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Sen. Bernie Sanders on Castro's Cuba

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  • Sen. Bernie Sanders stirred up controversy with comments he made during a "60 Minutes" interview this week about authoritarian Fidel Castro's Cuba, saying "it's unfair to simply say everything [about the Cuban Revolution] is bad."
  • He specifically praised Castro's literacy program, saying "When Fidel Castro came into office, you know what he did? He had a massive literacy program. Is that a bad thing? Even though Fidel Castro did it?"
  • During the most recent Democratic debate, Sen. Sanders was criticized by other Democratic presidential candidates for his comments. Was the criticism justified?

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