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The thaw gets warmer.. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jg9MLgTOoKINGqs9S2CWEy4ShF6QD97KI42G0 Trading their warmest words in a half-century, the United States and Cuba built momentum toward renewed ties on Friday, with President Barack Obama declaring he "seeks a new beginning" — including direct talks — with the island's communist regime. As leaders of the Americas gathered for a summit in this Caribbean nation, the head of the Organization of American States even said he'll ask his group to invite Cuba back after 47 years. In a diplomatic exchange of the kind that normally takes months or years, Castro had responded within hours to Obama's policy changes this week. He extended Cuba's most open offer for talks since the Eisenhower administration, saying he's ready to discuss "human rights, freedom of the press, political prisoners — everything." Cuban officials have historically bristled at discussing human rights or political prisoners, of whom they hold about 200. Gobama!
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"As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals" President Obama
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