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...politicians, and no one is sure what Cuba's reaction will be. President Raúl Castro (who took over for his brother after Fidel underwent surgery in 2006) has indicated that he would like to open a dialogue with the U.S. Fidel himself, upon meeting the Congressional Black Caucus in early April, reportedly asked, "How can we help President Obama?" - although his later comments reverted to his typical uncooperative, firebrand type. The U.S. has extended a small olive twig to an ailing nation run by the brother of an ailing man, and what happens next is anyone's guess...
...Republicans in the House to vote against authorizing the war in Iraq and the only one to vote against Bush’s 2003 tax cut; despite these moderate views, he lost my district to a Democrat in 2006. That Democrat, Dave Loebsack, now sits in the Congressional Progressive Caucus alongside Barney Frank ’ 62 and Bernie Sanders. Iowa also gave Barack Obama his first victory of the primary cycle, silencing those who insisted that an African-American candidate couldn’t win in an overwhelmingly white state...
...ideas for fixing the economy. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may not have been as nurturing of bipartisanship as some would have wanted in finalizing the stimulus bill in the House, but the final product included enough tax breaks to warrant support from a significant portion of the Republican caucus. That only three Republicans between the House and Senate voted in favor of the bill only made them seem like obstructionists in the eyes of the American people...
Nduom’s experience in Ghanaian politics was “very relevant” to many African students studying away from their home countries, said Julia M. Mensah, who identified herself as a Kennedy School student serving as co-chair of the Africa Caucus there...
...Republicans latched on to the gap between Obama's budget request and the Democratic caucus' counteroffer as evidence that Obama's budget is "so far out of the mainstream" that even members of his own party won't support it, said Representative Eric Cantor, the No. 2 Republican in the House. Almost all Republicans in both chambers oppose the budget, though there are a few moderates still making up their minds. "I intend to listen, and I intend to be willing to think about things," Senator Arlen Specter, a Pennsylvania Republican, told reporters on Wednesday...