Word: cuba
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CASTRO ON CUBA'S NEW LEADERS...
...circle the globe. We chose destinations that would let us explore the dynamics of countries facing tough transitions, primarily from socialism to freer markets and from autocracy to greater democracy. After a briefing in Washington by CIA Director John Deutch and five other senior officials, the Newstour went to Cuba, Russia, India, Vietnam and Hong Kong before heading home. During a period when isolationism is rising in the U.S., we wanted this Newstour to emphasize Time's commitment to international news and the connections between the U.S. and the complex forces outside its borders that will shape the 21st century...
...have taken a host of measures," he said. "We are going to take as many more as are needed. But always in an orderly fashion." Jim Gaines, Time's managing editor, found it striking that "many in our group came away from Havana thinking the U.S. embargo against Cuba is a cold war anachronism but that Castro's reluctance about reform made him an even bigger...
...significant warming of relations, Clinton announced that the U.S. would lift some restrictions on travel to Cuba and would allow news organizations to open bureaus in Havana. Cuban-American student exchanges would also be permitted. The President said the move would help move the Communist country toward a "peaceful transition to a free and open society." Miami bureau chief Cathy Booth reports: "The Administration's line on this is that it would allow for closer monitoring of human rights abuses. But the easing of travel restrictions is also very important, because in allowing more people in to see their relatives...
...adventures of the all-black 99th Fighter Squadron, which first went into combat in April 1943 and eventually shot down 16 enemy planes, destroyed four more and damaged six others in just nine months. Laurence Fishburne (What's Love Got to Do with It), Allen Payne (New Jack City), Cuba Gooding Jr. (Outbreak) and Andre Braugher (TV's Homicide) play the much-decorated flyers. "Nothing compares to this," says Robert Williams, 73, an airman who sold the story concept to hbo after spending 43 years shopping it around Hollywood. "Not even flying 50 missions, shooting down two Germans and getting...