Today's current events coverage begins with the report on the death of a controversial world leader. Fidel Castro, who ruled the Caribbean island nation of Cuba for almost 50 years, died Friday at the age of 90. His brother Raul who took over the cou

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 31 May 2006 The debate over illegal immigration in the United States has put the spotlight on Hispanics, who make up most of the people who are in the country illegally. Hispanics are also the largest group of legal im

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By Bill Rodgers Washington, DC 31 January 2007 watch Cuba's Economy report The fate of Cuba's ailing leader, Fidel Castro, has focused renewed attention on his communist nation and generated speculation about the Caribbean island's political and eco

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By Michael Bowman Washington 21 February 2007 The Bush administration is defending the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba, despite the transfer of executive power on the island from ailing president Fidel Castro to his brother, Raul. VOA's Michael Bowman

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By Lisa Ferdinando Miami 10 August 2006 The personal stories in Miami's large Cuban community are as varied as the individuals who tell them. Some fled the island decades ago at the start of Fidel Castro's rule, others are more recent arrivals, and

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By Steve Mort Miami, Florida 20 February 2007 watch Cuban Investment Fund With President Fidel Castro in declining health, a growing number of companies in the United States are making plans to do business in Cuba. They are doing so based on reports

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By Michael Bowman Washington 06 August 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the United States is ready to assist Cuba in a transition to democracy, but is not attempting to foment unrest on the island while President Fidel Castro is ill. --

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1. Same sex marriage is now legal in Minnesota and Rhode Island. Both states began issuing marriage licenses on Thursday. 2. Ariel Castro goes to court in Cleveland on Thursday, to be sentenced for kidnapping three women, raping them and holding them

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By Cindy Saine Washington 20 May 2008 Republican presidential candidate John McCain has attacked Democratic frontrunner Barack Obama on his Cuba policy. Speaking to a friendly Cuban-American audience in Miami, Senator McCain vowed to maintain a stric

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胡安埃尔南德斯当选洪都拉斯总统面临挑战 Election officials in Honduras finalized the results of the presidential election held there on November 24 and declared Juan Orlando Hernandez, of the ruling National Party, the winner. 洪都拉

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First story were explaining today takes us to an island nation famously said to be 90 miles away from Key West, Florida, but which has a very different system of government than the U.S. 头条新闻是离佛罗里达基韦斯特90英里远的一个岛

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By Michael Bowman Washington 10 August 2006 It has been more than 10 days since Cuba announced that President Fidel Castro had undergone gastrointestinal surgery and temporarily transferred executive authority to his brother, Raul. Since then, there

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By Lisa Ferdinando Miami 05 August 2006 Cubans exiles in Miami are welcoming the Bush administration's latest call for democracy in Cuba. For the past two days, the Bush administration has released statements reaffirming its strong support for a dem

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 02 February 2006 US Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has compared Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to the Nazi leader Adolph Hitler, sa

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By Ivana Kuhar Washington, DC 01 February 2007 watch Cuba Transition Lessons As questions continue over Cuban leader Fidel Castro's health, there is a widespread speculation that his communist regime will not survive without him. Many wonder whether

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