Fidel Castro Resigns

Congress Re-examines Cuba Embargo, Jim Abrams, The Miami Herald March 3, 2008

Vatican Official Hopes New President Castro Means Improved Church-State Relations in Cuba, International Herald Tribune, The Associated Press February 25, 2008

Cardinal Bertone Reiterates: Blockade is Unjust and Ethically Unacceptable, Lilliam Riera, Granma International February 26, 2008

Lawmakers May Revisit Efforts to Lift Travel and Trade Limitations on Cuba, Aliya Sternstein, Congressional Quarterly February 22, 2008

What's Ahead for Cuba, Olivia Ward, The Toronto Star February 20, 2008

Fidel Castro Retires as President of Cuba, Sara Miller Lana, The Christian Science Monitor February 20, 2008

Raull Castro, Leader With a Freer Hand, Manuel Roig-Franzia, The Washington Post February 20, 2008

Our Failed, Punitive Policy, Anya Landau French, The Washington Post February 20, 2008

Cuban Trade Embargo Expected to Remain, Martin Crutsinger, The Seattle Times February 20, 2008

It’s Time to Revise Cuba Policy, Snyder, Berry Say, Alex Daniels, Arkansas Democrat Gazette February 20, 2008

Castro Exit Augurs Economic, Not Political Change, Anthony Boadle, Reuters February 19, 2008

Anti-embargo Groups Call for Lifting Sanctions, Pablo Bachelet, Miami Herald February 19, 2008

Cuba in the Presidential Debate

Separating Chavez’s Bite from his Bark: Seeking a Rational Hemispheric Security Policy, Council on Hemispheric Affairs, Shannon Holdeman and Monica Shah February 29, 2008

Cuban Americans' Attitudes Shift, Los Angeles Times, Miguel Bustillo and Carol J. Williams February 26, 2008

Obama Remark Spurs Call for Clearer Policy Language on Cuba, Alan K. Ota, Congressional Quarterly February, 26 2008

Movement in Miami: Cuban-Americans Ponder Change Too, The Economist February 21, 2008

Clinton has immense experience and is an attractive candidate. But she is terrified to act on her beliefs, Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek February 11, 2008 Issue

Candidates Target Castros for Indictment, Luisa Yanea, The Miami Herald December 11, 2007

Stop Shackling America's Interests with Cuba to Fidel and an Anachronistic Cold War Past, Steven C. Clemons, The Washington Note November 7, 2007

Richardson Pitches Latin America Plan, Scott Martelle, Los Angeles Times October 25, 2007

Cuba Policy Roll-out: Remarks of Senator Christopher J. Dodd, Campaign Website September 2007

Thompson: Clinton Made Issue of Remark, Brendan Farrington Fox News September 2007

Democratic Presidential Candidate Chris Dodd Would End Cuba Embargo, Lift Travel Restrictions if Elected, Associated Press September 2007

Obama's Cuba Stance Breaks Rank, Laura Wides-Munoz, USA Today August 2007

Cuba in the News

Can a Cuban Democrat win in South Florida? Kirk Nielson, Salon.com February 21, 2008

Brazil's Outreach to Cuba May Dilute Venezuela's Influence, David Adams, St Petersburg Times January 16, 2008

Sanctions against Cuba are Excessive, GAO Says, Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post December 20, 2007

Report Finds U.S. Agencies Distracted by Focus on Cuba, Marc Lacey, The New York Times December 19, 2007

How Not to Bring Liberty to Cuba, Paul Spadoni, The Christian Science Monitor November 20, 2007

A World Apart on Cuba, David Adams, The St. Petersburg Times November 11, 2007

How Not to Promote Democracy in Cuba, Vicki Huddleston, The Washington Post October 25, 2007

Bush Vows to Stay the Course on U.S. Policy toward Cuba, Michael Abramowitz, Washington Post, October 25, 2007

How the Applause Meter Rates Bush's Pressure on Cuba, Ginger Thompson, New York Times October 25, 2007

Bush to Warn Cuba on Plan for Transition, Ginger Thompson, New York Times October 24, 2007

Cuba Begins Season of Decision Making, Associated Foreign Press October 22, 2007

Bush to Unveil 'New Initiatives' on Cuba, Miami Herald October 20, 2007

State Ag's Chief Going to Cuba to Scout Possibilities for Trade, Kevin Diaz, Star Tribune October 2007

Will Raul Reform Cuba's Economy? Philip Peters, Latin Business Chronicle October 2007

Canadian Businessman Says Now is the Time for Foreign Firms to 'Venture in,' Joe Warmington, Toronto Sun September 2007

Raul Castro Launches Cuba-wide Debate on Future, Marc Frank, Reuters September 2007

Raul Castro Stirs Hopes for Cuba Farmers, Marc Frank, Reuters September 2007

Battle Over Cuba Policy Heats up, Pablo Bachelet, The Miami Herald March 2007

Reach Out to Cuba's People, Mario Loyola, The Wall Street Journal January 2007

Visitors in Cuba Seek New Path: U.S. Delegation to Push for End to Long Standoff, Gary Marx, Chicago Tribune

Cuba, US Should Talk: US Lawmakers in Havana Agence France Presse

U.S. Congressional Team Visits Cuba, Doreen Hemlock, Sun Sentinal

U.S. Policy toward Cuba: Forty-Six Years of Failure, ENCASA, Emergency Network of Cuban-American Scholars and Artists

Navajo Nation Talks Business without Fidel, Marc Frank, Reuters

Opportunity Knocks for Redemption in Cuba, Editorial, The Roanoke Times

A Bankrupt Cuba Policy, Wayne Smith, The Nation

Support a Family Friendly Cuba Policy, Our Opinion: U.S. Travel Encourages Transition to Democracy, Editorial, The Miami Herald

U.S. Still Wrongheaded in its Approach to Cuba, Patrick Leek, Star Tribune

We Cubans Must Decide, by Mirian Leiva, The Miami Herald

Suing for Access to Cuba, by Rob Capriccioso, Inside Higher Ed

NCC, CWS: Cuba Travel Restricts "Religious Freedom," by Daniel Webster, World Wide Faith News

Events Tackle Suffering Caused by Family Separations in Cuba, by Pablo Bachelet, The Miami Herald

U.S. Restrictions Hamper Nonprofit Efforts in Cuba, by Suzanne Perry, The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Religious Leaders Protest New Restrictions on Cuba Travel, by Lesley Crosson, General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church

Concern Builds Over U.S. Restrictions on Religious Groups in Cuba, by Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service

New Rules Impede Religious Travel, The Miami Herald

Congress Members Push for Fewer Travel Restrictions to Cuba, The Miami Herald

Excerpts of Limits on Religious Travel to Cuba Questioned, Washingtonpost.com

Restrictions on Religious Travel to Cuba Questioned, by Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service

Church World Service and Denominations Protest Government Limits on Religious Freedom Worldwide Faith News

U.S.: Cuba Facing Potential Instability, by Pablo Bachelet, The Miami Herald