Sanctions Against Cuba Are Excessive, GAO Says
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U.S. sanctions against Cuba are more restrictive than those imposed on any other country, including Iran and North Korea, and their rigorous enforcement risks diverting government attention from higher-priority counterterrorism tasks, a new government audit has found.
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Fidel Castro is accusing President Bush of threatening the world with nuclear war and famine Â an attack on Washington that comes as the White House is set to announce new plans to draw Cuba away from communism.
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Cuba said on Monday that it was ending circulation of the US dollar in its territory as of Nov. 8 in response to tightened US economic sanctions.
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Cuba accused the United States on Tuesday of issuing too few visas for Cuban emigres, saying the delay was part of Washington's efforts to overthrow the Cuban government.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush expanded US sanctions against Burma's rulers yesterday, accusing them of "vicious persecution" of democracy protesters, and urged China and India to step up pressure on their neighbor.
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Cuba will continue to build up its defenses against the United States and Cubans should be prepared to make more sacrifices to remain independent, Cuban leader Fidel Castro said in an editorial published on Monday.
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Government says "costly and restrictive" policies are to blame for the high rates of consumer piracy in the country.
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Parliament speaker Ricardo Alarcon blasted Washington&#39;s four-decade trade Embargo against Cuba as &quot;genocide&quot; Saturday as thousands gathered to draw attention to the upcoming UN vote to condemn the sanctions.
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HAVANA - Cuba is moving to end circulation of the widely-used US dollar, a response to tighter American sanctions on the communist island.
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Cuba has demanded that the United States take down Christmas lights in front of its mission in Havana's busy sea-side drive because they include a reference to jailed dissidents, the top U.S. diplomat in the country said on Tuesday.
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The White House on Wednesday issued an order expanding sanctions against Syria, saying the nation's leaders have engaged in a pattern of violating human rights in their own country and harmed the peace and stability of other nations in the region, including Iraq.
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New U.N. sanctions against Iran would require countries to ban the entry of individuals involved in the Iranian nuclear program Â a step up from a previous call for vigilance over their travel, according to a document obtained Friday.
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The World Trade Organization authorized about $150 million in trade sanctions on the U.S. in retaliation for an import duties law that has been ruled illegal.
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In response, the Bush administration immediately pressed for more severe sanctions against the country.
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Cuban President Fidel Castro, seeking to  rid his country of the currency of his arch-enemy, said on  Monday Cuba was ending circulation of the U.S. dollar as of  Nov. 8 in response to tightened American sanctions.
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Cuba on Wednesday accused President Bush of threatening to take over the communist island by force in response to the U.S. leader's call for change in the country.
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In an open letter to US President George W. Bush and his Democratic rival John Kerry, the leading Cuban-American lobby group called for tougher US policies against Cuba's communist government.