Cubans still getting used to Fidel's silence
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A silence has settled over Cuban political life that ordinary Cubans find at once disconcerting and a big relief.
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GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba  - At the cactus-dotted fenceline where U.S. and Cuban military officers meet face to face on the edge of the Guantanamo Bay naval base, Fidel Castro's name does not come up in official conversations.
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Cuba on Monday began an island-wide ban on smoking in public places such as stores, theaters, and office buildings. But some Cubans didn't seem to know, or care, and continued to light up their black tobacco cigarettes in enclosed areas now designated as nonsmoking.
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If there is one common concern that people in Uzbekistan share it is their president's silence.
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HAVANA, Cuba  - New Chinese traffic lights,   anti-mosquito fumigation campaigns and half-finished paint jobs   on crumbling houses reflect what many Cubans see as papering   over the cracks of a dilapidated city to prepare for the   Non-Aligned Summit.
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Cigar aficionados should not expect to see ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro strut out to greet them at the annual Habanos festival, but they will be able to bid for humidors signed by him.
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The official word in Cuba is that Fidel Castro is still very much alive &#151; but you'd never know that on the streets of Miami.
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Cuba published on Sunday a historical essay by ailing leader Fidel Castro, whose long absence from public view has fueled speculation about his health among Cuban exiles in Miami.
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Cuban President Fidel Castro for the second time this month alludes publicly to the possibility of leaving office.
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MEXICO CITY, Feb. 19 -- RaÃÂ¿l Castro has long operated in the backstage of Cuban politics. But his public record, which has emerged over his 19 months as interim president, suggests he might pursue reforms to allow more political and economic latitude on the island.
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As silence about crimes during the Spanish Civil war erodes, justice is still sought.
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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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Cuban leader appears alert and upbeat, but gives no hint of possible return to power.
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According to the official line from Cuba, Fidel Castro is very much alive - but that has not stopped fevered speculation in Miami, writes Tracy McVeigh.
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Fidel Castro signed a lengthy essay published yesterday, saluting a Cuban political figure but giving no hint of how Castro is feeling, even amid rampant rumors of his death.
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The US and Cuba have launched into another bitter war of words following Cuba&#39;s decision to ban transactions in dollars on the island.
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HAVANA -- Miguel is in mid sentence when his face darkens and his eyes dart to the ground. His mouth is still open, but no words come out.