January 2012
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Cubans make up one in 10 voters in the early... →
Jan 31st
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Jan 30th
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“The selection of a Republican candidate for the presidency of this globalized...”
– Fidel Castro, who was the subject of several barbs during a GOP debate in Florida. (via officialssay)
Jan 25th
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Three Cuban dissidents released after the death of... →
Jan 24th
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Huge Spanish oil rig arrives in Cuban waters to... →
Jan 19th
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Jan 14th
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Pointers: How to be a Dictator (The Economist) →
Jan 14th
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Starting with...
… the release of 2,900 prisoners in anticipation of the Pope’s visit to Cuba, reported Reuters. If this keeps up, maybe it won’t be as long as we think for those headlines to read differently. 
Jan 14th
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Maybe next time it'll be Cuba: "U.S. Restores Full... →
It’s hard to call diplomatic relations a bad thing. Here’s to hoping some similar reforms happen in Cuba so that the headline can read just one word differently next time. 
Jan 14th
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Jan 12th
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Ahmadinejad in Cuba: "Our interpretations are...
Two stories by Jeff Franks for Reuters on the diplomatic visit; here, and here. Jeff seems, in his writing, to be as annoyed as I am that this visit is looking so friendly.
Jan 12th
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Give Gitmo Back →
A short, clear-eyed history of early 20th c U.S.-Cuba relations in this NYT op-ed on why we really should hand over the base at Guantánamo. 
Jan 11th
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The Queen of Cuba: "You never forget your first... →
Jan 11th
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Jan 10th
Old but good
Christopher Hitchens on Che Guevara and the four kinds of currency that used to circulate around Havana, from the New York Review of Books
Jan 10th
Jan 9th
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Havana on the NYT 45 Places to go in 2012
“The only thing that lies between Americans and the sultry streets of Havana these days is the Florida Straits, since the Obama administration has widened the kind of travel allowed.” Just a wee bit misleading, this— 90 miles of Florida Straits stretch long and arduous when the paperwork and cost of visas and charter flights are factored in.  “A growing list of...
Jan 9th
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Seriously, though, in Havana, the renegade... →
Jan 9th
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Jan 9th
Bringing New Art to Old Havana
My interview with gallery proprietress Concha Fontenla; this gallery is still the coolest one in Havana. 
Jan 9th
Old, great Jon Lee Anderson story in the LA Times... →
Jan 9th
Car Culture in Havana →
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