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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Cuba stories: 174 news summaries

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OPINION

From Cuba to Hollywood,
Che a Caricature of Himself

For many, image of Che Guevara still resonates

Feb 1, 09 12:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Steven Soderbergh’s biopic Che is drawing fresh attention to revolutionary icon Ernesto “Che” Guevara—even as he’s becoming a kind of caricature of himself, Rolf Potts writes in World Hum. In Cuba, Guevara serves as “a sainted martyr of unwavering purity who also happens to promote... More »

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Fidel Castro • Cuba • Che Guevara • Cuban Revolution • Steven Soderbergh

 Fidel Demands Gitmo Back 




Former Cuban prez slams Obama over naval base, Mideast policy on web site

Jan 30, 09 4:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Fidel Castro is demanding that Barack Obama serve up a Guantanamo libre once the last US prisoner leaves, Reuters reports. Castro, posting on a Cuban government website, slammed as an "act of arrogance" Obama's comment that a giveback of Guantanamo would depend on US defense needs and might require... More »

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Fidel Castro • Cuba • Guantanamo Bay • Obama administration • President Obama

Castro Hints
at His Own Failing Health 

He says he may not
be lucid in 4 years; again praises Obama

Jan 23, 09 7:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Fidel Castro hinted in a new column that his health is failing, the AP reports. The 82-year-old former Cuban leader wrote yesterday in his online column that Cuban officials "shouldn't feel bound by my occasional reflections, my state of health or my death." He also had warm words... More »

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Barack Obama • Fidel Castro • Cuba • Guantanamo Bay • Raul Castro

 Fan Fidel 
 Hails 
 'Sincere' 
 Obama 

Castro was glued to inauguration coverage

Jan 22, 09 6:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Cuba's ailing former dictator Fidel Castro has spoken warmly about President Barack Obama, and his brother Raul is hinting about a face-to-face meeting, reports Australia's Age. Fidel, 82, spent Tuesday watching TV coverage of the inauguration and spoke glowingly about America's new president as "absolutely sincere" to Argentine President... More »

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Fidel Castro • Cuba • Cold War • Raul Castro • Cristina Kirchner • President Obama • Inauguration Day

Oy, Caramba!
Cubans Turn
to Judaism

But for some, religious awakening looks a lot like exit strategy

Jan 14, 09 8:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Cuba's Jewish community is growing for the first time in decades, the Wall Street Journal reports. The country's Jewish population dwindled to 1,000 by the late 1980s but has now hit 1,500. Hundreds of other Cuban Jews have recently emigrated, landing in Israel, Canada, and the US. Many... More »

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Israel • Jews • Cuba • Judaism • emigration • conversion • Jewish

Fidel Reported to Be
Close to Death 

Castro is gravely ill, sources say

Jan 14, 09 2:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Fidel Castro may be nearing the end of his life, reports the Miami Herald. It's been almost two months since Castro has been photographed in public. No images were released of his November meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and he was a no-show at the Jan. 1 celebrations of... More »

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health • State Department • Fidel Castro • Cuba • Hu Jintao • Brookings Institution • Dmitry Medvedev • U.S. Task Force on Cuba • Reflections • Martín Torrijos • Alpha 66 • Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies

OPINION

 Hey Sean, 
 Put Down 
 Your Pen 



Adoration of Cuban dictator is misguided, dangerous

Jan 5, 09 10:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Sean Penn may be “the finest character actor around,” but he's “no journalist,” writes Roger Cohen in the New York Times. Penn’s recent “fawning tributes” to Cuban president Raúl Castro show the actor has “delusional, dangerous” beliefs about the dictator—a fact... More »

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Fidel Castro • Cuba • lefties • dictatorship • Raul Castro • Communism • Sean Penn • Roger Cohen

(Newser) - The Cuban embargo has failed to encourage democracy there, and the president-elect should do something about it, writes Eugene Robinson in the Washington Post. It's time to “bring five decades of counterproductive American policy toward Cuba to a definitive end.” While engagement with other Communist regimes has... More »

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democracy • US foreign policy • Fidel Castro • Cuba • Raul Castro • Communism • Cuban embargo • President Obama

(Newser) - Raul Castro marked the 50th anniversary of his brother's rise to power by declaring that the revolution is "stronger than ever" but warning Cubans that more hardships lie ahead, the Miami Herald reports. Though he didn't mention the US by name, Castro said that outside forces could not harm... More »

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Fidel Castro • Cuba • Raul Castro

Cubans Mark
50 Years of Fidel

Celebrations sobered after tough year for Cuba

Dec 31, 08 5:44 PM CST
(Newser) - New Year's Day marks a sober occasion for Cuban-Americans: Fidel Castro's takeover 50 years ago and the exile and family separations that ensued. Many Cubans once hoped the dictator would bring them prosperity. Today, with their beloved island in decay and many lives lost in attempts to flee, few of... More »

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communism • Cuba • dictatorship • hurricane • anniversary • Cuban Revolution • Cuban exiles • weakening economy • Cuban Americans • New Year

