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May 20, 2012

The Cuban Embargo and U.S. Property Rights

Jose Azel, Miami Herald

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U.S. economic sanctions against Cuba are a case in point. The sanctions were first authorized in 1961 when President John F. Kennedy issued an executive order in response to the Cuban government's expropriation without compensation of American assets, an issue that remains unresolved.

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