Obama in Cuba as It Comes in from the Cold
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 21 March 2016
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
For the first time in almost 90 years, an American President has gone to Havana — but it's unclear how much political distance he's traveled. The Castro regime is still rounding up political dissidents, and Congress will not lift the economic embargo. We hear about a historic visit and the potential outcomes.
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| 0:48.1 | Barack Obama's doing what no president's done since Calvin Coolidge. |
| 0:51.9 | For the first time ever, Air Force One has landed in Cuba. |
| 0:55.3 | But it hasn't left controversy behind. The president's criticized for encouraging business deals |
| 1:00.0 | without demanding important concessions. Meantime, the Castro regime is cracking down on the |
| 1:05.3 | wives and daughters of political prisoners and telling dissidents Obama wants to meet to stay home. |
| 1:11.3 | Cuba wants the end of America's economic embargo. |
| 1:14.4 | We'll hear how the historic visit is going. |
| 1:17.2 | Today's talking point, GOP leaders are bracing the party for stormy weather just ahead. |
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| 1:58.0 | For the first time in almost 90 years, an American president has gone to Havana. |
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