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German Left leader warns on “extreme presidentialism” in Socialist Latinamerica

MercoPress, Mar 12, 2010 / For the German leader the main problem of the new Socialist governments in Latinamerica is that they are presidential democracies, too much power in the hands of the president and little in parliament, which makes work difficult for parties and movements.

Oct trial date for Mendota teen accused of murder

The Modesto Bee - Modesto CA, Mar 11, 2010 / A 14-year-old Fresno County boy accused of molesting and drowning a neighbor boy will stand trial on murder charges in October.

Cuba blasts foreign press for dissident coverage

Hanford Sentinel - Hanford CA, Mar 08, 2010 / Farinas told AP he was not demanding the overthrow of the government or greater freedom of expression.

Zapata's Noble Example Deserves a Better Response

Cuba Daily, Mar 07, 2010 / When Tiger Woods stood up and publicly apologised for his private behaviour, he knew he was taking arguably one of his greatest risks to date.

Obituary: David William Brown Sr. / Led Edgewood basketball

Cricket Premier, Mar 06, 2010 / When Tiger Woods stood up and publicly apologised for his private behaviour, he knew he was taking arguably one of his greatest risks to date.

Fidel Castro Is Back in Charge of Cuba

Newsweek, Mar 04, 2010 / When Raúl Castro became president of Cuba in 2006, he raised hopes, at home and abroad, that he would usher in a new era of reform.

Raul Castro received the Prime Minister of Grenade in Havana

Trabajadores Digital (English) - Cuba, Mar 03, 2010 / The Cuban president, the Army General Raul Castro, received, in Havana , the Prime Minister of Grenade, the Honorable Tillman Thomas who carries out an official visit in our country.

Fidel Castro rejects criticism over death of Cuban dissident

Cuba Daily, Mar 02, 2010 / When Tiger Woods stood up and publicly apologised for his private behaviour, he knew he was taking arguably one of his greatest risks to date.

Teen charged with murder waives right to prelim

NBC - KMIR TV 6 - Palm Springs CA, Feb 25, 2010 / Officials say a teen accused of molesting and drowning a 4-year-old boy has waived his right to a preliminary hearing.

Remarks by General Raúl Castro Ruz, President of the Councils of State and Ministers of the Republic of Cuba during the public segment of the Seventh Extraordinary ALBA Summit

Radio Cadena Agramonte (English), Feb 25, 2010 / Remarks by General Raúl Castro Ruz, President of the Councils of State and Ministers of the Republic of Cuba during the public segment of the Seventh Extraordinary ALBA Summit, Cumaná, Venezuela April 16, 2009.

Fidel Castro holds 'emotional' meeting with Brazilia

Cuba Daily, Feb 25, 2010 / CCTV.com | 06-25-2008 16:41 A senior official of the Communist Party of China, He Guoqiang, has met with Cuban leader, Raul Castro, in Havana.

Dubai ties 15 more suspects to Hamas slaying

St. Paul Pioneer Press - St. Paul MN, Feb 25, 2010 / At least 15 more suspects carrying foreign passports were linked Wednesday to an elaborate hit squad slaying of a Hamas commander that Dubai's police chief claims most likely was carried out by Israel's Mossad secret service.

Raúl Castro: Hunger striker's death `lamentable'

Miami Herald - Miami FL, Feb 24, 2010 / Cuban leader Raúl Castro said Wednesday the death of political prisoner Orlando Zapata was "lamentable," while his security forces clamped down on dissidents to avert protests and foreigners condemned the hunger striker's death.

Brazilian president says Castro seems recovered

Hanford Sentinel - Hanford CA, Feb 24, 2010 / The gray-bearded revolutionary was thought to be in far graver health _ in fact, rumors of his imminent death were frequent _ the last time Silva came to see him in January 2008.

Brazilian president says Castro looks 'recovered'

Miami Herald - Miami FL, Feb 24, 2010 / There was a lot of talk about a new chapter in U.S-Cuban relations at the 34-country Summit of the Americas, but top U.S. and Latin American officials point to some hopeful signs that go beyond the rhetoric.

Raul Castro 'laments' hunger strike death as security forces gird for protests

USA Today Blogs, Feb 24, 2010 / Cuban President Raul Castro says he "laments" the death by hunger strike of a detained human rights activist as security forces try to head off protests by picking up at least 50 dissidents or keeping them under house arrest.

Cuban President Raul Castro says he regrets the death of a dissident after...

The San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego CA, Feb 24, 2010 / Cuban President Raul Castro says he regrets the death of a dissident after long hunger strike.

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Brigadier-General (retired) Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz (born 3 June 1931) is the President of the Cuban Council of State and the President (As Premier) of the Council of Ministers of Cuba.

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EU condemns Cuba for rights violations

AP  posted:  Thursday 03/11/10 07:58 PM EST
will continue the protest until his death unless Cuban President Raul Castro's government agrees to release 26 ailing political prisoners. The EU parliament said it was particularly

Brazil leader rapped for stance on Cuba dissidents

AP  posted:  Thursday 03/11/10 05:20 AM EST
, Silva met in Cuba with Fidel and Raul Castro just hours after Cuban dissident Orlando Zapata died from a prolonged hunger strike. At the time, Silva told Brazil's privately run

In paying for sex changes, Cuba breaks from past

AP  posted:  Wednesday 03/10/10 07:05 PM EST
scarce resources. The operations have begun anew under President Raul Castro's daughter Mariela, Cuba's top gay-rights activist, and 22 more transsexuals are waiting to have

Cuba's sugar industry hit by low productivity

AP  posted:  Wednesday 03/10/10 07:01 PM EST
of the economy, paying low wages but heavily subsidizing education, housing, food and health care. President Raul Castro has warned that the government will no longer be able to sustain

AP Interview: Brazil leader seeks peace in Mideast

AP  posted:  Wednesday 03/10/10 06:01 PM EST
Orlando Zapata died in February amid a prolonged hunger strike, while Silva was in Havana visiting President Raul Castro. "I wish that (the detention of political prisoners) did

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