Senate Eyes Lifting All Travel Bans to Cuba

But Cuban-American senator fights colleagues to block it

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 30, 2009 10:24 AM CDT

(Newser) – A bipartisan group of senators is set to introduce a new bill on US-Cuban relations tomorrow that would remove all legal barriers to traveling to the island, reports the Washington Post. The bill goes far beyond earlier efforts to relax travel restrictions and enjoys support... Read full story »

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