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WikiLeaks cables detail Fidel Castro’s doomed love for Obama

December 18, 2010 by benim

Dispatches chart Cuban leader’s obsession with US president, from admiration to eventual sense of betrayal. ImagesBarack and Fidel: like so many great love affairs it was doomed. But memory of the passion, or at least infatuation, lingers. Having seen off … read more »

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Obama signs tax package bill into law

December 17, 2010 by benim

President Barack Obama signed into law Friday a massive tax package that frayed his relations with liberals, caused him to abandon a pledge not to extend tax cuts to the rich and heralded a new balance of power in Washington. … read more »

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