Dodd would end Cuba embargo if elected
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Democrat Christopher Dodd pledged Saturday that as president he would end a decades-old trade embargo with Cuba and lift travel restrictions to the communist island.
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Mr. Dodd goes to Washington, and wins. The Connecticut senator and Democratic presidential candidate threatens to filibuster a bill giving immunity to telecoms that helped the government spy on Americans, prompting it to be dropped until next year.
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Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut was set to abandon his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday after a poor showing in Iowa's precinct caucuses.
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Cuban leader Fidel Castro's departure opens the way for a peaceful transition to democracy on the island state, Prime Minister Gordon Brown's official spokesman said Tuesday.
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Cuba's communist government said it would defend itself against U.S. attempts to take advantage of Fidel Castro's health crisis as some exiles urged Washington to go further in fostering a democratic transition on the island.
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Cuba said Monday it was resuming formal ties with all of Europe, ending a deep freeze in relations following a 2003 crackdown on dissidents and the firing-squad executions of three men who tried to hijack a ferry.
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Democrat Chris Dodd has earned the backing of the International Association of Fire Fighters, a major coup for the presidential hopeful, while leading contender Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton secured the endorsement Tuesday of the United Transportation Union.
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Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd made a good impression on Florida Democratic Party activists Saturday in his first major appearance since announcing he'll explore a 2008 White House run.
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The US economic embargo of Cuba jumped to the top of the Castro governmentâs agenda on Thursday. For the 13th year in a row, the United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution condemning the US embargo.
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The United States has big plans for Cuba once Fidel Castro is gone for good.
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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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Cubans voted in parliamentary elections on Sunday that could start a transition to a post-Castro government in Cuba after half a century of rule by the Communist revolutionary.
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Connecticut Sen. Christopher J. Dodd has two big jobs. He is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president, and he chairs the Senate Banking Committee.
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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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U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, said on Tuesday he plans to look at the potential impact of legislation that would sharply raise taxes on private equity firms going public, such as Blackstone Group LP .
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If he does appear, Cuban authorities will likely celebrate it as a major victory over the leader's enemies. A no-show will likely set off a new round of speculation about his health
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Democratic presidential hopeful Chris Dodd may be trailing in the polls, but he says don't count him out of the race just yet.