April 20, 2011

Cuba's Communist Codgers Keep Control

Tim Padgett, Time

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Despite Raul's obvious wish to surround himself with revolutionary veterans who can both catalyze his reforms and control their effects, the fact is he can't break Cuba's communist inertia without that infusion of youthful blood the world keeps waiting for.

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