http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Cuban_PoliticsFind stories, videos, and photos about Cuban Politics from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:29:21 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Cuban_Politics14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Cuban Politics from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/23/europe.cuba.us/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/23/europe.cuba.us/index.html#cnnSTCTextA European Union commissioner Monday told CNN's Christiane Amanpour that Europe's policy toward Cuba in the future will place less emphasis on human rights in the island nation than now.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/20/us.cuba.spies/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/20/us.cuba.spies/index.html#cnnSTCTextA former State Department employee and his wife, accused of illegally aiding the government of Cuba for nearly 30 years, pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/18/cuba.human.rights/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/18/cuba.human.rights/index.html#cnnSTCTextRaul Castro's government in Cuba continues to repress civil rights and persecute dissenters three years after he became the communist nation's top leader, Human Rights Watch says in a report released Wednesday.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/05/cuba.accused.spies/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/05/cuba.accused.spies/index.html#cnnSTCTextA former State Department analyst and his wife have a court date Thursday as a federal judge reviews their possible trial on charges of spying for Cuba.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/28/un.cuba.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/28/un.cuba.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor the 18th year in a row, the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted to condemn the 47-year embargo against Cuba by the United States.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/27/castro.sister.cia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/27/castro.sister.cia/index.html#cnnSTCTextJuanita Castro, the younger sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul Castro, worked for the CIA during some crucial years of the Cold War, she says in her new memoir.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/29/us.cuba.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/29/us.cuba.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextA senior American diplomat had high-level talks with the Cuban government in Havana, the State Department said Tuesday.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/13/cuba.revolutionary.funeral/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/13/cuba.revolutionary.funeral/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands gathered in the Cuban capital on Sunday to pay their respects to one of Cuba's few remaining original revolutionaries, Juan Almeida, who according to state media died of a heart attack Friday evening.Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/29/cuba.us.relations/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/29/cuba.us.relations/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States and Cuba should show some flexibility and take steps to improve relations, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said Friday during a weeklong trade mission to the island nation.Sat, 29 Aug 2009 07:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/25/cuba.castro.us.criticism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/25/cuba.castro.us.criticism/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Cuban leader Fidel Castro criticized President Obama for expanding the war effort in Afghanistan, but Castro also mildly praised Obama's domestic initiatives, such as health care reform.Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/02/cuba.us.castro/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/02/cuba.us.castro/index.html#cnnSTCTextHavana is ready and willing to start a dialogue with Washington, Cuban President Raul Castro said in a speech to parliament Saturday, but warned that political and regime change are not up for negotiation.Sun, 02 Aug 2009 06:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/31/cuba.party.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/31/cuba.party.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTextCuban President Raúl Castro has postponed what would be the first Communist Party Congress since 1997, state media reported Friday.Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/14/us.cuba.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/14/us.cuba.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextTalks on migration between the United States and Cuba will resume Tuesday in New York, the U.S. State Department said in a statement.Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/17/us.cuba.spy.suspects/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/17/us.cuba.spy.suspects/index.html#cnnSTCTextA federal judge Wednesday questioned a decision by a former U.S. State Department employee and his wife to use the same team of attorneys to fight charges of spying for Cuba.Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/10/us.cuba.spies/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/10/us.cuba.spies/index.html#cnnSTCTextA former State Department employee and his wife, who are accused of spying for Cuba for nearly 30 years, will remain in jail as they await trial, a judge ruled Wednesday.Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/04/cuba.oas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/04/cuba.oas/index.html#cnnSTCTextCuba will not rejoin the Organization of American States, even though the multinational organization has lifted the 47-year-old suspension of the country's membership, a Cuban official said Thursday.Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/22/us.cuba.immigration/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/22/us.cuba.immigration/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. has offered to resume immigration talks with the government of Cuba, a State Department official said Friday.Sat, 23 May 2009 03:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/04/cuba.embargo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/04/cuba.embargo/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf Americans wonder what it's like to travel to Cuba, just ask a Canadian.Mon, 04 May 2009 20:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/22/castro.cuba.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/22/castro.cuba.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama misinterpreted Cuban President Raúl Castro's offer to start talks with the United States, Castro's brother Fidel said Wednesday, appearing to dismiss the U.S. leader's call for Cuba to release political prisoners.Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/16/summit.advance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/16/summit.advance/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen President Obama arrives in Trinidad and Tobago this week for the Summit of the Americas, the one country in the region not present may be the one he hears the most about: Cuba.Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/17/us.cuba/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/17/us.cuba/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Cuban government, long the object of a U.S. economic blockade, is prepared to meet with the Obama administration, Cuba's leader said.Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/16/martin.cuba.china/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/16/martin.cuba.china/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt is amazing to watch politicians and activists try as hard as they can to rip into Fidel Castro and Cuba with the fury of a hurricane, yet sound like a whimpering dog when you bring up China and America's absolute double standard when dealing with that communist country.Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/13/cuba.travel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/13/cuba.travel/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama lifted all restrictions Monday on the ability of individuals to visit relatives in Cuba, as well as to send them remittances.Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/10/poll.cuba/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/10/poll.cuba/index.html#cnnSTCTextA new poll shows that two-thirds of Americans surveyed think the U.S. should lift its travel ban on Cuba, and three-quarters think the U.S. should end its five-decade estrangement with the country.Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/09/gop.cuba/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/09/gop.cuba/index.html#cnnSTCTextA pair of Republican congressmen ripped Congressional Black Caucus members for ignoring Cuba's "myriad gross human rights abuses" Thursday, saying this week's caucus trip to the island nation ignored the plight of political prisoners under the Castro regime.Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/04/07/castro.black.caucus/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/04/07/castro.black.caucus/index.html#cnnSTCTextFidel Castro, the longtime Communist leader of Cuba, met with visiting members of the U.S. Congressional Black Caucus on Tuesday, a day after his brother, Raul, who succeeded him as president, did the same, according to a U.S. official in Havana.Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/31/cuba.travel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/31/cuba.travel/index.html#cnnSTCTextA group of senators and other supporters unveiled a bill Tuesday to lift the 47-year-old travel ban to Cuba.Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/11/us.cuba.policy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/11/us.cuba.policy/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe $410 billion budget President Obama signed Wednesday will make it easier for U.S. residents to travel to Cuba and to send money to family members on the island. It also could facilitate the sale of agricultural and pharmaceutical products to Cuba.Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/02/cuba.reorganization/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/02/cuba.reorganization/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a major shake-up the likes of which Cubans have not seen for decades, President Raul Castro on Monday reorganized his Cabinet, replacing longtime aides to his brother Fidel, who resigned from office a year ago, citing poor health.Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/27/us.cuba.relations/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/27/us.cuba.relations/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama should lift travel restrictions and adopt other measures to start normalizing relations with Cuba, a Washington think tank said in recommendations unveiled this week.Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/08/20/cuba.roots/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/08/20/cuba.roots/index.html#cnnSTCTextCuba is more than a thousand miles from my home in New York, but it's a place close to my heart.Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/23/cuba.lugar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/23/cuba.lugar/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Richard Lugar, the ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a draft report Monday saying it is time to reconsider longtime U.S. economic sanctions on Cuba.Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/02/04/cuba.travel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/02/04/cuba.travel/index.html#cnnSTCTextGrowing up in America, Joshu Harris was captivated by the mystique, music and history of Cuba.Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/29/castro.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/29/castro.