Castro Steps Down

Cuba's Communist System Unshaken

AP | ANITA SNOW | Posted 02.24.2008 | Politics

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HAVANA — Cuba's parliament named Raul Castro president on Sunday, ending nearly 50 years of rule by his brother Fidel but leaving the island's c...

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Charlie Gibson's Weird Castro Lede

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 02.20.2008 | Media

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The big news, frankly, was that there was a Castro announcement that didn't involve him being dead.

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Goodbye, Fidel -- If Not Quite Good Riddance

David Paul Appell | Posted 02.19.2008 | Politics

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David Paul Appell

Here in Miami, the rumor mill's even been speculating that Fidel is dead, and that the regime is preparing the way with this announcement.

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Castro, Charisma, Cuba: A Personal Memory

Tim Berry | Posted 02.19.2008 | Politics

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Tim Berry

Fidel would have risen to power almost anywhere. His ideals weren't working, and Cuba wasn't working, but Fidel Castro was.

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Time to Retire America's Failed Cuba Policy

Sarah Stephens | Posted 02.19.2008 | Politics

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Sarah Stephens

It was the express purpose of the U.S. embargo, with sanctions more comprehensive than any we impose on Iran, North Korea, Sudan, or Syria to stop this transition. But it couldn't.

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Dump the Cuban Embargo

Matt Cooper | Posted 02.19.2008 | Politics

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Matt Cooper

The American embargo of Cuba is one of those things that most of the political elite in Washington privately acknowledge as a failure.

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US Says It Won't Lift Cuba Embargo

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 02.19.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte says the United States will not soon lift its embargo on Cuba despite Fidel Castro's resi...

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US Says It Won't Lift Cuba Embargo

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 02.19.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte says the United States will not soon lift its embargo on Cuba despite Fidel Castro's resi...

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US Says It Won't Lift Cuba Embargo

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 02.19.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte says the United States will not soon lift its embargo on Cuba despite Fidel Castro's resi...

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Fidel Castro Resigns As Cuba's President, Brother Raul Castro Take Over

AP | ANITA SNOW | Posted 02.19.2008 | Politics

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An ailing, 81-year-old Fidel Castro resigned as Cuba's president Tuesday after nearly a half-century in power, saying he will not accept a new term wh...

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