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Law favoring Cuban arrivals is challenged
Critics of the law, joined by the hard-line Cuban-American congressional delegation, say it is being abused by recent waves of Cuban arrivals who regularly travel back and forth between…
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‘The blockade is now a shell of its former self’
"On December 17 we saw the beginning of the end of the blockade. While in Cuba, I used a metaphor for a future foretold and said that all that's left of the blockade is a shell of its…
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U.S. senator seeks free flow of agricultural products to Cuba
Democratic Sen. Richard Durbin said Friday that he is working on legislation to ease the U.S. embargo on agricultural and telecommunications exports to Cuba as a step toward normalizing…
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Statements on Cuba during the Kerry, Meade and Baird Q&A
Statements on Cuba during the Question & Answer segment from the official State Dept. transcript.
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Kerry: Mexico and Canada can help in Cuba negotiations
Mexico and Canada can help the United States reestablish relations with Cuba, said Secretary of State John Kerry in Boston on Saturday, after meeting with the foreign ministers of the…
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Canada hurries to regain momentum in Cuba trade
Canadian businesses are suddenly scrambling not to squander the head start they had in Cuba after the Soviet pullout, now that Cuba and the United States are essaying renewed relations,…
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Fidel’s son invites Coca-Cola and McDonald’s to Cuba
Alex Castro Soto del Valle, one of Fidel Castro's sons, said this week that Coca-Cola beverages and McDonald's fast-food restaurants are welcome in Cuba.
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Field notes: What Cuba can teach us about building a culture of health
America can—and already has—learned a lot from Cuba. At RWJF, we support MEDICC, an organization that strives to use lessons gleaned from Cuba’s health care system to improve outcomes…
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Agriculture secretary says Cuba trade could grow by hundreds of millions
Specifically, he called for Congress to allow his department to promote trade in Cuba as well as other international markets where it is hamstrung.
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Why are Cubans so special?
For almost a half century, Cubans have been the most privileged immigrants in the United States.
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