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Obama: The Cold War in the Americas is over

"I have come here to bury the last remnants of the Cold War in the Americas," President Obama told a nationally televised audience in Cuba Tuesday morning. The speech followed a day of meetings and ceremonies Monday and some contentious discussions with Cuban President Raul Castro about human rights. Ref. USAToday.

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Obama nominates first U.S. Ambassador to Cuba in more than 50 years

The president nominated Jeffrey DeLaurentis, a career diplomat who has served as the chief of mission for the U.S. In Havana since 2014. The move must be approved by the Republican-controlled Senate, where it will face stiff opposition. Ref. USAToday.

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President Barack Obama is ending the longstanding "Wet foot, dry foot" policy that allows Cubans who arrive in the United States without a visa to become permanent residents, two senior US officials told CNN Thursday.

The policy has applied solely to Cubans. Other immigrants who attempt to enter the United States without a visa face arrest and deportation. Havana has long argued the policy encourages Cubans to make the dangerous crossing from Cuba to Florida.

The decision was likely Obama's last move in his historic dealings with Cuba. In 2014, he reopened US relations with the island nation after a half-century of frozen diplomatic ties. Ref. CNN.

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This should have happened long ago. Florida is saturated with so many Cubans that you can't tell if you are in Cuba or America.

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Trump expected to reverse some of Obama's openings with Cuba in upcoming Miami visit, source tells. A government official briefed on Trump's changes, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the president's plans, didn't expect Trump to completely shut off the opening. Ref. USAToday.

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President Donald Trump charted his own course for more confrontational relations with the Castro-led government in Cuba with a speech in Miami on Friday.

The speech, which came as the President signed a directive outlining his posture toward Cuba, is the latest attempt by the Trump administration to weaken former President Barack Obama's legacy. Obama spent the last two years of his presidency looking to warm relations with Cuba, visiting the island in 2016.

Trump's change in posture, however, is only a partial shift from Obama's policy. Ref. CNN.

USA Cuba - Page 12

There was a time when embargoing Cuba was needed. That time has long since past. It's time to bring them back into the sphere of North and South American nations and nudge them towards democracy and a more open society.

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To beat Trump restrictions, Americans rush plans to visit Cuba. Many Americans are feeling rushed to make the trip to Cuba for fear it will be their last chance — at least for the next four years. Source 5s.