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Cuban Americans and conservative politicians in Washington insist that keeping the trade embargo firmly in place will hasten Castro's demise. But this line of thinking ignores the bedrock of loyalty that many ordinary Cubans feel for Castro, whose revolution has provided every adult citizen with free health care, education and a social-welfare net. Castro has long profited by laying the blame for Cuba's economic troubles on the U.S. Resentment of the embargo--particularly when U.S. sanctions against Vietnam have been lifted--only reinforces a fierce pride. Cubans are nationalists even more than they are socialists or incipient...
...baseball diamonds bake with dust as the Jeremy-and-Nick generation sinks putts, shoots hoops, kicks soccer balls or just hangs out at the mall. Baseball is losing the young (the last time a World Series game was played during daytime was 1987), and a lengthy strike will only hasten the exodus...
Zhirinovsky is a bully. He is a poor player, and unfortunately the world will have to tolerate his strutting and fretting for the time being. Perhaps the Russian electorate will do us all a favor and hasten Mr. Zhirinovsky's departure from the political stage...
Kennedy continues of favor using strict economic sanctions and a trade embargo in order to hasten the return of Aristide. He says the U.S. should not rule out the use of military force...
...with his proclaimed Cultural Revolution of 1966. The subsequent and more moderate leadership of Deng Xiaoping has made a cautious and gradual attempt at economic liberalization. As China undertakes this difficult transition from Communism to capitalism, the U.S. must take care not disrupt China's progress while trying to hasten...