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Cash-strapped Cuba says toilet paper running short - Yahoo! News

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Thursday, August 13, 2009 5:30:23 PM GMT Wednesday, August 12, 2009 2:40:57 PM GMT
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba, in the grip of a serious economic crisis, is running short of toilet paper and may not get sufficient supplies until the end of the year, officials with state-run companies said Friday. (more)
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Alex Cuba covers a lot of ground in his music :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Music

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Saturday, August 08, 2009 5:30:54 PM GMT Saturday, August 08, 2009 1:00:59 PM GMT
For Alex Puentes, the best move of his life was leaving his homeland Cuba and settling in Canada. In Cuba, he was an accomplished bassist playing styles from traditional son to jazz. "But I had to come to Canada to find my true voice," he said. (more)
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Freep - Raul Castro: Cuba won't undo communist system

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Saturday, August 08, 2009 5:30:54 PM GMT Saturday, August 08, 2009 12:55:02 PM GMT
HAVANA (AP) — Raul Castro announced Saturday that Cuba will cut spending on education and health care, potentially weakening the building blocks of its communist system in a bid to revive a floundering economy. (more)
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Rapper Lumidee Makes Rare US Music Video In Cuba - CBS News

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Saturday, August 08, 2009 5:30:54 PM GMT Saturday, August 08, 2009 12:45:31 PM GMT
(AP) It's well after midnight and the New Yorker is strutting down a crumbling sidewalk in impossibly high _ red-sequined _ heels, lip-syncing a few seconds of her rap while cameras roll for a music video. (more)
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Colombian rocker Juanes, Cuba's Rodriguez to play September 'Peace' concert in Cuban capital -- dailypress.com

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Saturday, August 08, 2009 5:30:54 PM GMT Saturday, August 08, 2009 12:41:53 PM GMT
HAVANA (AP) — Colombian rocker Juanes wants to hold his second "Peace Without Borders" concert in Havana's storied Revolution Plaza next month with a host of regional stars — and says he has met with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in hopes that American musicians can join the extravaganza. (more)
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Doctors in Cuba Start Over in the U.S. - NYTimes.com

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Saturday, August 08, 2009 5:30:54 PM GMT Saturday, August 08, 2009 12:38:16 PM GMT
MIAMI — In 1991, Carlos Domínguez, a family doctor in one of Havana’s poorest neighborhoods, bought a boat for 12,000 pesos — the equivalent of saving his entire paycheck for three years — to escape the government that had trained him to be an international doctor. (more)
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Russia seals Cuba oil deal - Oil & energy- msnbc.com

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Wednesday, August 05, 2009 1:56:58 PM GMT Thursday, July 30, 2009 3:40:57 PM GMT
HAVANA - Russia and Cuba signed agreements to search for oil in the Gulf of Mexico, and Moscow extended the island $150 million in credit for construction materials and farm machinery, state media said Wednesday. (more)
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Tasty Chomps! A blog on tasty eats and food based in Orlando and Central Florida

published 235 days, 5 hours, 10 minutes ago posted by http://pixycolors.wordpress.com/http://pixycolors.wordpress.com/ 236 days, 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
Monday, July 20, 2009 1:15:26 PM GMT Sunday, July 19, 2009 4:45:44 PM GMT
BlogCatalog CommentShareRelatedTasty Chomps! A blog on tasty eats and food based in Orlando and Central Floridahttp://tastychomps.blogspot.com (more)
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Obama to Cuba: Free political prisoners - Focus on Cuba- msnbc.com

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Monday, July 20, 2009 1:15:26 PM GMT Sunday, July 19, 2009 4:43:18 PM GMT
Obama urges Cuba to free political prisonersHe praises five dissidents for their pro-democracy activities President Barack Obama walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday.View related photosPablo Martinez Monsivais / APSlide showFidel Castro A look at the life and times of the Cuban leader who outlasted nine U.S. presidents. Free videoCastro's legacy MSNBC.com's Dara Brown showcases the life of the world's longest-ruling dictator. msnbc.com  Cuba's revolution turns 50   Castro... (more)
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Cuba Admits Defection of Top Pitcher - CBS News

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Saturday, July 11, 2009 12:32:29 PM GMT Friday, July 10, 2009 7:14:19 PM GMT
. Photo In this March 10, 2009 photo, Cuba's Aroldis Chapman in a World Baseball Classic game against Australia in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) .(AP) Cuba has acknowledged the defection of baseball pitcher Aroldis Chapman, a week after he walked away from a tournament in the Netherlands (more)
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