Former President Fidel Castro says Sen. Barack Obama's plan to maintain Washington's trade embargo against Cuba will cause hunger and suffering on the island. ...more

May 27, 2008

Whether out of sincere belief in Barack Obama or sheer curiosity to see a historic presidential candidate, Tampa Bay area residents rushed for tickets Monday to a rally now expected to fill the St. Pete Times Forum downtown on Wednesday. ...more

May 20, 2008

President Bush said Wednesday that Cuba's post-Fidel Castro leadership has made only "empty gestures at reform" and rejected calls for the easing of U.S. restrictions on the communist island. ...more

May 8, 2008

This week won't mark the end of a disastrous dictatorship in Cuba because reigns of terror don't end quietly, with the dictator easing into retirement with a few dull words of farewell and a yawn from the public. ...more

February 20, 2008

Democratic presidential candidates said the United States should be ready to respond to gradual reforms in Cuba after the resignation of communist leader Fidel Castro. ...more

February 20, 2008

No one is predicting a wave of cruises or nonstop flights to Havana just yet. But news Tuesday that Fidel Castro is stepping aside at least has some in the construction and tourism industries thinking about the possibilities of Cuban trade. ...more

February 20, 2008

U.S. sanctions against Cuba are more restrictive than those imposed on any other country, including Iran and North Korea, and their rigorous enforcement risks diverting government attention from higher-priority counterterrorism tasks, a new government audit has found. ...more

December 20, 2007

Like other Republican presidential contenders, Mitt Romney favors a get-tough policy on illegal immigrants. But Romney's desire for tougher immigration enforcement doesn't apply to Cubans, who he says should be welcomed with open arms. ...more

November 28, 2007

TAMPA - Like other Republican presidential contenders, Mitt Romney favors a get-tough policy on illegal immigrants. But Romney's desire for tougher immigration enforcement doesn't apply to Cubans, who he says should be welcomed with open arms. ...more

November 27, 2007

Sen. Barack Obama would lift restrictions on visits by Cuban Americans to Cuba if elected president. A growing chorus of Democratic and Republican lawmakers would go even further, loosening the U.S. embargo enough to allow all Americans to travel to the communist country. ...more

September 16, 2007