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussian President Dmitry Medvedev welcomed Cuban President Raul Castro to Moscow on Thursday, marking the first time any Cuban leader has visited Russia's capital since Fidel Castro made a trip there 22 years ago at the end of the Cold War.Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/12/31/cuba.anniversary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/12/31/cuba.anniversary/index.html#cnnSTCTextThursday marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban revolution, when Fidel Castro and a group of guerrillas toppled a longstanding U.S.-backed dictator.Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/12/15/venezuela.raul.castro/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/12/15/venezuela.raul.castro/index.html#cnnSTCTextCuban President Raul Castro concluded a three-day visit to Venezuela on Monday after signing a major trade accord with Cuba's closest ally in Latin America.Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/12/13/venezuela.raul.castro/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/12/13/venezuela.raul.castro/index.html#cnnSTCTextCuban President Raúl Castro arrived in Venezuela on Saturday, making his first foreign state visit since being chosen president in February.Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/12/05/cuba.castro.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/12/05/cuba.castro.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Cuban President Fidel Castro says he is open to the idea of meeting with U.S. President-elect Barack Obama.Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:54:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1840665,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1840665,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe 77-year-old Raul Castro has not addressed the nation or appeared in public during the past three weeks -- even though a tropical storm and two monster hurricanes have battered the island over the same periodThu, 11 Sep 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/08/26/cuba.singer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/08/26/cuba.singer/index.html#cnnSTCTextCuban police have arrested dissident musician Gorki Aguila on a charge of "dangerousness," fellow band members said Tuesday.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/weather/08/16/fay/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/weather/08/16/fay/index.html#cnnSTCTextTropical Storm Fay had weakened slightly but was reorganizing as it approached eastern Cuba moving westward from Haiti, the National Hurricane Center said Saturday.Sun, 17 Aug 2008 01:19:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1824378,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1824378,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsCommunist officials decreed Friday that private farmers and cooperatives can use up to 100 acres (40 hectares) of idle government landFri, 18 Jul 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/23/obama.cuban.americans/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/23/obama.cuban.americans/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Barack Obama told Florida's Cuban-American community Friday that his Cuba policy would be based on "libertad" and freedom for the island nation's people.Tue, 27 May 2008 15:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/21/bush.cuba/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/21/bush.cuba/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States will allow Americans to send mobile phones to relatives in Cuba under a change in policy that President Bush announced Wednesday. Wed, 21 May 2008 15:52:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1738316,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1738316,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPresident Bush said Wednesday that Cuba's post-Fidel Castro leadership has made only "empty gestures at reform"Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/02/26/raul.castro.challenges/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/02/26/raul.castro.challenges/index.html#cnnSTCTextCuban President Raul Castro is taking over leadership of a country whose government believes its citizens are not working hard enough.Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/02/19/castro.reaction.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/02/19/castro.reaction.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn Tuesday, February 19, after almost 50 years of rule, Fidel Castro announced that he will step down as Cuba's president and commander in chief. Known for leading the overthrow of the Batista dictatorship, embracing communism and carrying on tense relations with the United States, which led to a strict embargo, Castro is a highly contentious figure. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/02/25/castro.daughter/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/02/25/castro.daughter/index.html#cnnSTCTextFidel Castro will continue to have a hand in shaping Cuba's future, but his brother and successor will remain in firm control of the government, Castro's daughter said Monday.Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/02/24/cuba.nextpresident/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/02/24/cuba.nextpresident/index.html#cnnSTCTextFidel Castro's nearly five decades of rule ended Sunday when Cuba's National Assembly chose his younger brother Raul to be the country's new president.Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/02/24/cuba.handover/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/02/24/cuba.handover/index.html#cnnSTCTextCuba's National Assembly convened Sunday to choose a head of state -- and for the first time since the 1950s, it won't be longtime leader Fidel Castro.Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/02/20/raul.castro/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/02/20/raul.castro/index.html#cnnSTCTextRaúl Castro has lived all his life in the shadow of his older brother Fidel.Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:58:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1714799,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1714799,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Pope's Secretary of State is the first important figure to visit Cuba, part of the Catholic Church's attempt to mediate a post-Fidel transitionWed, 20 Feb 2008 16:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/02/19/castro/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/02/19/castro/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlthough the news that one of the longest-serving leaders in the world was officially stepping down sent ripples around the globe, Fidel Castro's resignation announcement barely registered in Cuba. Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/19/us.castro/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/19/us.castro/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. embargo on Cuba will remain in place despite Fidel Castro's announcement that he's resigning as Cuba's leader, Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte said Tuesday.Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/19/castro.candidates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/19/castro.candidates/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresidential candidates from both parties said Tuesday they welcome the decision by Cuban President Fidel Castro to step down.Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:09:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1714362,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1714362,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNow that Fidel has resigned, expect a freer economy, a more pragmatic agenda and perhaps other reforms as wellTue, 19 Feb 2008 16:25:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1676501,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1676501,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBush's speech on Cuba simply resurrected the old anti-Castro bromides -- and may not help the cause of dissidents there Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/25/bush.cuba/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/25/bush.cuba/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President George W. Bush ruled out any easing of the decades-old U.S. trade embargo on Cuba but proposed loosening some restrictions on contacts with the communist-ruled island, if more freedoms were allowed.Thu, 25 Oct 2007 05:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/21/obama.cuba.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/21/obama.cuba.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextDemocratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Tuesday said the Bush administration blundered by tightening restrictions on Cuban-Americans who want to visit the island or send money home and promised to reverse the measures if elected.Tue, 21 Aug 2007 03:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/05/08/posada.charges/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/05/08/posada.charges/index.htmlA federal judge dropped charges against former CIA operative and anti-Castro Cuban militant Luis Posada Carriles on Tuesday, blasting what she called government "fraud, deceit and trickery" in an interview with Posada that led to the charges.Tue, 08 May 2007 22:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/12/26/castro.health/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/12/26/castro.health/index.htmlCuban President Fidel Castro is recovering from his ailments and does not have cancer, according to a Spanish surgeon who has met with him and consulted with the leader's medical team.Tue, 26 Dec 2006 13:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/12/24/castro.health/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/12/24/castro.health/index.htmlA Spanish surgeon has traveled to Havana to consider what steps should be taken to halt the deterioration of Cuban President Fidel Castro's health, a Spanish newspaper reported Sunday.Sun, 24 Dec 2006 20:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/08/14/castro.cuba/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/08/14/castro.cuba/index.htmlCubans got their first glimpse Monday of Fidel Castro since he underwent surgery last week, with state-run television broadcasting video of the Cuban leader talking from his bed with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/08/01/us.cuba/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/08/01/us.cuba/index.htmlLong before Cuban President Fidel Castro's intestinal surgery, his latest foe in the White House was already preparing for the aftermath of his eventual death in the hemisphere's only communist state.Tue, 01 Aug 2006 08:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/07/31/raul.castro/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/07/31/raul.castro/index.htmlSmaller, less of an ideologue and less charismatic than Fidel Castro, Raul Castro has nonetheless known for years that he was the man designated to take over from his older brother.Tue, 01 Aug 2006 02:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/07/31/cuba.castro/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/07/31/cuba.castro/index.htmlCuban President Fidel Castro was undergoing intestinal surgery and provisionally handed over power in the Communist island nation to his younger brother Raul, according to a statement read on Cuban television Monday night.Tue, 01 Aug 2006 01:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/05/20/cuba.rally/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/05/20/cuba.rally/index.htmlIn what organizers called an unprecedented event, dissidents from groups opposed to Fidel Castro's communist regime gathered publicly Friday and chanted "Down with Fidel."Fri, 20 May 2005 15:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/01/30/castro.invasion/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/01/30/castro.invasion/index.htmlCuban President Fidel Castro repeated Friday what has become a theme of his in the last few months -- that he would not take a possible U.S. invasion lying down.Fri, 30 Jan 2004 13:21:00 EST