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Juan Tamayo, El Nuevo Herald

Two years before Pope John Paul II visited Cuba in 1998, then-Defense Minister Raúl Castro cracked down on a half-dozen young academics who had dared propose market reforms for the island’s Soviet-styled economy.

The Center for the Study of the Americas was ordered to stop studying Cuban issues. One of the academics suffered a fatal heart attack, blamed on the government pressures. Another fled into exile, and two others now live mostly abroad.

Today, it is President Raúl Castro who is championing even more daring reforms, including deep cuts in state spending and the largest expansion of private economic activity allowed in the communist-ruled island....

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2/29/12	The Frozen U.S.-Cuba Relationship Julia Sweig, Council on Foreign Relations
2/29/12	Cuban National Symphony plans to visit Tampa, 16 U.S. cities Douglas Stanglin, USA Today
2/28/12	Chávez, his friends and life after death John Paul Rathbone, Financial Times
2/27/12	U.S. Catholics make plans to see the pope in Cuba Miami Whitfield, The Miami Herald
2/26/12	Raul Castro tells U.S. senators: Gross ‘was no spy’ JTA
2/26/12	Why is Cuban Blogger Miriam Celaya a 'Traitor' for Speaking With Americans, but Raul Castro is Not? Yoani Sanchez, Generacion Y
2/25/12	US senators meet Cuba's Castro about contractor Paul Haven, AP
2/25/12	We must prepare in case Cuban oil rigs spring a leak Dr. John Proni and Dr. Richard Dodge, Miami Herald
2/25/12	Cuban dissidents tell US visitors that human rights must be respected Juan Tamayo, El Nuevo Herald
2/23/12	Havana diplomats to meet ‘respectful’ Cubans in US Juan Tamayo, El Nuevo Herald
2/23/12	Cuban police crack down as key anniversaries approach Juan Tamayo, El Nuevo Herald
2/22/12	No conditions for pope on Cuba trip - envoy Phillip Pullella, Reuters
2/21/12	Venezuelan leader Chavez faces new surgery in Cuba Fabiola Sanchez, The Miami Herald
2/21/12	Pilgrims to Cuba hope Pope’s visit will signal change Ana Veciana-Suarez, The Miami Herald
2/21/12	Cuban archbishop evacuates Ladies in White from basilica amid fears of police beating Juan Tamayo, McClatchy Newspapers
2/21/12	Colombia to decide Cuba's Summit of the Americas fate: OAS Seth Robbins, Colombia Reports
2/20/12	Three Catholic dissidents criticize Cuba, communism and the church Juan Tamayo, The Miami Herald
2/20/12	Cuba Names Econ Chief a VP on Ministers' Council AP, El Nuevo Herald
2/17/12	Cuba reports food output up 8.7 percent in 2011 Reuters
2/17/12	Leading Cuban dissident asks pope to press Castro regime on human rights Erika Bolstad, The Miami Herald
2/16/12	Obama should take the offensive on Cuba Andres Oppenheimer, The Miami Herald
2/16/12	Cuba eyes Americas Summit place, but not OAS return BBC
2/16/12	Cuba Unleashes the Pent-Up Energy of Real Estate Dreams Victoria Burnett, The New York Times
2/15/12	Current Record
2/13/12	Imprisoned American in Cuba renews debate on whether US agency’s tactics are too secretive AP, The Washington Post
2/13/12	USAID contractor work in Cuba detailed Desmond Butler, AP
2/13/12	Fort Lauderdale company wants to run Cuba ferry AP, The Mii Herald
2/13/12	US embargo on Cuba: tough times breed survivors Rigoberto Diaz, AP
2/13/12	Florida-Cuba ferry plans stuck in U.S. "black hole" Doreen Hemlock, Sun Sentinel
2/10/12	Sen. Feinstein singles out Cuba as potential drug smuggling point David Goodhue, The Miami Herald
2/8/12	Cubans say U.S. embargo a failure at 50 Jeff Franks, Reuters
2/8/12	Cuban migrants at Guantánamo base ‘broke rules,’ face restrictions Carol Rosenberg, The Miami Herald
2/8/12	Cuban blogger riles with her weapon of words John Paul Rathbone, Financial Times
2/7/12	Vatican may put Cuba’s Felix Varela on the road to sainthood Juan Tamayo, El Nuevo Herald
2/7/12	Familia visita a exiliado preso en Cuba Alfonso Chardy, El Nuevo Herald
2/7/12	Denuncian más de 4,000 arrestos arbitrarios en Cuba en el 2011 EFE, El Nuevo Herald
2/7/12	Diez cubanos en huelga de hambre en base de EEUU en Guantánamo, según blog oficialista AFP, El Nuevo Herald
2/6/12	Key political risks to watch in Cuba Jeff Franks, Reuters
2/6/12	Roots of Hope inspires a new generation to help Cubans find freedom Carmen Pelaez, The Miami Herald
2/6/12	Cuba Denies Exit to Pro-Democracy Blogger Invited by Brazil Joshua Goodman, Bloomberg
2/3/12	Oldest woman in Cuba celebrates her 127th birthday BBC News
2/3/12	Orlando gets permission for Cuba flights AP, Miami Herald
2/3/12	Cuban women on a protest march say police harassed and detained them Juan Tamayo, El Nuevo Herald
2/2/12	Private Cuban video shows corruption cases Juan Tamayo, El Nuevo Herald
2/2/12	Dissident blogger says Cubans wanted more from Brazilian visit Matthew Bristow, Miami Herald
2/1/12	Cuba says imports from US down sharply in 2010; trade with Venezuela nearly doubled The Washington Post
2/1/12	Cuba oil: Offshore exploration brings hopes and fears BBC News
2/1/12	Politicians Should Stop Sipping Cortaditos and Wake up and Smell the Real Miami The Huffington Post - Blog
2/1/12	Steps toward access to banking services for Cuba's non governmental sector Pavel Vidal Alejandro, From the Island
2/1/12	Brazil's Rousseff meets with Fidel Castro in Cuba Jeff Franks, Reuters

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