| Nobody despises communism more than I,
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| | there only hurts their relatives in Cuba.
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| but the other day I wondered out loud why
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| | As our own Senator John Sununu puts it,
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| the U.S. does not consider opening
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| | "I have supported, because of the
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| normalized trade with the tiny island
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| | importance to personal freedom, allowing
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| nation of Cuba. The fellow sitting next
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| | people to travel to Cuba. I'm willing to
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| to me furrowed his brow as if I had said
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| | take that stand."But Bush remains unmoved
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| something obscene and hissed, "hey, in
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| | and any possibility of opening up trade
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| case you haven't noticed, Cuba is
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| | or at least travel with Cuba seems as
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| Communist." I responded that in case he
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| | remote as ever. The Bush administration
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| hadn't noticed, "so is China and Vietnam"
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| | has declared Cuba one of a few "outposts
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| (with both of whom we are now positioning
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| | of tyranny"remaining in the world, and
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| ourselves for permanent normal trade
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| | seems interested in only doing those
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| relations). I also added that since we
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| | things designed to destroy Fidel Castro's
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| were in the process of opening up
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| | fragile economy. John R. Bolton, as
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| relations with our new "friend" in the
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| | undersecretary of the U.S. State
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| Mideast, Libya, perhaps it was time we
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| | Department, went so far as to identify
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| consider the matter of Cuba. Indeed, as
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| | Castro's government as part of America's
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| Fidel Castro begins his journey into the
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| | "axis of evil," highlighting the fact
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| archives, his brother, Raul recently
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| | that Castro visited several U.S foes,
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| stressed that Cuba remains open to
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| | including Iran and Syria. But are the
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| normalized diplomatic and trade relations
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| | Cuban people "evil doers?" Just what kind
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| with the United States putting an end to
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| | of military threat do they pose to the
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| the trade embargo the US has imposed for
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| | U.S.? This is 2006, not 1961.Apparently
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| over four decades.The State Department
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| | Communist China presents no such
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| offered a response to Raul: Assistant
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| | problems, potential or real,
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| Secretary of State Tom Shannon reiterated
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| | notwithstanding its dismal record on
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| Washington's terms for lifting the
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| | human rights and unfair trading. In what
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| embargo and said the administration would
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| | only can be termed "diplomatic
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| work with Congress to lift the embargo
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| | extortion," North Korea and Iran seek
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| ''and begin a deeper engagement with the
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| | economic enhancements and concessions
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| Cuban state if the government frees its
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| | before they will agree to even discuss
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| more than 300 political prisoners,
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| | relaxing their respective nuclear build
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| respects human rights, allows independent
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| | ups. And in May 2006, the U.S. announced
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| political parties and creates a pathway
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| | it would restore full diplomatic
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| towards elections.'' Since 1961 the US
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| | relations with Libya after a 25-year
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| Government has initiated various policy
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| | hiatus, notwithstanding the Lockerbie
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| measures against Cuba which have had a
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| | bombing. "The Libya Model" is now pointed
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| considerable economic impact on the
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| | to as an example intended to show the
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| island; policies designed to remove the
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| | world what can be achieved through
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| leadership and to encourage Cuba to
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| | negotiation rather than force when there
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| undertake political change towards a
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| | is goodwill on both sides. That's truly
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| multi-party electoral process.The most
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| | great, but why can't we take the lead and
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| significant of these measures was the
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| | create "The Cuba Model." We seem to tread
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| embargo and subsequent Helms-Burton Act
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| | cautiously when it comes to the big guys
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| of 1996 which tightened the terms of the
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| | but when we deal with Cuba, the
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| embargo.Open trade between Cuba and the
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| | administration seems to bare its fangs
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| US would be mutually beneficial,
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| | somewhat disproportionately.At any rate,
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| particularly in Florida and the Southern
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| | Cuba has achieved reasonable economic
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| states. In 2005 Cuba exported $2.4
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| | relations with most Latin American
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| billion, ranking 114 of 226 world
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| | countries and enjoys improved relations
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| countries, and imported $6.9 billion,
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| | with the European Union countries which
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| ranking 87 of 226 countries. Its major
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| | have begun began providing aid and loans
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| export partners are the Netherlands,
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| | to the island. China has also become a
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| Canada and China; major import partners
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| | new source of aid and support. What
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| include Venezuela and Spain. Cuba's major
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| | exactly is holding us back from
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| exports are sugar, nickel, tobacco, fish,
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| | considering doing the same? The need to
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| medical products, citrus, coffee and
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| | get Jeb Bush re-elected? The perception,
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| skilled labor;imports include food, fuel,
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| | possibly false, that most Cuban Americans
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| clothing, and machinery.If trade
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| | want nothing to do with with their native
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| relations were relaxed, opportunities for
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| | land?This island nation is a country with
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| American business would abound. We would
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| | great economic potential and sparkling
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| be extremely competitive in nearly all
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| | possibilities. Let's end the duplicity
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| sectors in Cuba, including repair and
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| | and hypocrisy......let's take the lead
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| expansion of physical infrastructure,
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| | and begin to unlock the potential that
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| housing construction, agriculture,
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| | would have tremendous and lasting
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| mining, developing financial service
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| | benefits for both Americans and
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| networks, telecommunications,
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| | Cubans.".... The vast majority of us on
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| transportation, light industry
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| | the island who oppose the [Cuban]
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| manufacturing and, of course, tourism.
