News Topic - Cuba
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Cuba: Bush chat with dissidents a 'show'
AP - Cuba on Monday dismissed a videoconference between President Bush and three key dissidents as a stunt to bolster the U.S. leader's low approval ratings, claiming there would be no political opposition on the island without funding from Washington.
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AP - Cuba on Monday dismissed a videoconference between President Bush and three key dissidents as a stunt to bolster the U.S. leader's low approval ratings, claiming there would be no political opposition on the island without funding from Washington.
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Member Of Cuban Olympic Judo Team MissingA member of Cuba's women's national judo team has left the team in South Florida, and her location is still not known.
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Location Of Cuban Judo Champ Still Unknown
The location of a member of Cuba's women's national judo team still remains unknown a day after she left the team Sunday afternoon following the final day of the Pan American Judo Championships.
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The location of a member of Cuba's women's national judo team still remains unknown a day after she left the team Sunday afternoon following the final day of the Pan American Judo Championships.
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Sept. 11 suspects' first public appearance near
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba -- Media are now bunking in Camp Justice, a Spartan tent city on a sun-scorched abandoned airstrip set up in the Guantánamo Bay U.S. Navy Base to stage an international spectacle.
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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba -- Media are now bunking in Camp Justice, a Spartan tent city on a sun-scorched abandoned airstrip set up in the Guantánamo Bay U.S. Navy Base to stage an international spectacle.
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Cuban Team Member Missing After Judo Competition
A member of Cuba's women's national judo team left the team at some point Sunday afternoon following the final day of the Pan American Judo Championships.
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A member of Cuba's women's national judo team left the team at some point Sunday afternoon following the final day of the Pan American Judo Championships.
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Group urges U.S. to open cultural exchange with CubaReuters - Cuban pianist Chuchito Valdes would very much like for his famed jazz musician father to be allowed to perform again stateside.
Yahoo! – May 11, 2008 10:34 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Cubans caught at sea returned to island
Coast Guard Cutter Key Biscayne repatriated 79 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba on Saturday. The group had been intercepted at sea on separate occasions during the week.
MiamiHerald.com – May 11, 2008 07:01 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Coast Guard Cutter Key Biscayne repatriated 79 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba on Saturday. The group had been intercepted at sea on separate occasions during the week.
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Adviser Barred From Detainee Case Over Bias Concerns
The Pentagon's top legal adviser in the Office of Military Commissions was disqualified late last week from participating in the prosecution of a detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by a Navy officer who ruled that the adviser exerted improper influence over a team of prosecutors and may have...
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The Pentagon's top legal adviser in the Office of Military Commissions was disqualified late last week from participating in the prosecution of a detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by a Navy officer who ruled that the adviser exerted improper influence over a team of prosecutors and may have...
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Cuban people celebrate likely return of cigar record
HAVANA -- With music, dancing and rum, Cubans celebratedFriday the likely return of a record they consider rightfully theirs-- the world's longest cigar. At just over 148 feet 9 inches, thethick stogie stretched like a long brown snake through a room andout its front and back windows at El Morro, the old Spanish fortoverlooking Havana Bay. British diplomat Chris Stimpson made theofficial measurement, which he said would be sent to the GuinnessWorld Records in London for confirmation. "The best in the world,no?" said the cigar's smiling, ash-stained roller, Jose CastelarCairo, better known as Cueto. His six-day-long project, completedwith several assistants, eclipsed the previous record of 135 feet ,held by Patricio Pena of Puerto Rico. Breaking the record was apoint of pride for Cubans, whose cigars are considered among theworld's best. "It's an honor for Cuba and I feel satisfied to do itfor Cuba," Cueto said above the din of 50 or so happy Cubans sippingrum, singing and swaying to the lively music of a guitar-playingsinger.
Canada.com – May 10, 2008 10:50 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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HAVANA -- With music, dancing and rum, Cubans celebratedFriday the likely return of a record they consider rightfully theirs-- the world's longest cigar. At just over 148 feet 9 inches, thethick stogie stretched like a long brown snake through a room andout its front and back windows at El Morro, the old Spanish fortoverlooking Havana Bay. British diplomat Chris Stimpson made theofficial measurement, which he said would be sent to the GuinnessWorld Records in London for confirmation. "The best in the world,no?" said the cigar's smiling, ash-stained roller, Jose CastelarCairo, better known as Cueto. His six-day-long project, completedwith several assistants, eclipsed the previous record of 135 feet ,held by Patricio Pena of Puerto Rico. Breaking the record was apoint of pride for Cubans, whose cigars are considered among theworld's best. "It's an honor for Cuba and I feel satisfied to do itfor Cuba," Cueto said above the din of 50 or so happy Cubans sippingrum, singing and swaying to the lively music of a guitar-playingsinger.
Canada.com – May 10, 2008 10:50 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Army's Chief Liaison to Pakistan Is Pulled From Assignment
The Army officer named in March as the military's chief liaison to Pakistan has been pulled from that assignment partly because of controversy in that country over his past command of the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a U.S. military official confirmed yesterday.
Washington Post – May 10, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The Army officer named in March as the military's chief liaison to Pakistan has been pulled from that assignment partly because of controversy in that country over his past command of the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a U.S. military official confirmed yesterday.
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