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President Obama Announces Plans for Re-opening of Embassy in Havana

By Alaska Native News on Jul 1, 2015 Featured, National

President Obama announced the end of years of hostilities between the U.S. and Cuba, and the agreement for the opening of embassies in Washington and Havana on Wednesday. Obama also told reporters and the nation that Secretary of State John Kerry will raise the flag above the U.S. embassy when it opens this summer. The […]

Obama Faces Opposition on Cuba

By Carolyn Presutti | VOA News on Dec 19, 2014 World

WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama has announced efforts to normalize relations with Cuba after an embargo of more than 50 years. But some opponents say Obama is overreaching his authority and that Congress can overrule him. Several legislative obstacles may stand in the way of normal relations with Cuba. Hope fills the streets of Cuba’s capital as […]

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