Cuba Experts See Opportunity
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Several commentators said that change was most certainly afoot in Havana, and that Washington should be ready to respond.
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The Pope's Secretary of State is the first important figure to visit Cuba, part of the Catholic Church's attempt to mediate a post-Fidel transition
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The largest delegation from the U.S. Congress to visit Cuba since 1959 arrived in Havana on Friday seeking to open a dialogue with the communist government of acting President Raul Castro despite White House opposition to such contacts.
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Acting President Raul Castro is giving Cubans and the world a preview of how he may lead if his brother Fidel does not return to power: efficiently and with little fanfare.
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The United States has big plans for Cuba once Fidel Castro is gone for good.
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SAN JOSE, Nov 19 (IPS) - Just when it seemed that Cuba would be locked in a   standoff with the other countries represented at the 14th  Ibero-American  Summit, currently underway in the Costa Rican  capital, Mexico's intervention  smoothed the way for a  consensus on a draft resolution condemning the pardon  granted to  four Cubans jailed in Panama for attempting to assassinate Cuban   President Fidel Castro.
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MANICARAGUA, Cuba -- It's early afternoon in this sweltering town, but air conditioners are off, the lights are out, and stereos are silent.
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Heads of state are to meet in Cuba for talks on a Venezuelan initiative offering cheap oil to regional allies.
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Cuba's communist government is trying to shake off the yoke of at least one capitalist empire &#151; Microsoft Corp. &#151; by joining with socialist Venezuela in converting its computers to open-source software.
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The Mets are hoping to use Pedro MartÃ­nez as a tool for expanding their appeal in the Caribbean and South America.
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Cuba's economy should follow two strong years of economic growth with an expansion of at least 10 percent, Economy Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez said.
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The former president hosts an international conference in Prague on promoting democracy in Cuba.
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HAVANA, Dec. 1 -- Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro was not well enough to attend the closing ceremony Friday for his 80th birthday, but Cuba's vice president said he was getting better and would continue leading the communist island.
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Still the main challenger to the United States in the Pan American Games medals race, Cuba suddenly has some doubts about one of its strongest sports.
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BOGOTA, Colombia -- Ariel Perez was, like thousands of fellow Cuban doctors, a devoted soldier in Fidel Castro's most important overseas mission -- providing medical care to the poor in oil-rich Venezuela, Cuba's most vital ally. But last year, Perez and two Cuban companions, carrying rucksacks with...
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Cuba's tourism minister said on Sunday  that 2 million people visited the Caribbean island so far this  year, achieving a long sought after goal despite U.S. efforts  to undermine the country's main foreign exchange earner.
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JARUCO, Cuba  - Down on the ranch, the talk among the cattle hands is that help is on its way.