NBC: President Obama to Make Historic Visit to Cuba, U.S. Official Says
Barack Obama will become the first sitting American president to visit Cuba in nearly 90 years, in what would be a crucial turning point between the Cold War rivals that recently shed their decades-old hostilities.
Obama will visit the communist island nation in the coming weeks, a senior administration official told NBC News, adding that the details would be announced Thursday as part of a larger tour by Obama of Latin America.
Plans for the presidential visit could also coincide with a trip by a Major League Baseball team, given the island's passion for the sport.
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WNU Editor: I predicted when President Obama was elected President in 2008 that on his bucket list would be a visit to Cuba and meeting Fidel. It is just something about Fidel that many on the left have always had a fondness for .... including (of all people) my dad. So when I heard this announcement last night .... I knew that they will go out and spin the political and economic benefits of this trip .... but the real reason is that President Obama wants his photo with Fidel .... which I predict that the Cuban government will go out of its way to accommodate his wish. As for those who oppose this trip .... Cruz, Rubio Slam Obama For Cuba Trip (VOA).
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