Cuba on brink of huge change, Rice insists
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Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice said the United States and Spain had recovered from the rift over with withdrawal of Spanish troops in Iraq but that the issue over Spain's relationship with the Cuban government remained a sore spot.
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Cuba publishes an article signed by President Fidel Castro amid speculation among exiles about his health.
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President Bush plans to outline new steps today aimed at pressuring Cuba's government to move to democracy and ease political repression, including offering new scholarships and computer access for the country's youth and the creation of a new international fund to finance Cuban reconstruction un...
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As doctors fought to save his life 18 months ago, Cuban leader Fidel Castro's main concern was to dictate final changes to his memoirs.
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Cuba's ailing leader, Fidel Castro, says he does not want to 'cling' to power
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Regardless of changes in the world, China and Cuba have pledged to stay the course of independent development. The two countries should further expand their mutually beneficial
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The most visible change in Cuba since an   ailing Fidel Castro handed power to his brother is that there   are fewer speeches, but a discreet transfer from personal to   institutional rule is underway, led by acting president Raul   Castro, Cuba experts say.
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With Cuban President Fidel Castro ailing, the Bush administration said the United States is prepared to support a democratic transition on the island.
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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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On the surface, life in Cuba remains utterly normal a month after Fidel Castro ceded power for the first time in 47 years. But behind the scenes, an emerging collective leadership is increasing the possibilities for change on the communist-ruled island, and bringing a fresh look at U.S. policies aimed at undermining the Cuban system.
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Cubans are increasingly talking in the past tense about Fidel Castro, the man who governed their lives for 47 years.
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MADRID -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a lightning stop here yesterday, intending to signal an end to the Bush administration's diplomatic deep freeze of the Spanish government, but new tensions emerged over dealings with Cuba.
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A law-enforcement exercise to prepare for a possible mass migration as that could occur following a Cuban leadership change coincided Thursday with the arrival of real migrants.
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Cubans rushed to change dollars into  local pesos on Tuesday as President Fidel Castro's communist  government prepared to end circulation of the U.S. currency  after a decade.
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Media reaction is fierce in the states dubbed "outposts of tyranny" by US secretary of state nominee Condoleezza Rice.
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Despite pressure from members of Congress and business groups, the United States has no plans to soften its policies toward Cuba as the island heads into the post-Fidel Castro era, Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez says.
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Putting an end to nearly five decades of animosity between Cuba and its ideological foe the United States depends entirely on Washington, Cuban leader Fidel Castro said in an editorial published on Monday.