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TWINS RUBES More International Interest
Twins scouts were in Mexico yesterday, according to Darren Wolfson, to see Cuban prospects Aledmys Diaz and Dariel Alvarez. Diaz, a 22 year old shortstop, is "known for his ability to hit for power an...
Posted on 1/6/13 at 2:42 PM
THE DULLUM FILE Chris, Lucy and Cuba
We had another great round of guests on WDAZ News @5 this week, to say the least. Beginning with trumpeter Chris Botti whose latest album Impressions was released this week. Mark Knopfler, Vince Gill ...
Posted on 4/20/12 at 5:36 PM
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND Trade trip to Cuba
North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring will lead a five-member trade group to Cuba in September. The trip will emphasize dry edible peas and dry beans, staples of the Cuban diet, as well...
Posted on 8/18/10 at 4:35 PM
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Peterson, Klobuchar back Cuba sales
U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson and U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, both Minnesota Democrats, want more food and other exports to Cuba. Existing law restricts sales to the communist island country. “American...
Posted on 3/12/10 at 11:40 AM
Jury selection on at first Gitmo trial under Obama 
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — A smiling Omar Khadr appeared in a suit and tie Tuesday and greeted prospective jurors at the start of his trial, billed by defense lawyers as the first war-crimes prosecution of a child soldier since World War II.
By Mike Melia , August 10, 2010
Fidel Castro makes 1st official gov’t appearance
A lively and healthy-looking Fidel Castro appealed to President Barack Obama to prevent a global nuclear war in an emphatic speech Saturday that marked his first official government appearance since emergency surgery four years ago.
By Associated Press , August 07, 2010
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Dorgan amendment would streamline U.S. ag sales to Cuba
n amendment authored by Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., to streamline the process of selling U.S. farmers’ products to Cuba won approval of a key Senate committee Thursday.
July 30, 2010
Cuba's Revolution Day: Fidel absent, Raul silent
The day was more notable for who didn't address the crowd — President Raul Castro never took the lectern, brother Fidel Castro was a no-show and Venezuela's Hugo Chavez canceled his trip to Cuba altogether. It was the first Revolution Day in memory in which neither Castro spoke,
By Paul Haven , July 26, 2010
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Fidel Castro suddenly back in view on Cuban TV
Former President Fidel Castro used his most prominent television interview since falling seriously ill four years ago to discuss everything from the threat of global nuclear war to the use of energy efficient light bulbs.
By Paul Haven , July 13, 2010
Fidel Castro to appear on Cuban television program
Fidel Castro is back.
The aging revolutionary leader will appear today on Cuba's key public affairs television program, according to a front-page headline in the Communist-party newsletter Granma.
By Paul Haven , July 12, 2010
Church: Cuba agrees to free 52 political prisoners
UPDATED 11:21 A.M.Cuba has promised the Roman Catholic Church it will free 52 political prisoners, slashing the number held by nearly a third in what would be the communist-led island's largest release of dissidents since Pope John Paul II visited in 1998.
By Will Weissert , July 08, 2010
US citizen pleads guilty in 1968 Cuba hijacking
Luis Soltren admitted in court that, about two hours into the November 1968 Pan Am flight, he held a small knife to a flight attendant’s throat for about five minutes aand forced the pilots to divert the Puerto Rico-bound flight to Havana.
By Larry Neumeister , March 18, 2010
Stronger Fidel Castro meets with Brazil president
Wednesday’s images show a beaming Castro chatting with Brazil's president and mugging for the camera.
By Will Weissert , February 25, 2010
HAITI QUAKE AFTERMATH: Quake aid starts to arrive for desperate Haitians
Desperately needed aid from around the world slowly made its way today into Haiti, where supply bottlenecks and a leadership vacuum left rescuers scrambling on their own to save the trapped and injured and get relief supplies into the capital.
By Mike Melia , January 14, 2010
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Thousands feared dead in Haiti quake; many trapped
Dazed survivors wandered past dead bodies in rubble-strewn streets Wednesday, crying for loved ones, and rescuers desperately searched collapsed buildings as fear rose that the death toll from Haiti’s devastating earthquake could reach into the tens of thousands.
By Jonathan M. Katz , January 13, 2010
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EXHIBITS: "The Disappeared" ... "Ceramic Evolution" ... The Louvre and the Masterpiece"
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December 19, 2009
Diplomats: Iran censured at UN nuclear meeting
UPDATED 12:54 P.M.The resolution was endorsed by six world powers — the U.S., Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany — reflecting a rare measure of unity on Iran. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called the resolution "the strongest and most definitive statement yet made by the countries who are very worried about nuclear ambitions on the part of Iran."
By George Jahn , November 27, 2009
Some Gitmo detainees to get day in court
In courtrooms barred to the public, dozens of terror suspects are pleading for their freedom from the Guantanamo Bay prison, sometimes even testifying on their own behalf by video from the U.S. naval base in Cuba.
By Pete Yost , November 15, 2009
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