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U S Andcubarelationship
U S Andcubarelationship
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U.S.RestoresRelationshipwithCuba
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/18/world/americas/uscubarelations.html?_r=0
InthisarticleittalksaboutObamaorderingtherestorationoffulldiplomaticrelationswithCuba
andopeninganU.S.embassyinHavana,Cuba.ItalsotalksabouttherelationshipofCubaand
theSovietUnionleadinguptotheBayofPigsandtheCubanMissileCrisis.Alsowhenthe
powerinCubawaspassedtoRaulCastro,CubaalongwithIranandNorthKoreahadnoties
withWashington.Italsotalksaboutanamericanmale,AlanGross,whowasimprisonedin
Cubanjailfor15yearswouldbereleasedbacktotheU.S.andinreturn3Cubanspieswere
releasedfromU.S.prisons.Whiletheembargoisstillinplaycapturedprisonersfromboth
countriesarebeingreleasedandsentbacktotheirhomecountries.YetpresidentObamawill
attempttolifttheembargoonCuba,ifcongressallowsit.Thisarticletiesintoclassbecause55
yearsaftertheembargoandpoliticalrelationswithCubawerebrokeoff,theU.S.andCubaare
beginningtoputtheirColdWarpastbehindthem.