Castro Calls for More
Work, Less Welfare

Cuban president cuts worker subsidies to shore up struggling economy

Dec 28, 08 4:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Saying Cuba’s finances “don’t square up,” President Raul Castro called for belt-tightening measures in the wake of three hurricanes and a global recession that have hobbled the communist nation. The state plans to dole out fewer worker subsidies, halve the number of overseas trips, and halt... More »

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communism • Fidel Castro • Cuba • government • Raul Castro • hurricane

OPINION

 Big '09 Trends: Ice Cream, Cuba 

Goats, yogurt, and ecologically friendly travel also expected to surge

Dec 21, 08 8:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Closing the wallet and opening the palate are set to be big in 2009, says Gourmet, which has served up its predictions of next year's hottest food and travel trends:
  • With the economic slump, home cooking is hot, hot, hot. Learn to cook a casserole and take mom’s
... More »

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China • Chicago • Cuba • chef • train • hotel • Iceland • goats • ice cream • gourmet

(Newser) - Russian warships arrived in Havana yesterday for the first time since the end of the Cold War, the London Times reports. The visit comes at the end of a 3-month South American tour that Russia expected would raise hackles in the US. “I guess they’re on R&... More »

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Russia • Venezuela • Cuba • Panama • Georgia • Havana • warship • Russian Navy • fleet

Castro Offers Prisoner
Swap, Talks With US

Raul promises to free dissidents in exchange for Cuban 5

Dec 18, 08 5:45 PM CST
(Newser) - In another sign of a potential thaw in US-Cuban relations, Raul Castro offered today to release five political dissidents if the US frees five Cubans jailed on spy charges. Castro says the prisoner swap could precede talks between himself and Barack Obama, Reuters reports. “Give us back our five... More »

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Barack Obama • Cuba • Raul Castro • political prisoner • Cuban dissidents • Cuban exiles • Cuban embargo • prisoner exchange • President Obama

 Medvedev Gets 
 Cozy With Castro 

Moscow seeks to extend influence in Latin America

Nov 28, 08 7:24 AM CST
(Newser) - Russian president Dmitry Medvedev is in Cuba strengthening ties with the Castro regime and attempting to broaden Russia's influence in Latin America, the BBC reports. Medvedev arrived in Havana yesterday from Venezuela where he and Hugo Chavez signed deals promoting nuclear energy and developing closer military ties. Russia is expected... More »

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Russia • oil • Venezuela • Cuba • Brazil • Raul Castro • Hugo Chávez • Dmitry Medvedev • nuclear energy

Raul Castro Offers to Meet Obama at Gitmo

Cuban prez seeks talks for US trade deal, he tells Sean Penn

Nov 27, 08 2:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Raul Castro wants to normalize trade with the US and he's eager to meet with Barack Obama in order to do so, the Cuban leader told actor Sean Penn in an interview in the Nation. Castro said it wouldn't be fair to expect either leader to go to the other's... More »

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Barack Obama • Cuba • Guantanamo Bay • Raul Castro • Sean Penn • President Obama

(Newser) - Hurricane Paloma slammed into Cuba today after nearly 1 million people fled the country's southern coast, MSNBC reports. Fidel Castro warned that the Category 4 storm, roaring at up to 145 mph, would likely hobble roads and destroy crops planted after storms struck the island nation this summer. Paloma had... More »

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Cuba • Cayman Islands • hurricane • Hurricane Paloma

Mexico Will Deport Cuban Migrants Headed for US

Crackdown aimed at drug, human trafficking

Oct 21, 08 3:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mexico agreed yesterday to deport Cubans passing through the country to reach the US, the Los Angeles Times reports. Increased US patrols in the waters between Cuba and Florida have smugglers using land routes through Mexico to transport would-be immigrants. Mexican authorities have arrested 2,000 undocumented Cubans this year,... More »

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Mexico • Cuba • United States • illegal immigration • smuggler • drug cartel • human trafficking

 Joe Cool Killer 
 Put Away for Life 

High seas murderer gets 5 life sentences after pleading guilty

Oct 14, 08 2:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - A federal judge sentenced Kirby Archer to five life sentences today after he pleaded guilty to killing four people aboard a charter boat off Miami’s coast last year. The 36-year-old was ratted out by accomplice Guillermo Zarabozo, who faces a retrial, reports the Miami Herald. Prosecutors say the convict,... More »

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Cuba • Miami • murder • conviction • charter boat • life sentence

Cuban Players Ditch US Hotel, May Plan to Defect

Cuba's soccer prez denies the 2 men ever left for United States

Oct 11, 08 2:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two Cuban soccer players fled a US hotel in Virginia yesterday and may plan to defect, the Washington Post reports. Pedro Faife, 24, and Reynier Alcantara, 26, are slated to play in a World Cup qualifier tonight and have not turned themselves in to Customs—but Cuba's coach doesn't... More »

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World Cup • Cuba • United States • soccer • Communism • defection

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