World Policy Journal - Vol. 25 Nbr. 4, December 2008
... Although Cuba will not be at the top of that agenda, there are ......-Latin American relations than a change in Cuba policy. It would be welcomed across the ...... After Fidel Castro fell ill in August 2006 and his brother, Raul, replaced him as president, the younger Castro opened a candid dialogue with Cubans about the problems they face. In a series of ...
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Cineaste - Vol. 20 Nbr. 1, January 1993
Interview
Daniel Diaz Torres's film 'Alice in Wondertown,' the idea for which originated in Lewis Carroll's works 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking Glass,' promises to be the most controversial film in Cuban film history. Torres reveals that he wanted to integrate the spirit of Carroll's books with his personal sense of reality. Alice, the movie's protagonist, has an air of naivete and candor. Torres admits that the story for the film was conceived in response to the debates tha...
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Americas (English Edition) - Vol. 43 Nbr. 2, March 1991
An extraordinarily picturesque fishing village called Cojimar, located a stone's throw from Havana on Cuba's north coast, is being transformed into a ......
Boxing, a sport at which Cuba excels, will be held in the Hall of Prado. ...
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The Progressive - Vol. 60 Nbr. 4, April 1996
The shooting down of two private American Cessna airplanes has been condemned vigorously by the US, even though American troops shot down a civilian Iranian aircraft over the Persian Gulf in 1988. In fact, the Iranian plane offered no provocation for such action, and the Cessnas did.
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Current Events - February 04, 2000
... Lazaro Munero, Elian's stepfather, packed sandwiches, and the three joined 12 other passengers hoping to flee Cuba and make the 90 mile journey to Miami, Fla., by ......
But Elian's father in Cuba, backed by Cuban president Fidel Castro, ...
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USA Today Magazine - Vol. 123 Nbr. 2600, May 1995
Cuba is attempting to revive its tourist industry to boost its economy. Hotels have been built and remodeled, and food is plentiful in hotels and tourist restaurants. The people are friendly and welcoming to tourists in spite of their economic hardship.
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The National Interest - Nbr. 1996, March 1996
Cuban premier Fidel Castro retains his ideological position as an enemy of the US despite the loss of Cuba's strategic position at the end of the Cold War. Castro's stance may be interpreted as an effort to protect his country from well-meaning colonial efforts by the US even if the larger country were capable of improving Cuba's economy. The US insists that Cuba may encourage the growth of Marxism in other Latin American countries, and has continued to overreact to Castro's political strateg...
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Current Events - February 22, 2002
American writer Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) lived in this house overlooking Cuba's capital city. The island served as the setting ...... Today, Hemingway's house is a museum meticulously maintained by the Cuban government. Every object remains where Hemingway ...
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The Progressive - Vol. 63 Nbr. 4, April 1999
A regular visitor to Cuba over the past 40 years describes how life in Cuba has changed over the years. When the Soviet Union fell and could no longer subsidize Cuba, the country embarked on what Castro calls a 'special period'. This period has been marked by the odd juxtaposition of a struggling economy and a booming tourism industry. The effects of US embargoes on Cuba, Cuba's role in defeating apartheid in South Africa, and the daily effects of socialism are discussed.
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New York Times Upfront - Vol. 132 Nbr. 2, September 1999
Six Cubans, fleeing their island's grinding poverty, make a ...... Coast Guard stopped their small boat 200 yards off Surfside, Florida, the Cubans began a headlong swim for the beach. The U.S. ...... government's so-called wet-foot, dry-foot policy provides that Cubans who actually reach land may get to stay, while those stopped at sea are turned back to Cuba. Despite a tussle with waiting police, the six ...
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