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  • 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  • dictatorship  • Communist Party  • Cuban Revolution  • interim leader

  • January 2008

    • Bhutto Uncle Opposes Role for Widower

      McClatchy Newspapers  |  Jan 2, 08 8:30 AM CST

      Bhutto Uncle Opposes Role for Widower

      (Newser) - Benazir Bhutto's designation of her widower as interim leader of the Pakistan People's Party has inflamed family and tribal tensions, and renewed past disagreements over her leadership. Patriarch Mumtaz Bhutto, Benazir's 74-year-old uncle, blasted Asif Ali Zardari for having "no political background or acumen" and predicted his leadership would result in the party's "total disintegration," according to McClatchy newspapers. More »

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      Benazir Bhutto  • Pakistan People's Party  • Asif Ali Zardari  • Bhutto family  • interim leader

  • November 2007

    • Cuban Vote Signals Future of Castro

      Associated Press  |  Nov 20, 07 7:44 PM CST

      Cuban Vote Signals Future of Castro

      (Newser) - National parliamentary elections—which could mark a formal end to Fidel Castro's rule—will be held on Jan. 20, the AP reports. The ailing Castro must be re-elected to Cuba's National Assembly to regain his position as president. If he withholds his name from the ballot, "he is effectively resigning," said one analyst. More »

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      election  • Cuba  • Fidel Castro  • Latin America  • Raul Castro  • interim leader

  • July 2007

    • Raul Castro Assumes Spotlight

      Miami Herald  |  Jul 26, 07 3:25 PM CDT

      Raul Castro Assumes Spotlight

      (Newser) - Fidel Castro did not give his usual sermon at Cuba's annual Revolution Day celebration today; instead, his brother Raul took center stage. The no-longer-quite-so-interim leader, who assumed power a year ago because of his brother's health problems, told a cheering crowd that he's willing to negotiate with the US after the Bush administration leaves office, the Miami Herald reports. More »

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      United States  • Cuba  • Fidel Castro  • Raul Castro  • embargo  • interim leader

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