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| | Government believe that a dialogue and a
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| As well, Cuba would offer an excellent
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| | relaxation of tensions between the United
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| market for all types of U.S. Products.
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| | States and Cuba would better facilitate a
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| Moreover, the Cuban people would come to
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| | transformation. The Helms-Burton Act
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| see the benefits derived from
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| | makes it very difficult for the United
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| capitalist-inspired industrialism. Give
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| | States to take part in such a dialogue."
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| them a taste of how we do things and they
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| | Elizardo Sanchez, Leading Cuban
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| might want a real bite. What better way
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| | dissident, New York Times Op Ed, April
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| to achieve solid relations. If given the
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| | 1997"The growth of the world economy
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| opportunity (and like China and Vietnam),
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| | depends on world trade. The growth of
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| Cuba's adherence to ideological orthodoxy
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| | world trade depends on American
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| might become less important than economic
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| | leadership. And America will lead --
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| development as a national priority
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| | toward freer trade, toward wider and more
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| .Spurred by the growing interest in
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| | lasting prosperity for ourselves and for
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| potential product demand in Cuba, a
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| | the world." President George W. Bush, May
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| growing number of free marketers in
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| | 29, 2001Ted Sares, PhD, is a private
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| Congress, backed by lawmakers who
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| | investor and entrepreneur who lives and
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| represent agribusiness, have tried each
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| | writes in the beautiful and secluded
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| year since 2000 to water down (or erase)
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| | White Mountain area of Northern New
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| regulations preventing Americans from
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| | Hampshire with his wife, Holly and Min
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| travelling to Cuba. Four times the US
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| | Pin, Jackdog. He writes a bi-weekly
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| House has adopted language lifting the
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| | column for a local newspaper and is a
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| travel ban, and in 2003 the Senate
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| | regular contributor to the NH Business
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| followed suit. However, each time
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| | Review. He specializes in columns,
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| President Bush, in his typical
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| | articles, essays, op-eds, and short
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| single-minded stubbornness and conscious
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| | stories. Many of his works are widely
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| of Florida's anti-Castro voters (his
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| | published.His works focus on issues and
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| brother, of course, is Governor of
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| | themes dealing with socio-political
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| Florida), has threatened to veto the
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| | topics, business and economics (in which
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| bill. Faced with this threat, Congress
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| | he advocates a free market approach to
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| has dropped its attempt to lift the
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| | capitalism), patriotism, and matters
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| travel ban. In May, Bush followed the
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| | dealing with individual freedom.They are
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| recommendations of hard-line Miami Cuban
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| | frequently inspirational in nature and
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| exiles and even tightened restrictions
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| | sometimes reflect the Objectivist
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| further. However, many Cuban-Americans
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| | philosophy of novelist and philosopher
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| don't agree with these latest changes.
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| | Ayn Rand. Ted is also a boxing historian
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| They say limiting travel, restricting the
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| | and a member of the Boxing Writers
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| amount of goods people can bring to their
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| | Association of America.
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| relatives and cracking down on money sent
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