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Fidel Castro, Behind the Ramparts (Part II of III)

Norberto Fuentes | Posted 12.30.2009 | Books

Read More: Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, Havana, Raul Castro, Books, Cuba, Castro Book, Castro, Cia, Autobiography of Fidel Castro, Books News
Norberto Fuentes

In the whole of my experiences with or close to Fidel, this was the most pathetic. Here was a man who knew solitude was an impossibility, yet seemed happy to have the illusion of it.

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Two Castros Decide Everything, Our "Representatives" Simply Applaud

Yoani Sanchez | Posted 12.21.2009 | World

Read More: Cuba, National Assembly, Raul Castro, Fidel Castro, Foreign Affairs, World News
Yoani Sanchez

"The impasse is the dynamics of deterioration," my friend said, part philosophic part pessimistic after listening to Raul Castro's speech in the National Assembly yesterday.

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Raul Castro: Obama Seeking To Topple Cuban Communism

AP | WILL WEISSERT | Posted 12.21.2009 | World

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HAVANA — Raul Castro gave the strongest signal yet his government's would-be honeymoon with the Obama administration is over, delivering a harsh...

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US - Brazil Relations Desafinado

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 12.14.2009 | World

Read More: Oscar Niemeyer, Raul Castro, Hugo Chavez, Venezuela, Brazil, Lula, Honduras, Farc, Obama, Desafinado, Fidel Castro, Cuba, Celso Amorim, George Lemieux, Thomas Shannon, Brasilia, Unasul, World News
Eric Ehrmann

Christmas season marks the 50th anniversary of Brasilia, the futuristic capital city designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer, and magazines and online media are celebrating the event.

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Cuba Detains U.S. Contractor

New York Times | MARC LACEY and GINGER THOMPSON | Posted 12.12.2009 | World

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HAVANA -- A United States government contract worker, who was distributing cellphones, laptops and other communications equipment in Cuba on behalf of...

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Yoani Sanchez: Obama Answers Top Cuban Blogger

AP | WILL WEISSERT | Posted 11.19.2009 | World

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HAVANA — President Barack Obama has answered questions submitted by a celebrated Cuban blogger, saying he isn't interested in "talking for the s...

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Just When You Thought Cuba Might Ever Get Rid Of Fidel

The Huffington Post | Amy Hertz | Posted 11.06.2009 | Books

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Huffington Post: If you thought Cuba might one day be free of Castro, Ann Louise Bardach has another message for you. The following excerpts from her ...

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Cuba Sends Spies To U.S. To Mislead, Misinform

miamiherald.com | By JUAN O. TAMAYO | Posted 10.19.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON -- In the six months after the 9/11 attacks, up to 20 Cubans walked into U.S. embassies around the world and offered information on terrori...

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Cuba Facing Recession Tries 'Socialism Lite'

Posted 10.14.2009 | World

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Mariela Castro Espin, President Raul Castro's Daughter, Champions Cuba's Gay And Transgender Communities

advocate.com | Posted 11.18.2009 | World

Read More: Raul Castro, Gay Rights, Havana Gay Community, Cuba Gays, Havana Gays, Havana, Mariela Castro EspíN, Cuba, World News

On sultry Saturday nights in Havana, thousands of young men and women -- including hundreds of gay men, a few lesbians, and many, many beautiful trans...

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34 Years

Yoani Sanchez | Posted 10.20.2009 | World

Read More: Cuba, Living Alone, Raul Castro, Leaving Home, Subsidies, Independence, Fidel Castro, Soviet Union, World News
Yoani Sanchez

Since I left home in Cuba, I have learned to value autonomy, to distrust the subsidies and all these "gifts" that they constantly throw in the faces of citizens.

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Defying the Castro Brothers Under Cuban Skies

Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 09.07.2009 | World

Read More: Cuban Revolution, Raul Castro, Fidel Castro, Cuba Embargo, US-Cuba Relations, US-Cuba Policy, Cuban Embargo, Cuba, World News
Luis Carlos Montalván

Under cover of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, Cuban authorities arrested and charged 75 prominent dissidents with being agents of "Yankee Imperialism," as shown in a new documentary.

