Word: elian
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...Elian's plight has also given Castro, 73, life support. Last fall, el comandante's relevance was dwindling: even as he played host to a summit of Latin American and Iberian leaders, the spotlight fell instead on foreign capitalists and pro-democracy dissidents. Elian's "kidnapping" changed all that. As a result, Cuban politicos privately declare that even if Elian never returns...
Still, ordinary Cubans say they're tired of being herded into Havana's streets for "Free Elian!" rallies; and many Americans feel CANF's zealotry has worsened Miami's dysfunctional image. In the end, the drama may reveal how fed up both societies are with the Dr. Strangelove hysteria of U.S.-Cuba relations. But for now, each passing day is one of political gain for Fidel and the Foundation...
...those wondering, was calculated by taking the number $100 billion and inserting it in the sentence above. This Sunday a good portion of dinner conversations, the nightly news and the newspaper will be spent informing people of the time change. This means we will know significantly less about what Elian Gonzalez's relatives did on Saturday. You can't put a price tag on a little boy's life...
...Elian Gonzalez case is entering its endgame, and the imminent arrival of the boy?s father in the U.S. has prompted a last-ditch offensive from his Miami relatives. As INS officials began negotiations with the Miami relatives over how to reunite Elian with his father, who on Monday applied for a U.S. visa, lawyers representing the Florida family have been engaging in some tricky footwork. Last Friday, Miami family attorneys Manny Diaz and Kendall Coffey insisted, separately, that the father would not be given custody of Elian, and would be allowed only supervised visits with his son. Although attorneys...
...Monday?s talks between the INS and the Miami family suggest the U.S. government (Vice President Gore excepted) remained firm in its decision to reunite the boy with his father. "The issue is not whether we will transfer Elian to his father, but when and how," said INS representative Maria Cardona. With Fidel Castro now pushing to send Juan Miguel Gonzalez - either alone or with a large entourage of family, schoolmates, mental health professionals and political minders - to the U.S. as soon as visas come through, the game of political football over the six-year-old appears to have entered...