Word: cuba
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History and politics are among the things that pilots Bill and Gayle James, both 65, of Canton, Ohio, have taught their grandkids at 7,000 feet. On one trip they flew over Cuba with their granddaughters, 12 and 13. "They'd only heard how bad it was," says Bill, "but Cuba looked gorgeous, and the Cuban controllers were so friendly. They were full of questions about Cuba and why they couldn't go there. Poppy and Nonny gave them a real history lesson...
...Wilma, for example, was expected to be a routine nuisance, having apparently expended much of its fury on Mexico and Cuba. At its approach, Florida kids celebrated school being called off; some even went on hurricane sleepovers. On Sunday night before the storm hit, Jonathon Pedroz, 13, ate pizza and played 2 Fast 2 Furious video games with friends in a 23rd-floor waterfront condominium north of Miami. They fell asleep at 3 a.m., but were roused at dawn when Wilma arrived with more than 100 m.p.h. winds. Since Wilma came ashore on Florida's west coast, many had hoped...
...when it comes to the things we really need we can't get it done." Gas-powered electric generator use was massive in South Florida; five deaths resulted from carbon monoxide fumes overpowering homes. In total, 14 people died across the state, more than in Mexico and Cuba combined. Damage in Florida could reach $10 billion...
...like him. He has been an advocate of the most extreme and injudicious de-Baathification proposals. When asked how Chalabi might bring the Sunnis back into the fold, an Administration official told me, "You've heard about Nixon to China?" It might be more like Michael Corleone to Cuba. And it must be emphasized that any successful Iraqi government remains the longest of long shots-especially with an insurgency that continues to grow more effective and lethal as the months pass. But wouldn't it be deliriously weird if Ahmad Chalabi turned out to be the top guy after...
Garcetti had wanted to see Cuba for years, but it wasn't until after he left the D.A.'s office that he found the time to travel there. The journey was worth the wait. His new volume is rich with grainy photos of dancers rehearsing under poor conditions, swathed in tropical shadows, exposing strong body language and facial expressions that are at once haunting and joyful, often within the same frame."Wow, wow, wow!" says Garcetti with a smile, recalling the first day on the island when he and his wife encountered an energetic Afro-Cuban dance troupe marching down...