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  1. Official in charge of closing Gitmo quitsRead the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | CNN

    The official in charge of closing the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention center has resigned, the Pentagon said Wednesday.

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    Related Topix: US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, Guantanamo Bay, World News, Guantanamo, Cuba

  2. Maureen Dowd on Obama, Loyalty, and Greg CraigRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | TPM Cafe

    ... pain in the butt. He is like Adlai Stevenson was in the JFK White House (and then LBJ's) when he was a lone voice on Cuba and Vietnam until Kennedy and Johnson each decided they didn't want to hear his arguments anymore. JFK considered him such a ...

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    Related Topix: US Military Prisons, Guantanamo, Cuba, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, World News, Prison

  3. Looking UpRead the original story w/Photo

    6 hrs ago | Photoblog 2.0

    Looking Up , photo by Harold Davis . View this image larger . This is looking up the spiral staircase in the Edificio Cuervo Rubio in La Habana, Cuba.

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    Related Topix: La Habana, Cuba, Havana, Cuba, World News

  4. Guantanamo novel aimed at teens eyes Costa prizeRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | The West Australian

    ... his parents to visit relatives in Pakistan, but finds himself abducted and held for two years in the prison in Cuba. Judges described the book as "an important and moving story of an ordinary teenage boy innocently caught up in a modern-day ...

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    Related Topix: US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, World News, Guantanamo, Cuba, Family, Teenagers, Pop/Rock, Dire Straits

  5. Minnesota composer's collaborative multimedia work to premiere in HavanaRead the original story w/Photo

    8 hrs ago | MinnPost.com

    ... who is 98. In what may be a historic first, a work conceived by a Minnesota composer and officially sanctioned by Cuba's government, will get its world premiere next week in Havana, followed by a performance in Miami Beach. And while there's no ...

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    Related Topix: Havana, Cuba, World News, La Habana, Cuba, Central America, Theater, Arts, Minneapolis, MN

  6. Seductive Cuba lures Canadians to its stunning beach resorts and historic citiesRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | Canada.com

    ... the country's sun. Last year just over 800,000 Canadians visited; we represent 36 per cent of all foreign visitors to Cuba, and many of us are repeat customers who can't get enough of the Cuban experience. The three most popular fun-and-sun ...

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    Related Topix: Travel, Sports, Swimming

  7. Cubans scamper to avoid dreaded blackoutsRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | Stabroek News

    ... children, organized into a oeclick brigades,a were reported going door to door to remind residents to save power. Cuba has been grappling with the global economic downturn, which has slashed revenues from key exports, dried up credit and reduced ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Central America, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo, Cuba, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison

  8. Official Charged With Closing Guantánamo QuitsRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | Free Republic

    The Defense Department official in charge of closing the military prison at Guantnamo Bay, Cuba, has resigned after only seven months in the job, the Pentagon said Tuesday.

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    Related Topix: US Military Prisons, Prison, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp

  9. Julio DePaula -Wednesday, November 25, 2009Read the original story

    11 hrs ago | The Daily Commercial

    ... Leesburg, Fla., left this world to be with Jesus on Sunday, Nov. 22nd, 2009, surrounded by his family. Born in Havana, Cuba on March 14, 1927, he came to the United States when he was 12 years old. He is survived by daughters, Rita F. Graben ...

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  10. Official Charged With Closing Guantanamo QuitsRead the original story w/Photo

    14 hrs ago | New York Times

    The Defense Department official in charge of closing the military prison at Guantanamo Bay , Cuba, has resigned after only seven months in the job, the Pentagon said Tuesday.

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    Related Topix: US Military Prisons, World News, Guantanamo, Cuba, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison

  11. Moving TraditionRead the original story

    17 hrs ago | SF Weekly

    While the less-successful experiments of Fidel Castro 's Cuba are well known, its state-run system for training dance professionals can hardly be counted among them.

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    Related Topix: San Francisco, CA, Fidel Castro, Arts, Dance, World News, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Events

  12. Miguel Perez: Prepared to surrenderRead the original story

    19 hrs ago | ReporterNews.com

    At a time when a human rights organization is charging that Raul Castro is just as ruthless as his brother Fidel, when Cuban political prisoners are on the rise, when dissidents are being assaulted by government goons on the streets of Havana, a growing number of American lawmakers are ready to end the Cold War with Cuba - by surrendering our ...

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    Related Topix: Raul Castro, Havana, Cuba, World News, La Habana, Cuba, Central America, Prison, US Politics, Howard Berman, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

  13. Treacherous trek took student from Cuba to La Roche College

    19 hrs ago | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

    ... to fruition. At midnight on March 31, 2005, Yoanki Hernandez Leyva embarked on a life-changing odyssey that began in Cuba and brought him to McCandless. The clandestine meetings with his six friends were over. The boat, built without detection, was ...

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    Related Topix: La Roche College, Boat Disaster, Camaguey, Cuba, World News, Autos

  14. Criminal Trial For Gitmo Defendants A Safe BetRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | Wash Park Prophet

    ... of the defendants. Attorney Scott Fenstermaker said he met with defendant Ali Abd al-Aziz Ali at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention facility last week, and that when Ali and four other men face trial in New York, they likely will plead not guilty ...

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    Related Topix: US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, Guantanamo Bay, World News, Guantanamo, Cuba

  15. Guys & Dolls is a fun showRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | The Independent and Free Press

    ... $1,000 bet that Masterson couldna TMt persuade the innocent Sister Sarah to accompany him on a one-day trip to Havana, Cuba. What begins for Masterson as a plan to win the bet, becomes a full-blown romance, when the reluctant Sister Sarah finds ...

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    Related Topix: La Habana, Cuba, Havana, Cuba, World News

  16. Detainee policy appointee quits PentagonRead the original story

    23 hrs ago | Ventura County Star

    ... or where he last traveled in a job that took him frequently to Afghanistan, Iraq and the U.S. Navy base in southeast Cuba. "He has submitted his resignation," Whitman said, brushing aside a question of whether Carter was still reporting to work or ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs, US Military Prisons, World News, Guantanamo, Cuba, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, US Military, US Navy

  17. Just as his nephew did before him in NYC, Khalid Sheik Mohammed claims terrorism equals warRead the original story

    Tuesday | The Victoria Star

    ... by the site as Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, in detention at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He will soon be given a chance to repeat another of his nephew's endeavours: using a Manhattan federal courtroom as a pulpit ...

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    Related Topix: Terrorism, Guantanamo Bay, Prison, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, World News, Guantanamo, Cuba

  18. A risky setting for NYC trial of 9/11 suspectsRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday Nov 14 | Newsday.com

    ... Eric Holder announced the decision Friday to bring Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others detained at Guantanamo Bay , Cuba , to trial in a courtroom barely a thousand yards from the site of the World Trade Center's twin towers they are accused of ...

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    Related Topix: US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, Terrorism, Cuba, NY

  19. Pablo Milanes Gives Concert in ChileRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday | Prensa Latina

    Santiago de Chile, Nov 24 The Cuban singer-song writer Pablo Milanes gave an emotional concert, in which he mixed historic songs with his recent producction, in the emblematic Caupolican Theatre before more than 5,000 people.

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    Related Topix: South America, Chile, World News, Michelle Bachelet

  20. Two dead authors in line for Costa Prize newRead the original story

    Tuesday | The Independent

    ... others, whose book, Guantanamo Boy a fictionalised account of children held in the high security military prison in Cuba was met with high critical acclaim when it was published. Perera, who had previously written four children's books, said she was ...

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    Related Topix: Arts, Poetry, US Military Prisons, World News, Guantanamo, Cuba, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison