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Feb 25

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New Cuban Leadership Intensifies Speculation on Reforms

Raul Castro was confirmed as Cuba's president Sunday, after last week's announcement that his ailing brother, Fidel Castro, would step down after decades in power. Two experts on Cuba discuss the prospects for reforms in the country and relations with…

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Feb 19

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Castro’s Exit Stokes Debate Over Prospects for Cuban Reform

An ailing Cuban president Fidel Castro announced Tuesday that he will resign from his post, ending his 49-year presidency at age 81. Two Cuban-American analysts discuss Castro's resignation and whether the move will open avenues for new reforms in Cuba.

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Dec 18

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Castro Letter Renews Questions over Future Cuban Leadership

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Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro conceded Monday that he might relinquish some formal leadership posts to make way for a new generation of leaders, a move that raised new speculation about his political future.

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Nov 30

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Stoppard Play Uses Rock Music to Stage a ‘Revolution’

Playwright Tom Stoppard's latest work, "Rock'n'Roll," takes a new look at Czechoslovakia's 1989 Velvet Revolution, which toppled the then Soviet-backed Communist government. Jeffrey Brown looks at Stoppard's inspirations and talks to actors about portraying his characters.

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Oct 24

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President Bush Outlines Cuban Policy Initiatives

President Bush proposed a new policy plan Wednesday to push for a democratic transition in Cuba, but he declined to lift an economic embargo on the nation. Two policy analysts assess the state of U.S.-Cuban relations.

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Oct 11

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British Author Lessing Wins Nobel Prize for Literature

British author Doris Lessing was named winner of the Nobel Prize for literature on Thursday. A George Washington University literature professor discusses Lessing's contributions to her craft.

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Sep 26

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Charles Simic: From Belgrade to Poet Laureate

Charles Simic was named Poet Laureate last month by the Library of Congress. Born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, he has authored 18 books and won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer. Simic reflects on his craft.

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Apr 25

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Russia Buries Former President Yeltsin Amid Pageantry

By Admin, PBS News Hour

Boris Yeltsin was laid to rest in Moscow's famed Novodevichy Cemetery on Wednesday, after a ceremony at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in the first full Orthodox funeral for a Russian leader since the death of Czar Alexander III…

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Apr 23

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Yeltsin, First President of Russian Federation, Dies

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Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, who helped steer the final collapse of the Soviet Union and the creation of the Russian Federation, died Monday of heart failure at the Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow. He was 76.

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Dec 25

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Chinese Christians Face Religious Issues

A report from Independent Television News looks at how religious freedom and tolerance issues are affecting China's growing Christian population.

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