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HAVANA -- Cuban President Raul Castro turns 81 on Sunday, another reminder to his countrymen and to the exiles who hate him that time is catching up with the island's aging revolutionaries. But even with the actuarial inevitabilities looming ...  

HAVANA—Cuban President Raul Castro turns 81 on Sunday, another reminder to his countrymen and to the exiles who hate him that time is catching up with the island's aging revolutionaries. But even with the actuarial inevitabilities looming ...  

Cuban President Raul Castro turns 81 on Sunday, another reminder to his countrymen and to the exiles who hate him that time is catching up with the island's aging revolutionaries. But even with the actuarial inevitabilities looming, there is no ...  

HAVANA — Cuban President Raul Castro turns 81 on Sunday, another reminder to his countrymen and to the exiles who hate him that time is catching up with the island’s aging revolutionaries. But even with the actuarial inevitabilities looming ...  

By Dr. Paul Kengor I was recently contacted by Ben Johnson of LifeSiteNews, who told me of a fascinating development. He informed me of a curious fan of President Obama’s advocacy of gay marriage: Mariela Castro, niece of ailing and aging Cuban tyrant, Fidel Castro, and daughter of current despot, Raul Castro.  

We haven't discussed Cuban outfielder Jorge Soler for a while, because it has seemingly taken forever for him to get become a free agent. And all of a sudden, Saturday morning, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com has learned that Soler has officially become a free agent.  

We haven't discussed Cuban outfielder Jorge Soler for a while, because it has seemingly taken forever for him to become a free agent. And all of a sudden, Saturday morning, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com has learned that Soler has officially become a free agent.  

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro knew that U.S. President John F. Kennedy was going to be shot in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, former CIA analyst Brian Latell says in his new book, "Castro's Secrets. The CIA and Cuba's Intelligence Machine.  

González Llort, along with Gerardo Hernández, Ramón Labañino, Antonio Guerrero and René González, known worldwide as The Cuban Five, were detained in 1998 for monitoring Florida-based terrorist groups operating against Cuba. Fernando Gonzalez was ...  

On the heels of U.S. President Barack Obama's support for gay marriage, Mariela Castro, the daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro and Director of the country's Centro Nacional de Educación Sexual (National Center for Sex Education), has been addressing gay rights activists during her tour of the United States. Her trip has been stirring up some controversy in the Cuban blogosphere.  

Wreaths sent by Cuban President Raul Castro and Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro were placed on Saturday in this city at the Mausoleum where the mortal remains of Cuban patriot Jose Marti repose ... the capital’s General Antonio Maceo School of ...  

Mariela Castro, the daughter of Cuban President Raúl Castro, attended a conference in San Francisco There, Castro said U.S. foreign policy toward Cuba was being held hostage by the "Cuban mafia" in Miami and said that, if she had a vote in the ...  

Mariela Castro’s New York presentation draws complaints that the audience was hand-picked. The daughter of Cuban ruler Raúl Castro has told a New York Public Library audience that her country’s electoral system is democratic and that a ...  

Tonight, the New York Public Library will host a program called "LGBT Rights in Cuba, the United States and Beyond: Mariela Castro and Rea Carey in Conversation." Mariela Castro, of course, is the daughter of current Cuban President Raúl Castro, and the ...  

MIAMI (Reuters) - For almost three decades after Fidel Castro took power, Cuba's budding intelligence service fielded four dozen double agents in a world-class operation under the nose of the CIA, according to a new book by a veteran CIA analyst.  

Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, May 27 (Prensa Latina) Cuba Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) vice minister, Army General Joaquin Quintas Sola, and Division General Raul Rodriguez Lobaina, head of the cuban Central Army, visited the areas the rain affected in Sancti ...  

Gerardo Younel Avila The Cuban secret police made good on a threat and on Saturday arrested independent photojournalist Gerardo Younel Avila to block him from covering a march by Damas De Blanco. Police had warned him last week he would...  

The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro, widely seen as a champion of gay rights in Cuba, brought her brand of outspoken advocacy to a New York audience Tuesday. Mariela Castro Espin, who is her country's director of the National Center for Sex ...  

Fidel Castro, spy master, bedeviled US, says former analystReutersCastro described as 'unchallenged spy master' * US 'grossly underestimated' Cuba-ex CIA official * Castro knew in advance Kennedy would be shot-defector By David Adams MIAMI, May 27 (Reuters) - For almost three decades after Fidel Castro took power, ...and more »  

Mariela Castro, the daughter of Cuban president Raul Castro and niece of Fidel Castro, was granted a visa by the U.S. government this week, causing a stir among Republicans who want to paint Obama as a commie or something. Castro, 50, is the director of the Cuban National Center for Sex Education in Havana and has has been a vociferous advocate for LGBT rights in Cuba. She came with a contingent of Cuban academics, and her first stop was in...  

