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  • June 2008

    • Ailing Fidel Appears on TV

      Associated Press  |  Jun 18, 08 5:58 AM CDT

      Ailing Fidel Appears on TV

      (Newser) - An animated Fidel Castro appeared on state-run Cuban TV yesterday, in the first such broadcast of the ailing revolutionary since January. Castro, standing in some parts of the video, was seen chatting in a garden with his brother Raul, the current Cuban president, and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the AP reports. The trio discussed the global food and oil crises and  the effect of Midwest floods, Chavez told reporters. More »

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      politics  • Cuba  • Fidel Castro  • Communism  • Cuban Revolution  • Communists

  • April 2008

    • Raul Castro Empties Cuba's Death Row

      Reuters  |  Apr 29, 08 8:31 AM CDT

      Raul Castro Empties Cuba's Death Row

      (Newser) - New Cuban president Raul Castro has commuted all but three of the country's death sentences to prison terms of 30 years to life, reports Reuters. Castro, who also has been gradually easing the country's restrictions on daily life, said the death penalty would remain on the books to deter "imperialist mercenaries." The three prisoners remaining on death row are charged with terrorist offenses. More »

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      Cuba  • capital punishment  • Raul Castro  • death sentence  • Cuban Revolution

  • February 2008

    • Steely Raúl's Time Is Now

      Times (UK)  |  Feb 20, 08 9:37 AM CST

      Steely Raúl's Time Is Now

      (Newser) - The Castro brothers overthrew a dictatorship and won a revolution together, but while charismatic Fidel was the public face giving passionate seven-hour speeches, steely Raúl quietly got it done—ruthlessly sending dissenters to the firing squad, earning him the nickname "the Prussian." As Fidel fades, writes the Times of London, 76-year-old Raúl will finally step into the spotlight. More »

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      Cuba  • Fidel Castro  • Raul Castro  • Communism  • Communist Party  • dictatorship  • Cuban Revolution  • interim leader

    • Fidel Faithful Likely to Keep Power

      New York Times  |  Feb 20, 08 7:19 AM CST

      Fidel Faithful Likely to Keep Power

      (Newser) - Life went on as normal in Havana after Fidel Castro announced his resignation yesterday, and Cuba experts aren't sure how much real impact his decision will have, the New York Times reports. Cuba's National Assembly is due to choose a new Council of State on Sunday and power is expected to remain in the hands of Castro's inner circle. More »

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      Cuba  • Fidel Castro  • Raul Castro  • Communist Party  • Cuban Revolution  • Havana

    • Fidel Steps Down After 50 Years

      Associated Press  |  Feb 19, 08 4:07 AM CST

      Fidel Steps Down After 50 Years

      (Newser) - Fidel Castro has resigned after nearly 50 years as Cuba's leader, the AP reports. "I neither will aspire to, nor will I accept, the position of president of the council of state and commander in chief," the 81-year-old wrote in a letter published in the Communist Party's online paper today. His brother Raul is widely expected to succeed him as president. More »

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      Cuba  • Fidel Castro  • Raul Castro  • Communist Party  • Cuban Revolution

  • December 2007

    • Fidel Flirts With Retiring —Again

      BBC  |  Dec 29, 07 8:26 AM CST

      Fidel Flirts With Retiring —Again

      (Newser) - Fidel Castro is hinting at retirement again, this time in a letter read aloud to Cuba's parliament yesterday by his brother Raul, the BBC reports. The letter expanded on a much-discussed comment he made last week about not "clinging to power."  This time he admits that he had once longed to do so, from "excessive youth and lack of conscience," but said life had changed him. More »

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      Cuba  • Fidel Castro  • Raul Castro  • Cuban Revolution

  • October 2007

    • Revolutionary Roots: Che's Hair for Sale

      Reuters  |  Oct 25, 07 7:40 PM CDT

      Revolutionary Roots: Che's Hair for Sale

      (Newser) - A scrapbook including photos of Che Guevara's corpse, hand-written letters from comrades-in-arms, and a lock of the revolutionary's hair snipped after he was shot to death are on a Dallas auction block with a starting price of $100,000. The collection belongs to a former CIA operative who helped track, kill, and bury Che 40 years ago in Bolivia, Reuters reports. More »

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      Hugo Chavez  • auction  • Fidel Castro  • Che Guevara  • Cuban Revolution

    • Cuba Celebrates Che

      Reuters  |  Oct 8, 07 5:16 PM CDT

      Cuba Celebrates Che

      (Newser) - About 10,000 Cubans gathered today to honor Che Guevara, the man who helped Fidel Castro take power in the 1959 communist revolution. Calling Che "a flower yanked prematurely from its stem," Castro, too weak to attend, praised the icon in a message read to the crowd. The rally was held to recognize the 40th anniversary of Guevara's death at the hands of CIA-backed Bolivian troops. More »

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      baseball  • Cuba  • Fidel Castro  • Communism  • Che Guevara  • Cuban Revolution  • Bolivia  • Motorcycle Diaries

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