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Raul Castro (June 3, 1931 - ) is the President of Cuba and younger brother of Fidel Castro who transfered power to his brother on July 31, 2006.
Raul Castro (June 3, 1931 - ) is the President of Cuba and younger brother of Fidel Castro who transfered power to his brother on July 31, 2006.
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Praise, skepticism as Cuba eases travel rules
For the first time since the height of the Cold War more than half a century ago, Cuba is giving its people the freedom to leave the country without government permission, scrapping the detested exit visa that kept many from traveling outside the...
Tags: National Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Revolutions, Lexington (Lexington, Virginia), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Obama to ease Cuba travel restrictions
President Barack Obama plans to loosen Cuban travel policy to allow students and church groups to go to the communist country, the administration announced Friday. Students seeking academic credit and churches traveling for religious purposes will be...Tags: National Government, Heads of State, Travel, White House, Politics
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Jeff Van Gundy: It's amazing how Stan Van Gundy defends Dwight Howard
Running off at the typewriter. … Even Jeff Van Gundy is flabbergasted at how his brother, former Magic coach Stan Van Gundy, has become Dwight Howard's biggest advocate in the past few months. While Dwight has been getting criticized unmercifully...
Tags: Rickie Fowler, Orlando Magic, Amway Center, PGA Tour, Jacksonville Jaguars
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Funeral begins for Venezuela's Chavez
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.CARACAS, Venezuela -- The funeral ceremony for late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez got underway Friday at a military base in the capital before 32 heads of state and with the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra directed by Los Angeles conductor Gustavo...Tags: Venezuela, Heads of State, Culture, Arts and Culture, Politics
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Body of Hugo Chavez to remain on view under glass
CARACAS, Venezuela -- After funeral services Friday with at least 33 heads of state expected to be in attendance, the body of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will be specially embalmed and ultimately placed on permanent public display in a glass case,...
Tags: Venezuela, Heads of State, U.S. Embassy, Arts and Culture, Museums
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Will Chavez's death hasten Castro regime's demise?
Hasta la vista, Chavez. Fidel, what's taking so long? They were friends and ideological comrades, partners who propped each other up and provocateurs who loved poking a stick at the United States. And just as Fidel Castro and Chavez bonded like...Tags: China, Fidel Castro, Venezuela, Human Rights, Politics
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Cuba's Raul Castro announces retirement in five years
HAVANA (AP) — Raul Castro announced Sunday that he will step down as Cuba's president in 2018 following a final five-year term, for the first time putting a date on the end of the Castro era. He tapped rising star Miguel Diaz-Canel as his top...
Tags: Fidel Castro, Miramar, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Hugo Chavez, Elections
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Hugo Chavez's return ends 10-week absence from Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Ending a 10-week absence from Venezuela for cancer treatment, President Hugo Chavez finally returned from Cuba early Monday morning as the government planned welcoming celebrations in several cities. Official word of his return...
Tags: National Government, Twitter, Inc., Fidel Castro, Venezuela, Health Treatments
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Hugo Chavez back in Venezuela after months in Cuba for cancer treatment
President Hugo Chavez returned to Venezuela from Cuba today to continue treatment for cancer less than a week after the government released the first photos of him since December. Chavez thanked his doctors, Cuban President Raul Castro and his brother...Tags: Twitter, Inc., Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, Cuba
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Pope shows lifetime jobs aren't always for life
The world seems surprised that an 85-year-old globe-trotting pope who just started tweeting wants to resign, but should it be? Maybe what should be surprising is that more leaders his age do not, considering the toll aging takes on bodies and minds amid a...
Tags: Geriatrics, Heads of State, Benedict XVI, Ronald Reagan, Angela Merkel
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Breaking the family embargo
Last month, Cuba opened its doors a little wider. President Raul Castro announced that Cuban citizens would no longer need to obtain notoriously hard to get exit permits to leave the country; just a passport. Many Cubans are understandably skeptical...
Tags: Demographics, Trips and Vacations, Heart Attack, Travel, Foreign Aid
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Havana's well-worn welcome mat
Some analysts are suggesting that Cuba is the place to be these days for anyone interested in understanding what’s really going on in the Andes region. That makes sense given recent events unfolding in Havana. For starters, Venezuelan President...Tags: Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Hugo Chavez, Havana (Cuba)
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