Some Cubans enjoy comforts of communism
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Park cleaner Froilan Mezquia sleeps in the shed where he stores his supplies and hasn't had a real meal in three days. The 62-year-old also received years of free medical treatment for throat cancer.
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A surge in the number of Venezuelans seeking asylum in the United States has some drawing parallels with Communist Cuba in the early 1960s.
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Fidel Castro indicated in a statement that he was willing to hand over the reins of Cubaâs government to a younger generation of leaders.
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Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro,   looking well along the road to recovery, was shown on   television on Friday meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo   Chavez and brother Raul Castro, to whom he temporarily ceded   power a month ago to undergo intestinal surgery.
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He fled Cuba in 1961, but still calls Fidel Castro his friend. He can't stand communism, but bitterly opposes the U.S. embargo. He lives in Miami, but travels regularly to Havana, even appearing on state-run television.
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HAVANA, Dec. 2 -- Cubans woke before dawn Saturday and walked miles for a chance to be near Fidel Castro.
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They came from Russia with love to a  tropical socialist utopia when the going was good.
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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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Despite its reputation as a producer of fine cigars, Cuba is preparing to ask smokers to step outside before lighting up.
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Cuban ballet dancers in white glide across the floor, executing an airy blend of pirouettes and back stretches. Within seconds, spectators are captivated, quickly forgetting what at first they couldn't overlook &#151; most of the dancers weigh more than 200 pounds.
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Cuban leader Fidel Castro, looking notably better than he did when last seen almost three weeks ago, happily greeted Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez during a brief visit aired on state television Friday.
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The luminous gaze of revolutionary icon Ernesto "Che" Guevara is almost a constant presence in communist Cuba, his dark eyes staring out from beneath a black beret on office walls and pro-government billboards.
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CARACAS -- Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who has not appeared in public since undergoing stomach surgery last year, said yesterday he was recovering and feeling stronger. "I am gaining ground," he said on a live Venezuelan radio show with President Hugo Ch&#xE1;vez, adding he felt he had more "energy and more strength." It was the first time the Cuban leader ...
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After hearing his unmistakable voice in a good-humored chat played on state television, many Cubans are now convinced Fidel Castro is no longer at death's door and could even return to lead them.
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HAVANA -- Ten months ago, a camera-shy general stepped out from the shadow of his famous elder brother, Fidel Castro, to run the Western Hemisphere's only communist state.
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When Gladys Morales heard that Fidel Castro had temporarily given up power, she woke her 70-year-old mother to celebrate with other Cuban exiles dancing in the streets.
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Leftist leaders including Bolivian President Evo Morales and Nicaraguan President-elect Daniel Ortega rejoiced in the rise of their progressive movement in Latin America as they marked Fidel Castro's 80th birthday.