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Cuba Lifts Ban on Energy-Hogging Appliances
importation of energy-sucking appliances was restricted eight years ago during an energy crisis that prompted then- President Fidel Castro to launch the so-called Energy Revolution, seeking to lower consumption. Castro went on state TV to promote
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AP PHOTOS: Cuba's LGBT Community Celebrates
considered socially suspect by the Communist government. But there has been a gradual shift away from macho attitudes, and Fidel Castro himself has publicly regretted the mistreatment of people seen as different. Six years ago, Cuba's health care system
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Today in History
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, unanimously struck down racially segregated public schools. In 1961, Cuban leader Fidel Castro offered to release prisoners captured in the Bay of Pigs invasion in exchange for 500 bulldozers. (The prisoners were
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Barbara Walters Announces 2014 Retirement
her interviews were wide-ranging and her access to public figures, unparalleled; Walters crossed the Bay of Pigs with Fidel Castro , conducted the first joint interview with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israel's Prime Minister Menachem Begin
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Today in History
Carter arrived in Cuba, becoming the first U.S. president in or out of office to visit since the 1959 revolution that put Fidel Castro in power. Ten years ago: Suicide bombers attacked foreigners' housing compounds in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, killing 25 victims
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50 Years on, Finding Profit in 'Truth' on JFK Case
documents to make the case that JFK (and later his brother Robert) were killed because of plans to overthrow Cuban dictator Fidel Castro — and the Mafia's infiltration of that operation. Waldron says the books have sold a combined 85,000 copies since 2005
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Alleged Brazilian Torturer Speaks to Commission
communism in Brazil." And he added, "If it weren't for us ... you would be living in a communist regime just like Fidel Castro 's." The president's office had no immediate comment. Rousseff is a former leftist guerrilla who was imprisoned and
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Again Seeking Office, Marcos Ensures Dynasty Lives
the entrance. Inside, walls and tables are crammed with portraits of the Marcos couple meeting world leaders, including Fidel Castro , Mao Tse-Tung and Moammar Gadhafi. Above the door hangs a sign that might as well pertain to the Marcoses' stunning
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What a Maduro Presidency Means for Venezuela, Cuba and the U.S.stake in Venezuela, since 2000 when Chávez signed the first of dozens of cooperation deals with then-island leader, Fidel Castro . Currently, Cuba gets 110,000 barrels of oil from Venezuela each day at highly subsidized prices. In return for this
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This Week In History: April 15 - April 19War. Lincoln's funeral was held later that week. 1959: Fidel Castro visited the United States. Castro made his first visit to 200 Cuban exiles were sent to Cuba to try to overthrow Fidel Castro 's revolutionary communist regime. This attack was part
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Latin American Rulers Have a Thing For BirdsJack and Alex Show they talk to Chávez's parrot. And four decades earlier, a white dove landed on then 32-year-old Fidel Castro during his very first televised address in 1959. The crowd was ecstatic and erupted in cheers. It was a good omen and many
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Hugo Chavez Mourned by Sea of Venezuelans Dressed in RedMany of those immigrants celebrated the news of Chavez's passing. They chanted "he's gone, he's gone and soon Fidel [ Castro ] will be too." Daniel Naim hopes for a better future for his homeland. "I'm happy because this is a window of opportunity
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Hugo Chávez Death: Fixing the U.S.-Venezuela Relationship Won't Be Easyexample, in 2002 he accused the U.S. of being involved in a failed coup attempt. Chávez also made overtures to Cuba's Fidel Castro and to Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who lead governments that are also hostile toward the United States. A Univision
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Hugo Chavez, Venezuelan President, Dead at 58chemotherapy treatment for cancer in Cuba in 2011. He returned to Cuba, a guest of that country's ailing socialist leader Fidel Castro , for treatment and surgery in February 2012. Chavez announced on Dec. 8 on state television that he would travel back
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Reporter's Notebook: Barbara Walters' Rare Interview with Hugo Chavezhad a radio show that was on every night, in which he was very bombastic, but he also told jokes. His closest friend was Fidel Castro , whom he talked back and forth with on the radio. They were great buddies." When Walters asked Chavez about the name-calling
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Latinos Reshaped the Church, but Few Expect a LatAm Popecondemned contraceptives, abortion, and he spent a few days in Mexico and Cuba last year as well. When in Cuba, he met with Fidel Castro in Havana, and pushed for the need for "authentic freedom" in the country. Peace between Cuba and the rest of the world
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Secret 'Penthouse' Trove Includes Racy Pix of Madonna, Arnoldact. Among the documents, were letters between Guccione and former Vice President Dick Cheney and a woman claiming to be Fidel Castro 's mistress. "In the 1980s there was no internet," Frommer said. "If you had pictures or a story to sell, you had
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Exclusive Images of Venezuela President Hugo Chavez's Private LifeOliver Stone, a family friend. Fidel Castro and Daughter Chávez's daughter, Rosa Virginia, with Fidel Castro in Havana. Three Generations Chávez Cuba Chávez and his grandson at Fidel Castro 's home. Dancing Man He dances
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The Americas: 13 to Watch in 2013Chavez dies and a new election is called. 5. Fidel Castro : Could Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez pass away in the same year issues. The potential deaths of Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro could also draw his focus to Latin America
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Politics: 5 Latinos To Watch in 2013positions and a platform to comment on the country's foreign policy decisions. Menendez has been particularly critical of Fidel Castro 's regime in the past, and he's sure to be a key player in any Cuba-relations debate. Like Gutierrez, Menendez is
