Repression -

Cuba News — Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:16 am

Author: Cuba News

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:16 am

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">Report Says Castro Brother Retains Tactics of Repression
New York Times
... was born in Havana, said it was important to retain the travel ban. Americans flooding to Cuba could mean “billions of dollars for the regime,” he said.
US rights group finds abuses rife in Raul's CubaThe Associated Press
Cuban human rights abuses continue under Raul Castro, report saysLos Angeles Times
THE QUOTEChicago Tribune
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Obama: Guantanamo won't close on time - Washington Post

Cuba News — Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:16 am

Author: Cuba News

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:16 am

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">Obama: Guantanamo won't close on time
Washington Post
President Obama acknowledged Wednesday that he will not meet his original January deadline for shutting down the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. ...
Guantanamo calm as deadline shiftsBBC News
Obama Says Guantánamo Won't Close by JanuaryNew York Times
That's DebatableDaily Pilot
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Cuba dissident ends protest fast amid health rumor - The As

Cuba News — Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:16 am

Author: Cuba News

Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:16 am

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">Cuba dissident ends protest fast amid health rumor
The Associated Press
HAVANA — A hunger strike by a Cuban dissident has been a hot story for Miami-based Spanish-language media, and concern about her health even reached the ...
Diaz-Balart accuses media of ignoring CubansJuice
Cuban Dissidents End Hunger StrikeLatin American Herald Tribune

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Congress should end travel restrictions to Cuba - Independe

Cuba News — Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:16 am

Author: Cuba News

Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:16 am

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">Congress should end travel restrictions to Cuba
Independent Florida Alligator
This week, Congress is taking up the issue of the Cuba travel ban, part of an embargo started against the communist country in 1960. For nearly 50 years, ...
Cuba cites nonpartisan report in attacking Menendez stance on embargoNJ.com
Texas Congress y Cuba BlockadeBurnt Orange Report (blog)
Howard Berman/Richard Lugar BIPARTISAN Team Call For End to Cuba Travel BanHuffington Post (blog)
Kansas City Star -MercoPress
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Howard Berman/Richard Lugar BIPARTISAN Team Call For End to

Cuba News — Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:16 am

Author: Cuba News

Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:16 am

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">Howard Berman/Richard Lugar BIPARTISAN Team Call For End to Cuba Travel Ban
Huffington Post (blog)
Such contact would help break Havana's chokehold on information about the outside world. And it would contribute to improving the image of the United States ...
Sam Graves and CubaKansas City Star
Money makes Cuba policy go 'roundGlobalPost
Pro-Cuba embargo PAC money going to DemsUnited Press International
News & Observer -Reuters
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US softball players try sports diplomacy in Cuba - The Asso

Cuba News — Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:16 am

Author: Cuba News

Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:16 am

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">US softball players try sports diplomacy in Cuba
The Associated Press
... ball field at a faded sports complex under Havana's warm Caribbean sun. Eizenberg is one 56 Americans — all at least 55 years old — who are in Cuba this ...

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Graves' position on Cuba is scrutinized - Kansas City Star

Cuba News — Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:16 am

Author: Cuba News

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:16 am

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">Graves' position on Cuba is scrutinized
Kansas City Star
Sam Graves, a farmer from a rural northwest Missouri congressional district, was once a consistent supporter of easing trade and travel restrictions on Cuba ...
Pro-Cuba embargo money flows to lawmakersThe Associated Press
Money affects Cuba policyMiamiHerald.com
Lawmakers shift on CubaNews & Observer
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Guantanamo detainees getting day in court - Austin American

Cuba News — Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:16 am

Author: Cuba News

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:16 am

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">Guantanamo detainees getting day in court
Austin American-Statesman
... that are not open to the public, dozens of terrorism suspects are pleading for their freedom from the US detention center in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. ...
Excerpts from rulings in Guantanamo Bay casesThe Associated Press
Excerpts From Rulings in Guantanamo Bay CasesNew York Times
Judges order release of 30 from GitmoBoston Herald
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City slicker in Havana - Independent

Cuba News — Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:16 am

Author: Cuba News

Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:16 am

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">City slicker in Havana
Independent
Here, a Ford Fairline 57 passes the Capitol, Cuba's National Assembly Havana, the most captivating city in the Caribbean, has any number of treats to offer ...
Hugo Chavez invites Fidel Castro to trade summitThe Associated Press
Review | 'Without Fidel': What's next for Cuba?MiamiHerald.com
Havana's Latin American School of Medicine Celebrates 10th AnniversaryCuban News Agency
FOXNews -Jamaica Observer -Reuters
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Orioles vs. Cuba: Back to the future? - Baltimore Sun

Cuba News — Sat Nov 14, 2009 11:16 am

Author: Cuba News

Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 11:16 am

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">Orioles vs. Cuba: Back to the future?
Baltimore Sun
Owner Peter Angelos savored the opportunity to engage in some baseball diplomacy back in 1999, and I was there with the delegation in Havana that negotiated ...
Can baseball help bring US and Cuba together?The Associated Press
Cuba again?MASN (Mid-Atlantic Sports Network)
Odds look good for O's return to CubaFOX43.com

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Cubans fret over food ration cuts - Reuters

Cuba News — Sat Nov 14, 2009 11:16 am

Author: Cuba News

Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 11:16 am

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<div style="padding-top:0.8em;"></div><div class="lh">Cubans fret over food ration cuts
Reuters
HAVANA, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Peas and potatoes have become the harbingers of change in Cuba as President Raul Castro chips away at some ...
Cuba Mandates 'Extreme' Cuts to Solve Energy CrisisFOXNews
Engaging Cuba, One Step at a TimeWorld Politics Review
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