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Cuba travel bill buried in political agenda

Reuters - Tue Feb 9, 1:05 am ET

A bipartisan drive in Congress to end a Cold War-era travel ban on Cuba was buried during the healthcare reform debate but its supporters hope to dig it out this year.

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Cuba releases all dissidents arrested last week
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Feb 8, 11:39 pm ET
Cuba has released the last five of a group of 35 dissidents it arrested last week for demonstrating on behalf of a conscientious objector, a Cuban human rights group said.
Relatives in eastern Cuba say woman has turned 125
Deseret News - Wed Feb 10, 1:06 am ET
HAVANA — Relatives in eastern Cuba claim to have held a 125th birthday party for a woman named Juana Bautista de la...
Members of Russia's Bolshoi ballet to perform in Cuba for first time in 30 years
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Sun Feb 7, 3:39 pm ET
HAVANA - Several leading members of Russia's famed Bolshoi ballet will perform with their Cuban counterparts during a visit to Havana next week. Cuba's state-run media says it will be the first time in three decades that the renowned troupe performs on the island.
Bolshoi Ballet dancers to perform in Cuba
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Fri Feb 5, 8:13 pm ET
Members of Russia's Bolshoi Ballet will perform in Havana's Karl Marx theater next week in their first appearance on the island in 30 years, Cuba's state-run press said on Friday.
Cuba's sweet 15 endures in crisis
CNN - Tue Feb 9, 5:04 pm ET
A gaggle of photographers, relatives and fashion advisors traipse after Yuniesky Collazo as she twirls for the camera in a rented pink ball gown in one of Havana's picturesque plazas.
Members of Russia's Bolshoi to perform in Cuba
AP via Yahoo! News - Sun Feb 7, 3:21 pm ET
Several leading members of Russia's famed Bolshoi ballet will perform with their Cuban counterparts during a visit to Havana next week.
Cuban community grows with refugees
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Tue Feb 9, 12:07 am ET
For more than 10 years, Jose Noa fought for human rights in Cuba, an activity that didn’t sit well with the Cuban government.
Cuban hire in Venezuela raises concern
CNN - Fri Feb 5, 6:55 pm ET
Ramiro Valdes, 77, is one of only four remaining original rebels led by Fidel Castro in the 1950s in Cuba. By Cuban standards, he has had a remarkable career, serving the Castro brothers loyally for years in a variety of posts, some which made him notorious.
Pop Art from the Collection of IVAM Travels to Cuba
Art Daily - Sun Feb 7, 11:29 pm ET
James Rosenquist, Nails, 1973. HAVANA.- The IVAM (Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno) and the SEACEX (Sociedad Estatal para la Acción Cultural Exterior de España) openning today, February/5/2010 this co-production with the collaboration of the Embassy of Spain in Cuba and the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Cuba.
Cuba sends team to tackle Venezuela’s energy woes
New Haven Register - Thu Feb 4, 7:10 pm ET
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez has turned to his friends in Cuba for help in tackling Venezuela’s energy crisis, drawing criticism Wednesday from opponents who say that the communist-led island is notorious for its own electricity woes.
Not without controversy, Cuban musicians get more gigs in U.S.
The Toledo Blade - Mon Feb 8, 7:41 am ET
ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI — One by one, musicians from the renowned Cuban salsa band Los Van Van made their way past immigration officials at Miami International Airport and into the bright lights and cameras of the Spanish-language media. One reporter offered them Cuban pastries. Maintenance workers took pictures with their cell phones. One said she had grown up dancing to Los Van Van. Another ...
Woodlands pitcher honored with international award
The Woodlands Villager - Wed Feb 10, 2:52 am ET
Two days after being honored at the National Signing Day ceremony at The Woodlands High School for his commitment to play baseball at Rice University, Jameson Taillon was honored again on Friday for winning the inaugural USA Baseball International Performance of the Year Award, for a game he pitched against Cuba on Oct. 3.
Former boy soldier, youngest Guantanamo detainee, heads toward military tribunal
Washington Post - Wed Feb 10, 12:00 am ET
Omar Khadr, the youngest detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was 15 when he allegedly threw a grenade that killed a U.S. Special Forces medic in Afghanistan. Now, more than seven years later, Khadr is drawing the Obama administration into a fierce debate over the propriety of putting a child soldier...
Cuba library plans children's activity
The Canton Daily Ledger - Mon Feb 8, 11:34 am ET
Spoon River Public Library, 201 S. Third St., Cuba, will host activities planned for children from pre-school through sixth grade from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11.
Cuban official to visit Sarasota to promote sailing regatta
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Tue Feb 9, 1:03 am ET
Staff Report The Sarasota Yacht Club, which is trying to revive a sailing competition with Cuba dating back decades, is getting a visit this week from the Cuban commodore of the club it would race.