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President Obama is heading to Cuba in two weeks, eager to unveil more travel and trade concessions to the country's Communist regime. But is he too eager to befriend Fidel and Raul Castro, no matter the price? Members of Congress fear the president will cave to Cuba'
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(CNSNews.com) – President Obama's outreach to communist-ruled Cuba risks "legitimizing the deeply entrenched Cuban regime," Cuban human rights and opposition groups warned Wednesday, days before Obama is scheduled to become the first sitting president to visit the island nation in almost 90 years. "We would
Barack Obama
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. authorities removed Cuba from a list of countries deemed to have insufficient security in their ports, eliminating on Thursday a major impediment to the free flow of shipping in the Florida Straits. The move marks one more step toward normalized relations ahead of President Barack Obama&
Worcester
WORCESTER – When President Barack Obama becomes the first sitting U.S. commander-in-chief to visit Cuba since Calvin Coolidge landed on the island in January 1928, he'll be accompanied by Worcester congressman James P. McGovern. The Democrat announced his traveling plans Thursday in Worcester, according to the Worcester Telegram
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. airlines are looking to serve Cuba primarily from their large hub cities, with Havana being the most popular destination. At least eight carriers submitted applications to the U.S. Department of Transportation Wednesday outlining what routes they would like to fly. The government will spend
Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan said Wednesday Republicans are taking legal steps to stop President Barack Obama from closing the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a day after the president unveiled his plan to shutter the facility and move terror suspects to the United States. Ryan told
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(CNSNews.com) – Secretary of State John Kerry told lawmakers Tuesday he intends to travel to Cuba in the coming weeks "to have a human rights dialogue" ahead of President Obama's scheduled visit next month. Meanwhile the Communist Party organ on the island, Granma, is spreading the
New Jersey
(CNSNews.com) – Although President Barack Obama plans to visit Communist Cuba and meet with dictator Raul Castro in March, Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said he would not visit the island until it is "a free Cuba," and noted that the regime is harboring U.S. criminals, including a
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