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	Raul Castro tackles Cuba's shortcomings - Boston.com
		Raul Castro (R), head of Cuba's army and brother of Cuba's President Fidel Castro, stands near Cuba's Minister of Communication Ramiro Valdez during a meeting of the National Assembly in Havana December 22, 2006.
		Raul Castro, who is considered more of a practical administrator than his more ideological brother, said he encouraged a series of recent newspaper articles criticizing bureaucracy and corruption in the food supply system.
		Raul Castro said his brother was continuing to recover from an undisclosed illness.
	www.boston.com /news/world/latinamerica/articles/2006/12/23/raul_castro_tackles_cubas_shortcomings?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+News (577 words)

	Fidel Castro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Castro returned to Cuba and married Mirta Díaz Balart, a student from a wealthy Cuban family where he was exposed to the lifestyle of the Cuban elite.
		Although there is disagreement over why Castro and his brother, Raúl, were not executed on capture as many of their fellow militants were, there is evidence that an officer recognized Castro from his university days and treated the captured rebels compassionately, despite the unofficial order to have the leader executed.
		Castro was known to be a friend of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and attended Trudeau's funeral in October 2000 to mourn the passing of his friend.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fidel_Castro (8569 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Americas \| Profile: Raul Castro
		Raul was born in 1931 in the eastern province of Holguin, to Angel Castro and Lina Ruz, the youngest of three brothers - five years younger than Fidel.
		Raul is also reported to have influenced financial policy from behind the scenes.
		Raul is said to be a doting father and enthusiastic climber.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/americas/5234790.stm (706 words)

	Raul Castro emerging from the shadows - Boston.com
		Raul Castro doesn't enjoy his older brother's appeal, but as he takes over the leadership of communist Cuba, he can count on the power he amassed during a half-century as the island's No. 2 man.
		Even before Monday's announcement that Fidel Castro has temporarily relinquished power to his brother while recovering from intestinal surgery, Raul Castro had been emerging from the shadows, appearing prominently in a state media campaign to better acquaint Cubans with the man chosen long ago to be their next leader.
		At 75, Raul Castro is among the few still alive who were with Fidel Castro 53 years ago when they launched the revolution with a military barracks assault.
	www.boston.com /news/world/latinamerica/articles/2006/08/01/raul_castro_emerging_from_the_shadows?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+News (948 words)

	Raul Castro affirms Fidel is undergoing "progressive recovery" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Raul Castro noted that international media had commented on his absence from public view and said "I am not used to making frequent appearances in public, except at times when it is required."
		Raul Castro, 75, the nation's defense minister, said he mobilized troops on the island in the hours after his brother's illness was announced.
		Raul Castro has been at his brother's side since launching the revolution with the attack on the Moncada military barracks in 1953 and fought with him in the Sierra Maestra mountains against the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista.
	www.eitb24.com /portal/eitb24/noticia/en/international-news/cuba--raul-castro-affirms-fidel-is-undergoing-progressive-recovery?itemId=B24_4848&cl=/eitb24/internacional&idioma=en (632 words)

	Online NewsHour: Update \| Castro Temporarily Hands over Power \| August 1, 2006 \| PBS
		Raul Castro, 75, the country's defense minister and constitutional successor, has reportedly had a more public profile in recent weeks but did not come out with a statement about the temporary transition.
		Castro, who took control of Cuba in 1959 and resisted U.S. attempts to oust him from power, last appeared in public at a July 26 event, where he appeared thin and weary during two long speeches, according to the AP.
		Castro's surgery was scheduled to repair a "sharp intestinal crisis with sustained bleeding," according to a statement from Castro.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/updates/latin_america/july-dec06/castro_08-01.html (433 words)

	USATODAY.com - Castro says he's stable after surgery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Castro expressed his gratitude for all the good wishes he's received from government leaders and supporters around the world, and called on Cubans to remain calm and maintain their daily routines.
		Raul Castro, the island's acting president, was nowhere to be seen as Cubans began to worry about what comes next and exiles in Miami celebrated a development they hoped signaled the death of a dictator.
		Castro seemed optimistic of recovery, asking in his letter that celebrations scheduled for his 80th birthday be postponed until Dec. 2, the 50th anniversary of Cuba's Revolutionary Armed Forces.
	usatoday.com /news/world/2006-07-31-cuba-castro_x.htm?imw=Y (1297 words)

	Raul Castro - Kubas Zukunft? \| Welt \| Deutsche Welle \| 01.08.2006
		Raul Castro gilt als weniger charismatisch, dafür aber erheblich radikaler als sein älterer Bruder Fidel.
		Durch ein von Raul Castro vereinbartes Militärabkommen kam es ein Jahr später zur Stationierung sowjetischer Raketen auf Kuba, was schließlich in der Kubakrise mündete und das Verhältnis zu den USA endgültig verschärfte.
		Raul Castro entwickelte sich vom Mitarbeiter mehr und mehr zur rechten Hand seines Bruders und wurde 1972 auch formell zum 1.
	www.dw-world.de /dw/article/0,2144,2115964,00.html (634 words)

	Raul Castro wants more debate in Cuba - Breaking News - World - Breaking News
		Cuba's interim leader Raul Castro, signaling a different style of government from his ailing brother Fidel Castro, on Wednesday called for greater debate on public policies in the communist-run country.
		Raul Castro said he was delegating more responsibilities and making fewer speeches than his famously verbose brother, and running the country of 11 million in a more collegial way.
		Cuba watchers believe Raul Castro does not have the ambition to run Cuba indefinitely and would govern for only a few years before handing over to a younger successor.
	www.smh.com.au /news/World/Raul-Castro-wants-more-debate-in-Cuba/2006/12/21/1166290660211.html (476 words)

