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- Bush: Cuba Embargo to Continue VOA 07 Mar 2008 -- President Bush says he will not end the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba until the government there releases all political prisoners
February
- Cuba Signs UN Rights Pacts Fidel Castro Opposed VOA 29 Feb 2008 -- The Cuban government signed two United Nations human rights pacts Thursday that former Cuban President Fidel Castro opposed for more than 30 years.
- US Laments Continuation of 'Castro Family Dictatorship' VOA 25 Feb 2008 -- The United States said Monday the official transfer of power in Cuba from Fidel Castro to his younger brother Raul was a disappointment, though hardly an unexpected development
- Raul Castro elected Cuban president, no major changes in view RIA Novosti 25 Feb 2008 -- Raul Castro was elected by the National Assembly as Cuban president on Sunday, vowing to continue the political course laid out by his older brother almost 50 years ago.
- Raul Castro, Cuban president IRNA 25 Feb 2008 -- Raul Castro has been unanimously selected to succeed his brother Fidel as leader by Cuba's National Assembly.
- Cuba's Leadership Change Sparks Debate in US VOA 24 Feb 2008 -- The leadership change in Cuba has sparked a debate in the United States as to whether there should be greater engagement and dialogue between the two estranged nations
- Raul Castro Chosen to Lead Cuba VOA 24 Feb 2008 -- Cuba's parliament has named Defense Minister Raul Castro as president, ending nearly 50 years of rule by his brother Fidel Castro, but leaving the island nation on a communist path.
- Fidel Castro Criticizes US Calls for Change in Cuba VOA 22 Feb 2008 -- Cuba's Fidel Castro has strongly criticized U.S. calls for change in Cuba, following his resignation earlier this week as president more than 49 years after seizing power.
- Defense Experience May Help Raul Castro As Next Cuban Leader VOA 21 Feb 2008 -- Cuban leaders are expected to name Raul Castro as the next president, replacing his older brother Fidel
- US Diplomat Says Cuban President Likely Will Remain Involved After Resignation VOA 20 Feb 2008 -- A former U.S. diplomat to Cuba says Cuban President Fidel Castro likely will still have a role in Cuban politics, despite announcing his resignation after 49 years in power.
- Cuba’s Comandante Steps Down cfr.org 19 Feb 2008 -- When Cuban leader Fidel Castro temporarily ceded power to his brother Raul in July 2006, speculation ran rampant about just how ill he was, how Cubans would react, and whether U.S. policy toward the island would change
- US Embargo Against Cuba to Remain Despite Castro Resignation VOA 19 Feb 2008 -- The United States said Tuesday there will be no early end to the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba, despite Fidel Castro's resignation as head of state after 49 years
- Fidel Castro Retires as Cuban President VOA 19 Feb 2008 -- Fidel Castro has resigned as Cuba's president, ending his nearly 50-year rule of the Caribbean nation
- Bush Looking for Democracy in Post-Castro Cuba VOA 19 Feb 2008 -- President Bush says Cuban President Fidel Castro's decision to step down should be the start of a democratic transition on the island
- Castro's departure no breakthrough in Cuban-U.S. ties RIA Novosti 19 Feb 2008 -- The news that Fidel Castro would step down as Cuba's president after almost 50 years in power is unlikely to signal a breakthrough in Cuban-U.S. relations, Russian analysts said Tuesday.
- Fidel Castro steps down as Cuba's president RIA Novosti 19 Feb 2008 -- Fidel Castro has announced that he will step down as Cuba's president after almost 50 years in power, the Granma daily said on Tuesday.
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