Castro suggests he will not hold on to power
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Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who has not been seen in public for 16 months, suggested on Monday he might give up his formal leadership posts, the first time he has spoken of his possible retirement.
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Fidel Castro&#039;s brother said the Communist Party will remain in control of Cuba if there is a leadership change, according to comments published Thursday.
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Washington has declined to wish Fidel Castro a speedy recovery, with some officials joking that they preferred to hear of a &quot;different kind of fall&quot;.
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President Fidel Castro will likely be off his feet for several weeks recovering from a fractured knee and arm, but experts said Friday they don&#39;t expect the 78-year-old Cuban
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Demonstrating he retains firm control over Cuba after fracturing his knee and arm in a fall at a public event, President Fidel Castro told of conducting government business by cellular phone during an ambulance ride and later refusing general anesthesia.
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A message apparently from Cuban leader Fidel Castro says he is too ill to attend his own birthday celebrations.
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Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Tuesday that he was not well enough to attend the opening of several days of events celebrating his 80th birthday.
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Cuba was right to reject calls from the  European Union for negotiations to improve relations until the  EU scraps sanctions against the island, Cuban leader Fidel  Castro said in an editorial published on Thursday.
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Acting President Raul Castro said Cuba remains open to normalized relations with the United States, but warned the Bush administration in his first comments since assuming power that it will get nowhere with threats or pressure.
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Fidel Castro says he won't stand in the way of younger people who can lead Cuba, but he also insists on being "of consequence" until the end of his life. So it goes with the ailing 81-year-old Â eager to see others keep up the revolution but reluctant to let go of power.
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Cuban President Fidel Castro says he "thought it was the end" when he fell gravely ill in July 2006.
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Communist Cuba will not follow China and   open up to private businesses even if Cuban leader Fidel Castro   is too ill to lead the nation again, Economy Minister Jose Luis   Rodriguez said on Tuesday.
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Acting president Raul Castro is the "guardian" of Cuba's communist government in the absence of his brother Fidel Castro and in the face of U.S. threats, a hard-line member of the Cuban leadership said on Thursday.
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Fidel Castro revealed Thursday that he thought he was dying when he fell seriously ill in July 2006, and he hastily made plans to give up power as doctors fought to save his life.
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Cuba's ailing leader Fidel Castro - one of the world's longest serving leaders - says he will not return to the presidency.
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Cuban President Fidel Castro warned the  United States Saturday against plotting to kill his most  important ally, Venezuela's leftist President Hugo Chavez.
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A Cuba expert discusses Fidelâs illness, the nation's changing mood as he relinquishes power and how Havana could affect the U.S. presidential elections.