According to the book Castro's Secrets, the CIA and Cuba's Intelligence Machine written by Brian Latell, pictured, it was not until a Cuban spy defected to the U.S. Embassy in Vienna did they realize the extent.  

The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro, widely seen as a champion of gay rights in Cuba, is expected to bring her outspoken advocacy before a New York audience on Tuesday. Mariela Castro Espin, who is her country's director of the National Center for ...  

And like a good comrade, she returned the favor and endorsed Obama earlier today.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro brought her fight for gay rights to a U.S. forum Wednesday, stressing the need to secure social equality for all, regardless of sexual orientation.

 

Republic of Cuba President Raúl Castro with Mary Blanca Ortega Barredo, Minister of Domestic Trade, listen to Gladys Bejerano, the country’s Comptroller General. (Photo: Estudios Revolución), a photo by Pan-African News Wire File Photos on Flickr.Havana. May 21, 2012 Systematicity and persistence: Key to the country’s development ● Two elements emphasized as common denominators by President Raúl Castro during expanded meetings of the Council...  

The Industriales lost two games in a row against Ciego de Avila at the legendary Estadio Latinoamericano in Havana and will face on Friday one who is probably the best pitcher in Cuba today, Vladimir Garcia.The advantage and the momentum is with the Ciego Tigers, but in baseball anything can happen. May the best team win!Vladimir is proof that the best Cuban baseball players PLAY IN CUBA.Peter C. Bjarkman: Vlad Garcia and Ciego de Avila Stand...  

FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2011 file photo, daughter of Cuba’s President Raul Castro, Mariela Castro, and Nicaragua’s late political writer Tomas Borge, attend a celebration marking the 10th anniversary of the National Center for Sex Education, CENESEX, in Havana, Cuba. On the eve of her controversial arrival in the United States to attend a conference on Latin America Thursday, May 24, 2012, prominent academics say the 49-year-old Cuban...  

SANTIAGO, Cuba -- Norma Arias Puente has been learning the hospitality business for more than a decade from a ... Casa Havana, an Old Havana home run by retired dentist Emilio Nodarse, even has a rooftop terrace bar complete with a full-time ...  

Cuban music group Tiempo Libre has a goal for its Hot in Havana concert series with the Houston Symphony — to get people up and dancing. “When people hear our music, they want to dance, but they’re in a concert hall, so they don’t know if they should or not,” say...  

The Castro regime’s hateful treatment of gays drove writer Reinaldo Arenas to suicide; now Raul’s daughter Mariela is visiting San Francisco and New York: Steve Rothaus writes in his Miami Herald blog, Cuban-American gay activists in Miami protest Mariela Castro’s visit to San Francisco, New York Gay Cuban Americans in Miami are furious that Fidel [...]  

Fidel Castro's niece is in San Francisco to talk about gay rights. And that means it's time to talk politics. Mariela Castro -- whose father is current Cuban President Raúl Castro, revolutionary leader Fidel's brother -- is in San Francisco to participate ...  

MEXICO CITY -- Mariela Castro, the outspoken daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro and niece of his brother Fidel, is scheduled to appear this week at a major conference in San Francisco after receiving a controversial U.S. visitor's visa.  

In late April, De Mello donated the fees for his participation in the First Book Biennial of the Amazonia for the release of Antonio Guerrero, Gerardo Hernández, Fernando González, Ramón Labañino and René González, known worldwide as The Cuban Five.  

If there's one person whom I've always wanted to meet, one straight ally who has been a staunch advocate and supporter of LGBT causes, it's Mariela Castro, daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro and niece to Fidel Castro. As director of Cuba's National Center for Sex Education she has worked to secure the rights of Cuban lesbians, gays and bisexuals. She has been North America's biggest transgender advocate, successfully advocating for and...  

Blogger, journalist and LGBT activist Francisco Rodríguez Cruz (Paquito el de Cuba) discusses Mariela Castro Espín's [es] message on occasion of the 5th Cuban Congress against Homophobia recently celebrated on the Island. Castro Espín is the daughter of President Raúl Castro and head of the state-run agency on sex education. Written by...  

AFP is reporting that Fidel Castro's niece, Mariela Castro, "hailed" President Obama for supporting gay marriage and the loosening of US-Cuba travel restrictions. Speaking at a gay-rights conference in California, she also called the largely Republican ...  

Some prominent Cuban Americans, including LGBT community leaders, object to a visit from Mariela Castro, the niece of Fidel Castro and daughter of President Raul Castro, who is discussing equality during appearances in San Francisco and New York ...  

Fidel Castro's niece hailed Barack Obama's support for gay marriage and the loosening of US-Cuba travel restrictions, saying: "I would vote for President Obama." Mariela Castro, the daughter of President Raul Castro, also lamented the "small group of ...  

