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Can Congress End the Cuba Embargo? Many Republicans Want the Embargo to Fall

December 18, 2014

A left-right coalition, supported by the president and public opinion, could successfully push Congress to end the Cuba embargo. Can Republicans nostalgic for the Cold War block President Obama from taking executive actions to improve US diplomatic and economic ties with Cuba? Could a Republican-led Congress vote to end the US embargo? Some Republican leaders…

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Cuba: US Concedes World “May Have Changed” Since 1962

May 28, 2009

The Obama Administration has been praised and vilified for its legendary caution, typically depending on whether the speaker supports or opposes the direction in which caution is being applied. But a recent proposal by the State Department to the Organization of American States regarding Cuba’s re-entry to the OAS rises to the level of ludicrous…

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NYT: Americans Support Obama’s Outreach to Iran and Cuba

April 29, 2009

Despite what some right-wing critics in the media and Congress would have you believe, Americans support President Obama’s outreach to Iran and Cuba. The New York Times reports, based on a recent poll, that the public does give Mr. Obama credit for improving the image of the United States with the rest of the world.…

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Thank You, President Obama, for Shaking Hands with President Chavez

April 20, 2009

The whole world was watching when President Obama shook hands with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Most Americans, along with most people around the world, want the U.S. to try to get along with other countries, treat their leaders with respect, address disagreements through dialogue and negotiation, and look for areas of potential cooperation with countries…

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Mr. President, May I Also Travel to Cuba?

April 15, 2009

I want to make absolutely clear that I’m totally delighted for my Cuban-American brothers and sisters who can now, thanks to President Obama’s announcement, travel to Cuba without restriction. The Bush Administration restrictions were gratuitously mean and caused real hardship for Cuban-American families. Most Americans agree with me – 79%, according to a recent poll…

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Can Congress End the Cuba Embargo? Many Republicans Want the Embargo to Fall

Cuba: US Concedes World “May Have Changed” Since 1962

NYT: Americans Support Obama’s Outreach to Iran and Cuba

Thank You, President Obama, for Shaking Hands with President Chavez

Mr. President, May I Also Travel to Cuba?