Word: cubans
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...think it's reflective of the climate in Cuban-American relations," Bueno said. "We spent three to four weeks making phone calls to anyone considered a hardliner in the world of Cuban issues. I would have thought the conservatives would have wanted a chance to speak their views, but they only wanted to dictate their terms...
...Jorge Mas Canosa, agreed to participate in the discussion only if another panelist, Francisco Aruca, was removed. Aruca, a member of the Democratic Party's Business Council, said last night that Canosa accused him of choosing his political views to promote his business, which arranges visits to Cuba for Cuban-Americans...
...panel, which attracted an audience of about 65 people, was cosponsored by the Kennedy School's Hispanic Caucus and the Cuban-American Committee Research and Education Fund. Members of the fund said last night they back attempts to negotiate with Cuba...
...Gives you the chills, doesn't it?" Dukakis asked. "Think about it--the Cuban missile crisis, with Dan Quayle incharge...
LIGHT AT THE TUNNEL'S END. The negotiators working on a timetable for the withdrawal of 50,000 Cuban troops from Angola have learned not to underestimate Fidel Castro. When South African forces mounted a successful operation in Angola at the end of 1987, Castro rushed in as many as 5,000 additional troops, including his own elite presidential guards. Largely because of Castro's move, South Africa backed off and resumed peace talks. Now Castro insists that his troops leave on Cuban ships and planes, not Soviet ones. "Fidel put everything on the line," says a U.S. diplomat...