Read more Cuban Americans stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/23432/cuban-americans.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:40:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70985/travel-to-cuba-soars-under-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTravel between the US and Cuba has soared this year, thanks to the Obama administration. The president hasn’t officially changed any policies regarding Cuba, but permission to travel in or out is suddenly a lot easier to come by, applicants tell the Miami Herald . Joan Brown Campbell, Elian Gonzalez’s church...http://www.newser.com/story/70985/travel-to-cuba-soars-under-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 13:55:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68651/miami-cubans-feud-over-havana-peace-concert.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJuan Esteban Aristizábal, the Colombian pop star better known as Juanes, has sparked a generational spat among Cuban-Americans by agreeing to sing at a “peace concert” in Havana, the Economist reports. Many elders view the event as the Cuban regime’s latest attempt to manipulate public opinion, but 26-year-old Felice Gorordo,...http://www.newser.com/story/68651/miami-cubans-feud-over-havana-peace-concert.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 05 Sep 2009 15:32:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60515/man-wins-1b-judgment-against-castro-guevara.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Cuban-American who blames Fidel Castro and Che Guevara for his father's suicide has been awarded more than $1 billion by a US court, the Miami Herald reports. Gustavo Villoldo, whose father and his General Motors dealerships became prime targets for Castro and Guevara after the 1959 revolution, will attempt...http://www.newser.com/story/60515/man-wins-1b-judgment-against-castro-guevara.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 30 May 2009 5:43:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56079/obama-eases-cuban-travel-remittances.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama officially announced new rules for Cuban remittances and travel today, lifting barriers implemented by his predecessor. The eased restrictions allow Cuban Americans to make limitless money transfers and trips to the island nation, the AP reports. It fulfills Obama’s campaign promise to bridge the gap between divided Cuban...http://www.newser.com/story/56079/obama-eases-cuban-travel-remittances.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Apr 2009 15:30:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55263/obama-to-ok-family-visits-to-cuba.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama is close to letting Cuban-Americans travel freely to Cuba and send unlimited funds to families there, the Wall Street Journal reports. Amid growing pressure from Democrats in Congress, Obama plans to fulfill a campaign promise and loosen current restrictions, which allow Cuban-Americans to visit family once a year...http://www.newser.com/story/55263/obama-to-ok-family-visits-to-cuba.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Apr 2009 19:53:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54919/congress-ready-to-end-cuba-travel-ban-senators.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill that would allow Americans to travel freely to Cuba for the first time in nearly 50 years, the Miami Herald reports. Previous efforts have been shot down by conservatives and anti-Castro Cuban-Americans, but the lawmakers say momentum is on their side...http://www.newser.com/story/54919/congress-ready-to-end-cuba-travel-ban-senators.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Apr 2009 5:47:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54743/senate-eyes-lifting-all-travel-bans-to-cuba.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA bipartisan group of senators is set to introduce a new bill on US-Cuban relations tomorrow that would remove all legal barriers to traveling to the island, reports the Washington Post . The bill goes far beyond earlier efforts to relax travel restrictions and enjoys support from committee leaders, top Republicans,...http://www.newser.com/story/54743/senate-eyes-lifting-all-travel-bans-to-cuba.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 30 Mar 2009 10:24:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/46748/cubans-mark-50-years-of-fidel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew Year's Day marks a sober occasion for Cuban-Americans: Fidel Castro's takeover 50 years ago and the exile and family separations that ensued. Many Cubans once hoped the dictator would bring them prosperity. Today, with their beloved island in decay and many lives lost in attempts to flee, few of...http://www.newser.com/story/46748/cubans-mark-50-years-of-fidel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 31 Dec 2008 17:44:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/33020/candidates-failing-to-reach-floridas-hispanic-voters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHispanics could swing the presidential election in November, especially in crucial Florida, but the presumptive nominees aren’t reaching them, the St. Petersburg Times reports. Hispanics tend to vote on issues rather than along strictly party lines, but the media and candidates are pushing immigration reform though polls show the economy...http://www.newser.com/story/33020/candidates-failing-to-reach-floridas-hispanic-voters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Jul 2008 14:36:34 CDT