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I Am Terrified of Losing My Son, Yet I Long to be the Wings of His Escape

Yoani Sanchez | Posted 09.04.2009 | World

Read More: Cuba, Emigration, Raul Castro, Immigration, Cuba Florida, Fidel Castro, Cuban Immigration, World News
Yoani Sanchez

What would I love more than that my son would stay in Cuba. But I do not have a single convincing argument to tell him not to leave.

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US Cuba Propaganda Ticker Turned Off

Guardian | Posted 08.27.2009 | World

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It was smuggled through the US diplomatic pouch, secretly installed across the facade of a building overlooking Havana and tasked with a very specific...

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Forbidden To Buy Or Sell, Creative Cubans "Trade" Their Houses

Yoani Sanchez | Posted 08.19.2009 | World

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Yoani Sanchez

Forbidden to buy and sell houses, Cubans rely on informal exchange to look for a better location or something in a better condition.

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US-Cuba Immigration Talks Resume

McClatchy News | Posted 08.14.2009 | World

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Long-suspended talks between the U.S. and Cuba will resume Tuesday, the latest signal of the Obama administration's efforts to revive ties between the...

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Top 10 Reasons the U.S. Isn't Getting its Panties in a Bunch over Honduras

Katie Halper | Posted 08.08.2009 | Comedy

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Katie Halper

3. We kinda sorta trained the coup leaders at the School of the Americas so it's like kinda awkward.

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Fidel Never Stopped Talking But Raul Doesn't Have a Thing to Say

Yoani Sanchez | Posted 07.25.2009 | World

Read More: Human Rights, Oas, President Obama, Cuban Dual Currency System, United Nations, Fidel Castro, Raul Castro, Cuab, World News
Yoani Sanchez

I confess I prefer the restrained style, but there are a lot of explanations outstanding which, in the face of so much discontent, are urgent.

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A Window into the Cuban Blogosphere: Reinaldo Escobar on Barack Obama

Yoani Sanchez | Posted 07.16.2009 | World

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Yoani Sanchez

For the Cuban government, which continues to measure its relations with its northern neighbor by our differences, the cycle of suspicion and discord shows no sign of coming to an end.

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After Raul Castro

Daniel Bruno Sanz | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics

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Daniel Bruno Sanz

After Raul, a disciplined group of senior army officers will likely rule Cuba in collective fashion.

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Cuba: Human Rights Watch Is In America's Pocket

AP | Posted 07.11.2009 | World

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GENEVA — Cuba's U.N. ambassador in Geneva says Human Rights Watch and other groups are "mercenaries" paid by the U.S. government. Juan Antonio ...

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Cuba Spy Case Poses Complications For US-Cuba Talks

Miami Herald | Posted 07.11.2009 | World

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As a couple accused of spying for Cuba head to federal court Wednesday, Cuba watchers say the latest case of espionage could crimp the Obama administr...

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OAS Cuba Invitation Declined

CNN | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

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Cuba will not rejoin the Organization of American States, even though the multinational organization has lifted the 47-year-old suspension of the coun...

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Forged in the Logic of Confrontation, the Castros Reject OAS Opening

Yoani Sanchez | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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Yoani Sanchez

Forged in the logic of confrontation, a possible seat in the OAS appears to Cuban leaders as more dangerous than the barricades before which they feel so comfortable.

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Russia, Cuba Nuclear Research Co-Op Resuming

RIA Novosti | Posted 06.28.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Russia Cuba Nuclear Research, Nuclear Power, Cuban Nuclear Energy Agency, Foreign Affairs, Nuclear Energy, Cuba Russia, Russia Cuba, Fidel Castro, Nuclear Weapons, Raul Castro, Vladimir Putin, Nuclear Proliferation, Sergei Kiriyenko, Fidel Angel Castro Diaz-Balart, Cuba, Advocacy, World News

Russia and Cuba have agreed to renew their cooperation in nuclear research with Cuba's Nuclear Energy Agency, head of Rosatom Sergei Kiriyenko said on...

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