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September 9, 2014

Obama Extends Embargo on Cuba Despite Global Condemnation 
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President Obama has extended the more than 50-year-old embargo on trade
to Cuba for another year. In a statement, Obama said the embargo is "in
the national interest of the United States." Each year for more than two
decades, the United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to
condemn the U.S. embargo against Cuba. The most recent vote was 188 to
2, with only the United States and Israel supporting the embargo.

 

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