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April 20, 2009

Obama Says 50-Year US Policy Toward Cuba Has Failed
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On Cuba, Obama acknowledged that the US policy of the past fifty years
has failed. Obama’s comment came days after he eased travel restrictions
on Cuban Americans. On Sunday, he called on Cuban President Raul Castro
to take some steps if he wants to start a dialogue with the United
States

President Obama: “And the fact that you had Raul Castro say he’s willing
to have his government discuss with ours not just issues of lifting the
embargo, but issues of human rights, political prisoners, that’s a sign
of progress. And so, we’re going to explore and see if we can make some
further steps. There are some things that the Cuban government could do.
They could release political prisoners.”



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