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Obama nears goal for Guantánamo with faster pace of releases
In a series of secret nighttime flights in the last two months, the Obama administration made more progress toward the president’s goal of emptying the military prison at Guantánamo…
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Cuba freed some political prisoners on list: US
Cuba has freed some of the 53 political prisoners identified on a US list as it moves towards normalizing ties with the United States, an American official said Tuesday.
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President Obama’s new policy on Cuba could be a good start
It is a clear victory for the rule of law in international relations, and for the right of countries to self-determination. In short: a good start, and we’ll see what happens.
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They risked everything to open a door to Cuba. They were shunned for it.
A small group of Cuban Americans returned home only to be called traitors. One of their founders would be assassinated.
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Three basic questions on Cuba-U.S. rapprochement
The meaning of the recently achieved "normalization" of relations will be to establish a climate of coexistence between two opponents who, in the negotiating process, never concealed…
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Texans hanker to do business with Cuba after order to normalize relations
For more than 14 years, Thomas faced an uphill battle in helping lay the foundation for Texas companies to do business in Cuba.
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Some Maryland-based businesses look to Cuban frontier
Obama's announcement that he intends to normalize diplomatic relations and loosen some economic constraints is a long way from lifting the embargo, a barrier of several laws that would…
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The irony of Barack Obama’s 2014, in one sentence
2014 was the year that Barack Obama saved his presidency by completely abandoning the theory of his 2008 campaign. It was the year that he accepted that the only way to bring the policy…
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United States Cuba relations: A transformative 2014 and the promise of 2015
For this end of year posting we interviewed Antonio C. Martinez II., Attorney, Political Consultant, and Editor ofUSCubaPolitics.com to discuss the historical moments of December 2014…
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The breakthrough with Cuba: How it happened and what happens next
Many loose ends remain to be tied up before the United States and Cuba will have fully normal relations, but a new chapter has been opened, and the idea of going back to the past…
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