#39;Worst Negotiator in Modern U.S. History #39;: Rubio Slams Obama for Cuba Concessions
After American Alan Gross was released by Cuba today following five years in prison, the Obama administration has moved to normalize diplomatic relations with the country. President Obama...
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Obama on Cubas Release of Alan Gross | The New York Times
President Obama discussed the release of the contractor, Alan P. Gross, who had been held in Cuba for five years, as well as the release of an intelligence agent held for nearly 20 years. ...
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Obama on Change to U.S.-Cuba Relations | The New York Times
The president outlined the steps the United States would take to end an outdated approach and begin to normalize relations with Cuba. Produced by: AP Read the story here: http://nyti.ms/1wZ...
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Limbaugh Reacts to Obama #39;s Cuba Normalization
Rush Limbaugh (12/17/14): "I know Jay-Z went there, second honeymoon or anniversary or some such thing. Yeah, Jay-Z had a good time there." Limbaugh Reacts to Obama #39;s Cuba Normalization ...
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Washington (CNN) -- A political standoff that spanned five decades and 10 presidents began to crumble Wednesday with President Barack Obama's move to normalize relations with Cuba.
The announcement was the product of a year of clandestine back-channelling between the U.S. and Cuba, facilitated by the Canadians and the Vatican and with personal involvement from the Pope.
"Today, America chooses to cut loose the shackles of the past, so as to reach for a better future for the Cuban people, for the American people, for our entire hemisphere and for the world," Obama said in a statement announcing his decision.
He added: "It's time for a new approach."
Obama said he's instructed Secretary of State John Kerry to immediately begin discussions with Cuba to re-establish diplomatic relations, and that the U.S. will re-open an embassy in Havana. The administration will also allow some travel and trade that had been banned under a decades-long embargo instated during the Kennedy administration.
"Neither the American nor Cuban people are well-served by a rigid policy that's rooted in events that took place before most of us were born," Obama said.
READ: Obama announces historic overhaul of relations
Obama's move risks triggering another fight with Congress, which will come under the full control of Republicans in January.
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, told CNN's Wolf Blitzer he would do everything in his power to block any potential U.S. ambassador to Cuba even receive a vote.
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