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Obama: Drug 'Legalization Is Not the Answer'

Mark Russell — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 07:45:40 CDT

With an election year well under way, President Obama went to the Summit of the Americas in Colombia determined to talk about trade deals and the economy. Unfortunately, many of the other leaders wanted to talk about the failed war on drugs and legalization, reports the LA Times . "In spite...

Castro 'Love' Gets Guillen Suspended for 5 Games

Kate Schwartz — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:47:18 CDT

An apology apparently didn't cut it. Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen is out for five games after telling Time last week that he "loves" Fidel Castro, praising the fact that after six decades of weathering enemies, "that motherf----r is still here," reports ESPN . Both the Marlins and Guillen released apologies...

Marlins Manager's 'Love' for Castro Prompts Boycott

Matt Cantor — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:58:53 CDT

A Cuban-American group is fuming after the Miami Marlins' manager spoke ever so highly about Cuba's former president. "I love Fidel Castro," Ozzie Guillen told Time . "I respect Fidel Castro. You know why? A lot of people have wanted to kill Fidel Castro for the last 60 years, but that...

In Nod to Pope, Cuba Gets a Holiday

Mark Russell — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 07:09:54 CDT

It looks like Pope Benedict's visit to Cuba brought about at least one good thing for the Cuban people—a new holiday. On April 6, Cuba will celebrate its first Good Friday since the communist takeover in 1959, reports CNN . It's not the first time a pope has brought a...

Fidel Castro Meets Pope

John Johnson — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:50:19 CDT

Pope Benedict delivered a relatively blunt message during his homily in Havana today—"Cuba and the world needs change"—but that didn't prevent a subsequent half-hour meeting with Fidel Castro, reports NBC News . It's not Castro's first with a pontiff: He met John Paul II in 1998, a trip during...

Castro Knew JFK Would Be Killed Nov. 22, 1963

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 17:04:25 CDT

Another factoid for JFK conspiracy theorists: Cuban leader Fidel Castro apparently knew President Kennedy would be assassinated and even told spies to listen carefully to radio chatter coming from Texas on November 22, 1963, the Miami Herald reports. In a new book, former CIA analyst Brian Latell draws on Cuban...

Eldest Castro Sister Dies

Rob Quinn — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:25:00 CST

Angela Castro, the eldest of the seven Castro siblings that include Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul, has died in Havana at the age of 88, according to her sister Juanita, who lives in exile in Miami. Angela, who lived her life out of the public eye, is the first of...

Waterboarding, Paris Hilton Liked More Than Congress

Matt Cantor — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:50:05 CST

A Gallup poll released Wednesday finds that Americans' approval of Congress has hit yet another record low: 10%. There aren't many institutions Americans have liked less over the last 50-or-so years, according to Gallup: Only Fidel Castro, Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, and OJ Simpson detective Mark Fuhrman have ever...

Fidel Emerges to Promote New Memoir

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:15:30 CST

Fidel Castro spent six hours presenting a two-volume memoir to an audience at a Havana convention center, state media said today. It was a rare appearance for the retired and increasingly reclusive former Cuban leader. Images on state television showed a smiling, animated Castro wearing a dark track suit over...