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Fidel Castro (R) and his brother Raul Castro, leader of the Cuban Armed Forces, are pictured in Havana in a February 23, 1977 photo. (UPI Photo/FILE)
Raul Castro is the subject or is mentioned in the following stories:

Cuban rock dissident is fined

HAVANA, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- A Cuban punk rocker whose lyrics often blasted the Castro government that rules the communist island has been fined but freed, says a human rights activist.

Chavez threatens to sink U.S. Fourth Fleet

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- A buoyant Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez boasted Sunday that his air force could sink the U.S. Fourth Fleet in the Caribbean now that it had received 24 Russian Sukhoi Su-30MK2 combat aircraft equipped with missiles capable of sinking ships.

Cuba to legalize private taxis

HAVANA, July 10 (UPI) -- Cuba said it would lift its ban on private taxis, a move that would legitimate thousands of unlicensed cabs on the communist island.

EU set to lift sanctions against Cuba

BRUSSELS, June 19 (UPI) -- The European Union is set to take the largely symbolic action of lifting sanctions on Cuba, officials said.
Elian Gonzalez joins young communists

Elian Gonzalez joins young communists

HAVANA, June 16 (UPI) -- Elian Gonzalez, whose Miami relatives lost a battle to keep him in the United States, has joined Cuba's Young Communist Union, a Cuban newspaper says.

Cuba: Police break up dissident meeting

HAVANA, May 27 (UPI) -- Cuban authorities broke up a meeting of dissidents last the weekend, leaving at least two people injured, opposition groups said Tuesday.
Clinton outlines Cuba policy

Clinton outlines Cuba policy

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, May 26 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton outlined her position on Cuba, saying she would intensify efforts to support "a civil society" in the country.

Obama calls for diplomacy with Cuba

MIAMI, May 23 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., told Cuban-Americans at an independence day banquet in Miami Friday that he supports "direct diplomacy" with Havana.
Bush allows cell phones to be sent to Cuba

Bush allows cell phones to be sent to Cuba

WASHINGTON, May 21 (UPI) -- President George Bush marked a day of solidarity with the Cuban people by allowing U.S. residents to send cell phones to their families in Cuba.

Bush lauds Cuban citizens, derides Castro

WASHINGTON, May 21 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush derided Raul Castro's reforms in Cuba Wednesday, saying if the regime were serious, it would initiate meaningful actions.
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