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Castro's sister worked with CIA, against brother

In her new memoir, Juanita Castro says that, before going into exile, she began working with the CIA against her brother and his Cuban regime. She is the younger sister of Fidel Castro.

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Raul Castro Distances From FIdel's Legacy

The president of Cuba Raul Castro sacked most of Fidel's cabinet, thus distancing himself from Fidel's legacy and signaling change in Cuba.

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Fidel Castro Blames US for Latin American Crisis

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has accused the United States of complicity in the Colombian government's attack on FARC rebels inside Ecuador last Saturday.

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Castro after Castro

Raul Castro, Cuba's first new president in nearly half a century, crushed hopes that a new generation might begin shaping the country's future by surrounding himself with elderly military men and promising to defer to his ailing brother Fidel and the Communist Party's old guard on every major matter.

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Swedes Comment on Castro’s Departure

Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has reacted to former Cuban President Fidel Castro’s announcement that he will not return to political leadership ”as the end of an epoch and the beginning of the end of another Communist dictatorship.”

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Granma Cuba News: Fidel Castro Resigns

Fidel Castro resignes as Cuba's president, ending his nearly 50-year rule of the Caribbean nation, quotes Granma news paper of Cuba. VOA's Sean Maroney reports with details from Washington.

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Castro Says He Will Not Obstruct New Leaders

Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who has not been seen in public in more than 16 months because of ill health, says that he will not obstruct the rise of a new generation of leaders.

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Fidel Castro "working hard, every day more"

Cuba’s vice president described Fidel Castro as “working hard, every day more.” Castro, 81, "is already assuming tasks," Cuban Vice President Carlos Lage told Chilean state television.

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Castro back to work, meets with Angolan president

Cuban President Fidel Castro has met with the president of Angola in his first official meeting for three and half months, said a government press release.

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Fidel Castro Appears on State Television After Long Absence

Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro has appeared in a recorded interview on Cuban television, his first television appearance in three months.

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Chavez Says Castro Almost Fully Recovered

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says Cuban President Fidel Castro has almost fully recovered from last July's intestinal surgery.

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Chavez Makes Surprise Visit to Cuba

Cuban state television says Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has made a surprise visit to Cuba to meet with his friend and ally, Cuban leader Fidel Castro.

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