Fidel Castro

On Cuba, Obama and Castro Trade Signals About Talks

By Thomas Omestad - Nation & World - April 17, 2009

Pressure from Latin America for diplomatic moves to ease long-standing tensions. more >>

Obama's Revamp of Cuba Travel Policy Is Overdue, But the Embargo Should Come Next

By Robert Schlesinger - Opinion - April 14, 2009

Obama team moves to loosen Cold War-era travel restrictions. Embargo must fall next, politics or no. more >>

Cuba Waits for Obama as Ailing Fidel Castro Fades From Scene

By Thomas Omestad - Nation & World - March 27, 2009

Washington may move first to break the decades-old Cold War standoff with Havana. more >>

Obama Will Change Cuba Policy—But How?

By Thomas Omestad - Nation & World - December 5, 2008

A first step: easing some of the tough Bush restrictions and, maybe, expanding a dialogue. more >>

'For Me There is a Double Standard'

Nation & World - May 16, 2008

Jesse Jackson talks about Castro, Arafat and his own public perception. more >>

Morning Buzz: Feb. 25, 2008

News Desk - February 25, 2008

Students returned to classrooms this morning at Northern Illinois University for the first time since the deadly February 14 shootings, when former NIU graduate student Steve Kazmierczak opened fire on a classroom, killing five and wounding 16. More than 12,000 people gathered last night for a memorial service held at the school's Convocation Center. more >>

Fidel Castro's Slow Fadeout

By Kevin Whitelaw - Nation & World - February 19, 2008

Cuba's ailing leader gives up government posts, though he remains head of the Communist Party. more >>

Investing in a Post-Castro Cuba

By Katy Marquardt - Money Matters - February 19, 2008

This closed-end fund bets on backdoor investments in the island. more >>

10 Things You Didn't Know About Fidel Castro

Nation & World - February 19, 2008

Castro was in power for 49 years. In that time, there have been 10 U.S. presidents. more >>

Morning Buzz: Feb. 19, 2008

News Desk - February 19, 2008

Fidel Castro resigned as Cuba's president today after ruling the island nation for nearly a half century, which was the longest reign in the world for a head of government. Castro's 76-year-old brother, Raul, who has been the acting president since Fidel Castro fell ill in July 2006, will take over. more >>

Morning Buzz: Jan. 16, 2008

News Desk - January 16, 2008

After a jampacked night for presidential politics with the Democratic front-runners debating in Las Vegas and Mitt Romney clinching his first convincing win, grabbing the gold medal in Michigan, the candidates are now setting their sights on Nevada, South Carolina, and Florida, the three states with primaries before Super Tuesday. more >>

Bush Beats the Castro Drum

By John Mashek - A Capital View - October 25, 2007

With real conflict elsewhere in the world, Cuba just doesn't rate this level of interest. more >>