Sunday, March 20, 2016

With visit, Obama aims to push acrimony with Cuba into past   AP
JULIE PACE and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN
Mar. 20, 2016 2:14 PM EDT
 HAVANA (AP) — In his historic visit to Cuba, President Barack Obama is relegating decades of American acrimony with the communist country further into the past and cementing a new relationship between the Cold War-era foes.
Obama's arrival Sunday afternoon was eagerly anticipated in the capital, where workers were cleaning up Old Havana and giving buildings a fresh coat of paint. American flags were raised alongside the Cuban colors in parts of the city, creating an improbable image for those who have lived through a half-century of bitterness between the two countries

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