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Cuba's Black Market Hits the Internet

By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 25, 2009 5:15 AM CDT

(Newser) – The Internet has lured Cuba's black marketeers online, GlobalPost reports. In a nation that bans most private commerce, a Craigslist-style website has emerged offering everything from American razor blades to True Blood DVDs. Buyers with fatter wallets can pick up computer equipment, a $6,000...   Read full story »

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