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Nine governors ask Congress to end Cuba blockade
October 16, 2015A letter sent to the House and Senate leadership emphasizes the benefits, including to agriculture, of increasing U.S. trade with Cuba.
Read moreAfter 54 years, U.S. raises flag in Cuba
August 18, 2015A jubilant flag-raising at the reopened U.S. Embassy in Havana is giving way to serious talk about the road ahead in improving relations between the U.S. and Cuba.
Read moreCaribbean states, Uruguayan president demand end of Cuba blockade
December 8, 2014The Caribbean Community, known as CARICOM, has once more called for an end to the U.S. blockade of Cuba.
Read moreCuba Caravanistas welcomed in Dallas
July 30, 2014Participants explained why they are going: "To deliver aid to our brothers and sisters in Cuba as a direct challenge to the U.S. government's cruel and immoral economic blockade."
Read moreWhat next for Gaza?
July 18, 2014Over 50 percent of Gazans are either unemployed or unpaid, they have no external access to markets, employment, or education - in short, no access to the outside world.
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