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...first step toward draining the appeal of Chávezism and restoring the U.S.'s image in Latin America would be to unilaterally lift the embargo on Cuba. The U.S. embargo has never worked as a tool to weaken Castro. Instead it has provided him with a wonderful excuse to hide his failures and justify the island's dire poverty and harsh political repression. The embargo is even less effective now that Cuba is so deeply intertwined economically and politically with Venezuela and other countries in the region. Embargoing Cuba without cutting off its ties to other countries is akin...
...attractive trade agreement that would grant freer access to the U.S. market for Brazilian steel, shoes, orange juice, ethanol and other products that currently face import barriers. The costs for the U.S. economy would be relatively minimal. For Brazil, such a deal would stimulate exports, drive investment and lift the economy...
Under its current launch schedule, NASA must sweat out up to 17 more nail-biting, foam-flying launches like the Discovery lift-off on Tuesday - including one set for late August or early September - before construction of the International Space Station is completed and the space shuttle is mercifully retired...
...Lift the veil of secrecy...
...billion Estimated annual value of the Japanese market for U.S. beef, which has been banned since 2003 over fears of mad cow disease. Japan agreed to lift its ban on U.S. beef imports last week 3 Total confirmed cases of mad cow disease in the U.S., versus 27 in Japan...