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Soldiers of the bridge: Cuba’s new fortress
On December 17 of last year, President Obama began building a bridge between the U.S. and Cuba. Yet the bridge is still under construction. Each of us is helping to build it: stone by…
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‘The Pope is a Marxist’ and other delusions
It's a delicious dream, says the writer when referencing the present day happenings in the U.S.-Cuba relationship. At the same time he cites the German word 'Schadenfreude' when…
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U.S. may abstain on Cuba vote at the UN, reports the AP
The Associated Press reported on Monday that the U.S. may abstain from the annual U.N. General Assembly vote on a Cuban-backed resolution demanding that the embargo be lifted.
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A look at the new measures taken by Obama
It is still too soon to predict the real reach of the new measures, inasmuch as it would require the legal interpretations for their application, but advances are being made in the…
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Readout of the President’s call with Cuban President Raul Castro
President Obama today spoke by phone with President Raul Castro of Cuba to discuss the process of normalization between the two countries in advance of Pope Francis’s upcoming visits to…
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These are the changes to the Cuba sanctions regulations
A fact sheet detailing the revisions to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR), which will be administered by the Treasury Department’s…
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New regulations announced on business and travel to Cuba
New regulations will take effect on Monday for doing business and traveling to Cuba. And although the embargo is still in place, President Barack Obama continues to chip away in areas…
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Cuba names ambassador to the U.S.; first since 1961
José Ramón Rodríguez Cabañas became Cuba’s first ambassador to the United States since 1961, on Thursday, Sept. 17.
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U.S.-Cuba bilateral commission: The first round
In the first meeting of the bilateral commission no agreements were reached about specific issues, but the delegations established the issues with the greatest priority and set a…
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Horror show: Blueprint for a Republican presidency
A specter is haunting the United States: a Republican presidency that would eradicate the modest progress on social justice achieved under Obama in such areas as health care, and…
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