Fidel Castro Resigns

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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The Comandante

Frank Mankiewicz | Posted 02.22.2008 | Politics

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Frank Mankiewicz

In 1974, I was astounded to see an ex-Army jeep pull up in front of our hotel, with Fidel Castro himself driving, and no security personnel. And so began the strangest tourist day I've ever encountered.

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A Fresh Start for Human Rights in Cuba?

Elizabeth Jordan | Posted 02.21.2008 | Politics

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Elizabeth Jordan

The Cuban government must seize this opportunity to take immediate and tangible steps to improve the human rights situation on the island.

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Castro Resignation Demands Rethinking of US-Cuba Policy

Donna Rich Kaplowitz | Posted 02.21.2008 | Politics

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Donna Rich Kaplowitz

In the "inter-regnum" period of the last 19 months, there is ample evidence that Raul Castro's quiet vision is slowly changing the Cuban political landscape.

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FIDEL! Fidel...

Peter Clothier | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics

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Peter Clothier

I watched in dismay as the people's hero, the great liberator, turned into his own nemesis, the great dictator, the hectoring autocrat.

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Does Castro's Resignation Really Mean Change?

Ariane de Bonvoisin | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics

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Ariane de Bonvoisin

As someone who has not been known for his openness to change, Castro's resignation hopefully, marks his willingness to let the next generation assume power.

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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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For Fidel, A Mixed Legacy Awaits

Russell Shaw | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics

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Russell Shaw

While our president vetoes health care funding and we are afflicted with educational red tape and crippling student loans, there is free education, universal health care and near-universal literacy in Cuba.

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The Daily Szep: 46 Years of Principled Stupidity

Paul Szep | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics

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My Brief Encounter With Fidel Castro

Paul Krassner | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics

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Paul Krassner

I gave Castro a copy of my magazine and requested an interview. He told me to set it up with his secretary. Then a palace guard handed him a cablegram from President Eisenhower.

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End the Embargo

Michael Smerconish | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics

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Michael Smerconish

To believe that communism will die with Castro's end is wishful thinking. Castro has surrounded himself with youthful staffers, and they are no less committed to communism than I am to democracy.

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Cuban Leader Fidel Castro Hands Over Keys To Store To Brother Raul--Store Then Looted, Burned

236.com | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics

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Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who ranks as the third longest-serving world leader (with the number one most unkempt beard), announced today that he will ...

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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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