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Julie Pace, AP

ORLANDO — As Marco Rubio campaigns for the Republican presidential nomination, he's pledging to bring generational change to Washington. Yet Rubio's policy toward Cuba hinges on reinstating a half-century-old diplomatic freeze that failed to unseat the communist government on the island where his parents were born.

The Florida senator sees no contradiction between his pledge to usher in new ideas and his call to restore an old, punitive relationship with Cuba.

"People think it's because we're being stubborn or holding on to old policies," Rubio, 44, said in an interview with The Associated Press. "I'm prepared to change strategies toward Cuba, but it has to be one that yields results."...

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11/30/15	Claimed Seth Stevenson, Slate
11/30/15	Time to Bring Cuba Online Editorial Board, The New York Times
11/30/15	Keep the Cuban Adjustment Act, but clamp down on its abusers Carlos Curbelo, The Miami Herald
11/24/15	A clash between U.S./Cuban migration laws contributes to Central America refugee crisis Mimi Whitefield, The Miami Herald
11/24/15	Social media helps drive historic Cuban exodus to US Michael Weissenstein, AP
11/23/15	Thousands of Cuban migrants stuck at Nicaraguan border in limbo amid political impasse Jim Wyss, The Miami Herald
11/21/15	Old Havana reflects a new era of physical, social change in Cuba Paul Guzzo, The Tampa Tribune
11/20/15	US travelers in Cuba can now use Stonegate Bank debit cards Nicholas Nehamas, The Miami Herald
11/20/15	Current Record
11/20/15	Central American leaders to mediate dispute over Cuban migrants Esteban Felix, AP
11/18/15	Voters in four 'heartland' states favor Obama policy on Cuba: poll Read Daniel Trotta, Reuters
11/18/15	Why Wall Street Sees Cash in Cuban TV Charlie Gasparino, Fox Business
11/18/15	Cuba blames US for instigating surge of migrants from island Javier Cordoba and Christine Armario, AP
11/17/15	Cuban Adjustment Act inextricably tied to the embargo Ricardo Herrero, El Nuevo Herald
11/17/15	From Hershey, PA to Hershey, Cuba Michael Maisel, The Huffington Post
11/17/15	Emerging Innovation: How Cuba’s Creative Voices are Conquering Constraints Nick Parish, Next Practice
11/17/15	Cuba to see record-high foreign tourists in 2015 Business Standard
11/14/15	Agriculture can be 'bridge' with Cuba: top US official AFP
11/12/15	US agriculture chief in Cuba as ties warm AFP
11/12/15	In Cuba, searching for a lost past and finding a family Christine Armario, AP
11/12/15	Sending money to Cuba proving troublesome despite political rhetoric Amid a new era of diplomatic and commercial relations with Cuba has come reports of problems with payments between U.S. and Cuban businesses.
11/11/15	Cuba, US could soon sign renew flights, mail: Havana AFP
11/10/15	Fidel Castro’s son apparent target of newspaper column Nora Gamez Torres, El Nuevo Herald
11/10/15	Cuba planning new oil exploration in Gulf of Mexico AFP
11/9/15	Banking woes ground some charter flights to Cuba Mimi Whitefield, The Miami Herald
11/9/15	American Airlines exec: ‘We’re very bullish on future scheduled service with Cuba’ Tom Hudson, WLRN
11/9/15	Target law that leads to abuse of our charity Editorial Board, The Miami Herald
11/6/15	Mexican companies eye business in Cuba as Castro visits Dave Graham, Reuters
11/6/15	Historic Surge in Cuban Emigration Divides Families Christine Armario, AP
11/4/15	Kendall man works with Cuban government to build public skatepark in Havana Diego Saldana-Rojas, The Miami Herald
11/4/15	US might take more steps to relax Cuba embargo Reuters
11/4/15	Cuba seeks $8.2 billion in foreign investment for 326 projects Jaime Hamre, Reuters
11/3/15	Cuba, US hold business council meeting in Havana Yahoo News
11/3/15	US investors trail rivals as Cuba opens up to trade and commerce Sam Fleming and Demetri Sevastopulo, Financial Times
11/3/15	Sprint to begin roaming service in Cuba Mimi Whitefield, El Nuevo Herald
11/2/15	New exodus of Cubans headed to the U.S. is underway across the Americas Nancy San Martin, El Nuevo Herald
11/2/15	How easy is it to send an email in Cuba? Larisa Epatko, PBS

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Marco Rubio on his Cuban roots, island's future

November 20, 2015

Julie Pace, AP

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