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Cuba film institute founder looks back on 50 years

AP - Mon Nov 23, 2:00 am ET

Fidel Castro was 32 and building his new government on the fly.

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No-nonsense general eyes warmer Cuba ties
The Shreveport Times - Mon Nov 23, 3:11 am ET
Retired Army general Russel Honoré, hero of Hurricane Katrina's aftermath in New Orleans, thinks this nation could learn a lot about handling hurricanes from Cuba. He's part of a conference in the Big Easy today seeking answers to stormy questions.
Cuba: military exercise braces island for US attack
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 21, 7:51 pm ET
Nearly 50 years after a botched US-directed invasion of Cuba, the communist nation said Saturday it is holding a military exercise next week to boost preparedness against any future US attack.
100,000 signatures strong for Cuba travel
USA Today - 32 minutes ago
A cyberspace petition started by the Orbitz travel site to open Cuba to American tourists now has more than its goal of 100,000 signatures.
Elderly US couple pleads guilty in Cuba spy case
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 21, 9:45 am ET
An elderly US couple charged with spying for Cuba for almost 30 years has pleaded guilty in the conspiracy, with the husband agreeing to serve a life sentence, the US Justice Department said.
Hooks reports on Ga. agribusiness in Cuba
Americus Times-Recorder - Sat Nov 21, 8:22 pm ET
AMERICUS — Earlier this month Georgia State Sen. George Hooks, D-Americus, traveled to Cuba with delegates from the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
Key U.S. lawmaker calls for lifting of travel ban on Cuba
CNN - Thu Nov 19, 5:47 pm ET
The U.S. government has no right to restrict American tourists from traveling to Cuba, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Thursday.
U.S. agent for Cuba gets life in prison
Miami Herald - Fri Nov 20, 11:06 pm ET
Thirty years of spying for Cuba will send a retired State Department official to prison for life after he and his wife pleaded guilty Friday to sending secrets to the United States' longtime antagonist.
U.S. and Cuba practice softball diplomacy
CNN - Thu Nov 19, 8:17 pm ET
A metaphorical timeout has been in place between the United States and Cuba for nearly 50 years. But that could all be changing with the help of sports.
At House hearing, two sides debate U.S. ban on travel to Cuba
Washington Post - Fri Nov 20, 12:00 am ET
At a tempestuous hearing Thursday, one House member after another criticized a growing campaign to lift the ban on American tourists traveling to Cuba. The move would reward a regime that oppresses its own people, lawmakers declared, pointing to the recent assault on Yoani SÃ¡nchez, a Cuban blogge...
Blogger in Cuba has Washington's ear
Miami Herald - Fri Nov 20, 12:07 am ET
Cuba's celebrated and increasingly brassy blogger Yoani Sánchez emerged Thursday as a player in U.S.-Cuba relations, scoring a lengthy reply from President Barack Obama to her questions and playing a starring role in a congressional hearing on efforts to let American tourists visit Cuba.
Cuba continues repression, rights group says
CNN - Wed Nov 18, 1:58 pm ET
Raul Castro's government in Cuba continues to repress civil rights and persecute dissenters three years after he became the communist nation's top leader, Human Rights Watch says in a report released Wednesday.
U.S., Cuba players find friendship in softball
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 20, 5:52 pm ET
There were hugs and handshakes all around on Friday as teams of older U.S. and Cuban softball players ended a "friendship" tournament they hope will set an example for their respective governments.
Ex-U.S. official, wife plead guilty in Cuba spy case
CNN - Fri Nov 20, 5:31 pm ET
A former State Department employee and his wife, accused of illegally aiding the government of Cuba for nearly 30 years, pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges.
Serious rights violations in Raul Castro's Cuba: HRW
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 18, 10:55 am ET
Communist Cuba's shift from Fidel Castro's leadership to President Raul Castro's has brought continued serious human rights violations including persistent aggression against dissidents.
Open Cuba to U.S. tourists, leading dissident urges
McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 19, 6:22 pm ET
WASHINGTON — A high-octane effort to let U.S. tourists visit Cuba got a major endorsement Thursday from one of the island's leading dissidents, who suggested that "along with suitcases, Bermuda shorts and sun block, support, solidarity and freedom could come, too."