Headline RoundupDecember 18th, 2014
Politics and the Cuba Decision
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Cuba decision marks a bet by Obama that Cold War politics have turned a cornerWashington Post
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President Obama’s surprising move toward normalizing relations with Cuba amounts to a big bet that the nation — and, particularly, the crucial swing state of Florida — has turned a political corner from the Cold War era.
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How Republicans could stop Obama's Cuba playPolitico
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President Barack Obama’s plan to normalize relations with Cuba has hit a familiar roadblock: Republicans on Capitol Hill.
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Congressional critics ready to block Obama push to normalize Cuban relationsFox News (Online News)
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The historic plan announced by President Obama on Wednesday to normalize relations with Cuba was met with heavy bipartisan resistance on Capitol Hill, raising questions of whether Congress will even consider easing a more than 50-year trade embargo against the communist state -- let alone end it.
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