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Cuba begins war games with U.S. invasion in mind

Reuters - Thu Nov 26, 10:16 pm ET

Cuba began its biggest military maneuvers in five years on Thursday, saying they were needed to prepare for a possible invasion by the United States.

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UPI - Fri Nov 27, 12:03 pm ET
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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.
Across the USA News from every state
USA Today - Fri Nov 27, 12:25 am ET
News from every state
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...
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal - Fri Nov 27, 1:38 am ET
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Recent restaurant reviews
Contra Costa Times - Fri Nov 27, 3:24 am ET
The following are shortened versions of recent full-length restaurant reviews. The date the original review ran and its overall rating is in parentheses.
Embassy Row
The Washington Times - Wed Nov 25, 6:02 am ET
DEMOCRACY DYING A leading Latin American analyst in Washington is worried that the ruling Sandinista Party in Nicaragua is slowly killing democracy, while the opposition remains divided and too weak to challenge the regime of the former Marxist revolutionaries. The Sandinista judges on the Supreme Court recently removed a restriction that prohibited Nicaraguan presidents from serving more than ...
Lawmaker seeks to speed sale of Thomson prison
Chicago Tribune - Thu Nov 26, 6:37 pm ET
A key state lawmaker wants to fast-track hearings on the possible sale of the Thomson Correctional Center to the federal government, a move made easier when the Quinn administration filed its recommendation for closing the prison. The Thomson prison has emerged as a leading site for a U.S. detention center to house terrorism suspects now detained in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Quinn's Department of ...
Letters to the Editor
Uptown Gazette - Fri Nov 27, 3:30 pm ET
I would like to respond to Kathleen Wang’s letter where she criticizes writers for objecting to yet another parcel tax for the school district. Education in California receives 40% of the state budget. That’s not enough? We need to go after property taxes, numerous times, as well?
Cuba To The Rescue'
The Harrisonburg Daily News-Record - Wed Nov 25, 1:09 am ET
HARRISONBURG - At least one Rockingham County farmer thinks the United States and Cuba should act more like the neighbors they are. And if Virginia's agriculture can help with that process, so much the better.
A treat for students
Miami Herald - Wed Nov 25, 10:40 pm ET
Pushing a shopping cart through the aisles of the Publix supermarket in downtown Fort Lauderdale is hardly a memorable experience. One recent night was different. My shopping companion was a fourth-grader selected with 99 other students from Broward and Miami-Dade schools to participate in the Publix-sponsored ``Kids and Fins,'' held in cooperation with the Miami Dolphins.
IAEA Votes To Censure Iran Over Enrichment Facility
Payvand Iran News - Fri Nov 27, 2:10 pm ET
The UN nuclear watchdog's governing body today voted overwhelmingly to censure Iran for developing a uranium-enrichment facility in secret. The International Atomic Energy Agency also demanded that Tehran freeze the uranium-enrichment project immediately. The resolution was passed by a 25-3 margin with six abstentions
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.
Obama's Profile in Courage Moment
Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel - Wed Nov 25, 9:53 am ET
Wilkerson, who was chief of staff at the State Department (2002-2005) and now teaches at George Washington University, was alluding to President John F. Kennedy’s courage in 1962, when he faced down his top generals and refused to bomb Cuba and risk nuclear war.