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...Padgett. Reported by Brad Liston/Oviedo
...abundantly clear at this meeting how both sides of Elian's family are being manipulated by the opposing political forces, to a higher degree than we'd thought," says TIME Miami Bureau chief Tim Padgett. "It was a sad moment for many people involved, because far from being the occasion that some had hoped would help facilitate a resolution, it was extremely tense and the two families didn't even talk." With no family reconciliation expected to resolve the dispute, the focus returned to Capitol Hill, where both the grandmothers and their Florida relatives arrived Thursday to lobby legislators over...
...They're trying to convince a federal judge that the boy would be in danger if he's returned to live in a communist society, and that the boy's father - who wants him back in Cuba - is speaking under duress," says TIME's Miami bureau chief Tim Padgett. "But many legal experts doubt whether a federal judge will buy that argument." Elsewhere, congressional supporters of the Cuban-American leadership are hoping that granting Elian immediate citizenship may help prevent his return, while Havana is considering sending the boy's grandmothers to fetch him, or even issuing his father...
...their political fortunes that has been evident since the pope's visit to Cuba two years ago. "Many people believe that this fear of losing their influence in the U.S. helped push them to fight so hard in this case, and defeat would be a major blow," says Padgett. But even victory may have a price. "The Cuban-American leadership may not have factored in the negative impact of their actions on American public opinion. With polls reflecting that a majority of Americans favor returning Elian to Cuba, even winning the case may turn out to be a Pyrrhic victory...
...PADGETT, TIME's Miami bureau chief, has covered Latin America since 1989, but as the parent of a 5-year-old boy, he was particularly intrigued by the international tug-of-war over this week's cover subject, Elian Gonzalez. "It's been painful as a father as well as a journalist to watch Elian have to endure this interruption in his blossoming," says Padgett. With the assistance of stringer Dolly Mascarenas , Padgett interviewed Elian's relatives in Florida and Cuba. "Both families are decent, sincere people who obviously care a lot for Elian," says Padgett. But the INS ruling...