Mariela Castro repaid the kindness by engaging in the same type of Orwellian and hypocritical doubletalk as her uncle and father, Cuban President Raul Castro. Then she made sure to bang in the final public-relations coffin nail. "I would vote for President ...  

SAN FRANCISCO -- Fidel Castro's niece Wednesday hailed Barack Obama's support for gay marriage and the loosening of US-Cuba travel restrictions, saying, "I would vote for President Obama." Mariela Castro, the daughter of President Raul Castro, also ...  

Fernando Espuelas presents the very first argument I have seen for ending the current embargo policy against the Castro dictatorship that I can support. The recent controversy surrounding a visa for Fidel Castro’s daughter to visit the U.S. is another ...  

Wreaths sent by Cuban President Raul Castro and Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro were placed on Saturday in this city at the Mausoleum where the mortal remains of Cuban patriot Jose Marti repose, on the occasion of the 117th anniversary of his death in combat.  

Fidel Castro’s niece on Wednesday hailed Barack Obama’s support for gay marriage and the loosening of US-Cuba travel restrictions, saying: “I would vote for President Obama.” Mariela Castro, the daughter of President Raul Castro ...  

Gerardo Hernández, Ramón Labañino, Antonio Guerrero, Fernando González and René González infiltrated extreme right groups in the United States to prevent terrorist attacks against Cuba, but did not commit espionage against the United States.  

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Cuban President Raul Castro's daughter Mariela said on Wednesday she was surprised by the warm welcome she received on arrival in the United States and was heartened by President Barack Obama's support for same-sex marriage.  

(AP) SAN FRANCISCO - The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro had some blunt words Wednesday for Cuban-Americans who support economic and travel restrictions between the U.S. and her country, saying "a Cuban Mafia" made up of emigres "who ...  

Cuban President Raul Castro's daughter Mariela said on Wednesday she was surprised by the warm welcome she received on arrival in the United States and was heartened by President Barack Obama's support for same-sex marriage. Sexologist Mariela ...  

The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro brought her fight for gay rights to a United States forum, stressing the need to secure social equality for all, regardless of sexual orientation. Mariela Castro was set to speak again yesterday on a ...  

Mariela Castro, daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro, speaks during an academic conference at San Francisco General Hospital in San Francisco, Wednesday, May 23, 2012. Castro, an outspoken gay rights advocate, spoke at a medical lecture for ...  

HAVANA -- The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro has been granted a U.S. visa to attend an academic conference in San Francisco and another event, one of her associates confirmed Thursday. The decision has already drawn fire from Cuban ...  

The Coordinator for the Russian Free the Five Committee, Lena Loshkina, said that Russian activists will soon have two hot-air balloons that will carry banners about these Cuban Five. Gerardo Hernández, Ramón Labanino, Fernando González, Antonio ...  

HAVANA — The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro has been granted a U.S. visa to attend an academic conference in San Francisco and another event, one of her associates confirmed Thursday. The decision has already drawn fire from Cuban ...  

You can read about Chef Torres’ journey on the lunch menu of his new restaurant, Babaluu’s Cocina Cubana, or hear about it tableside from his charming and eccentric wife, Mary Kline Torres. I don’t want to downplay the backstory to this funky new ...  

The Obama administration caused a stir when it issued a visa to Mariela Castro, the daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro, and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Romney said it was a mistake to let the "daughter of a dictator" visit US shores.  

The daughter of current Cuban president Raul Castro was cheered when she visited San Francisco on Wednesday, according to reports. Mariela Castro, 50, is in town to speak at a series of conferences about her experiences in human and LGBT rights ...  

SAN FRANCISCO, May 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. visit by Mariela Castro, daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro, is being hailed by gay rights groups and criticized by Republican lawmakers. Castro is in the United States to lead a panel on sexual ...  

The latest offense committed by President Barack Obama, according to Republican opponent Mitt Romney, is failing to immediately reject an endorsement from Mariela Castro. Castro, the daughter of Cuban President Raúl Castro and niece of Fidel ...  

San Francisco ExaminerCastro kin's visit stirs politicsSan Francisco ExaminerAnticipation over a multiday San Francisco visit by the niece of Fidel Castro has thrust The City into US presidential election politics while stirring up some classic fears of communist infiltration. Sexologist and gay rights activist Mariela Castro ...US Visa For Cuban LGBT Activist, Raul Castro's Daughter, CriticizedABC News (blog)GOP lawmaker hits Obama over Cuba...  

WASHINGTON, May 18 (UPI) -- Mariela Castro, the daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro and niece of Fidel Castro, is being allowed to visit the United States, officials say. Castro, 50, director of the National Center for Sex Education in ...