	Raul Castro Comments on Cuba-U.S. Ties - Examiner.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Castro said his brother Fidel is recovering and that thousands of troops were mobilized soon after his illness was announced, according to an interview published Friday.
		Raul Castro also said in Friday editions of the island's Communist Party newspaper that he had mobilized tens of thousands of troops in response to what he called aggressive U.S. acts, including stepped-up radio and television broadcasts to the island, and an $80 million plan to hasten the end of the Castros' rule.
		Raul Castro has been at his brother's side since they launched the revolution with a 1953 attack against dictator Fulgencio Batista's military.
	www.examiner.com /a-229311~Raul_Castro_Comments_on_Cuba_U_S__Ties.html (890 words)

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		The younger Castro said he mobilized Cuba's armed forces and tens of thousands of reservists to face the threat of a U.S. invasion in the crucial hours after the July 31 handover.
		Raul Castro, 75, said his brother's improvement has been "progressive." Fidel Castro's physical and mental strength have helped his "satisfactory and gradual recovery," the younger brother said.
		Cuba announced on July 31 that Fidel Castro, who turned 80 on August 13, underwent surgery for intestinal bleeding and delegated the presidency and leadership of the Communist Party provisionally to his brother Raul, head of the Cuban armed forces and his designated successor.
	today.reuters.com /news/newsarticle.aspx?type=newsOne&storyID=2006-08-18T102820Z_01_N18357550_RTRUKOC_0_US-CUBA-CASTRO.xml&WTmodLoc=Home-C2-TopNews-newsOne-6 (386 words)

	Raul Castro Urges Students to Debate 'Fearlessly' - washingtonpost.com
		Castro's remarks, published Thursday by the Communist Party newspaper, Granma, are the clearest indication yet of how he might reshape Cuba after the death of his ailing brother, Fidel Castro.
		Raul Castro, who is Cuba's defense minister, tempered his remarks by telling the students that a "unified command" is a key military principle, but "that doesn't mean that discussions can't happen."
		Raul Castro, who has been Cuba's acting president since his brother's July 31 intestinal surgery, also seemed to be defining himself and, more important, distinguishing himself from his brother.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/21/AR2006122101476.html (702 words)

	CNN.com - Castro's brother assumes leadership role for summit - Aug 29, 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The group gave Raul Castro, the defense minister and No. 2 man in the communist-led government, a message from Assad wishing his older brother a speedy recovery and affirming Syria's solidarity with the island nation amid "a toughening of threats and aggressions by the Bush administration toward Cuba," the newspaper said.
		Granma said Raul Castro assured the Syrians that Cuba was ready to host a successful gathering for scores of heads of state and government as his country takes over the chairmanship of the Nonaligned Movement from Malaysia.
		Raul Castro has given a single media interview, to the Granma newspaper, reiterating Cuba's willingness to normalize relations with the United States if Americans officials stop pressuring for changes in the country's communist government.
	www.cnn.com /2006/WORLD/americas/08/29/cuba.raul.ap/index.html (674 words)

	Raul Castro
		Raúl Castro has been at the side of his brother Fidel since the very beginning.
		In the Moncada attack that took place in 1952, shortly after Batista's second takeover of the Cuban government, Raúl and his men were able to capture the Palace of Justice.
		It was shortly after his trip to Moscow that the Soviet Union began to install nuclear missiles in Cuba, leading to what we now remember as the Cuban Missile Crisis.
	www.historyofcuba.com /history/funfacts/Raul.htm (212 words)

	CNN.com - Castro hands power to brother during surgery - Jul 31, 2006
		Raul Castro, 75, is the first vice president of the country, and as such, the designated successor to his brother.
		Castro's secretary, Carlos Balenciago, read a letter he said was from the president in which he said stress had forced him into surgery and that he would be in bed for several weeks after the operation was complete.
		Fidel Castro led an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista in 1953, after which he was sentenced to 15 years in prison alongside his brother Raul.
	edition.cnn.com /2006/WORLD/americas/07/31/cuba.castro/index.html (620 words)

	Raul Castro extends olive branch to US - Breaking News - World - Breaking News
		Cuba's acting president, Raul Castro, departing from his brother's confrontational approach to their arch-enemy the United States, says he is open for talks with Washington.
		"Raul Castro's statement is extremely significant, because it is the most direct statement he has made to Washington since taking power," said Dan Erikson of the Inter-American Dialogue, a Washington policy group.
		The younger Castro is aware that control of Congress by the Democrats will mean renewed pressure to lift the US trade and financial embargo and the ban on travel to Cuba, he said.
	www.smh.com.au /news/World/Raul-Castro-extends-olive-branch-to-US/2006/12/04/1165080846288.html (600 words)

	Questions Surround Cuba's Raul Castro
		Raul, 75, is now the focus of attention, yet shows no eagerness to step into the limelight during the temporary transfer of power.
		At the Center for a Free Cuba in Washington, executive director Frank Calzon sees Raul Castro as a pale shadow of his older brother, and predicts his rule of the island will be brief.
		Some Cuba-watchers say a newly-inaugurated Raul Castro may be tempted, at least initially, to rule with an iron fist to demonstrate his authority and intimidate potential rivals.
	www.voanews.com /english/2006-08-02-voa70.cfm (752 words)

	TIME.com: Why Raul Castro Could End Up a Reformer -- Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Raul Castro has always been known as Fidel's enforcer — the ideologically hard-line, iron-fisted watchdog of his big brother's regime.
		But as Raul, 75, takes control of that government this week — at least, according to an official communiqué, until Fidel recuperates from major surgery to stop intestinal bleeding — Washington may be straining for more signs of his lesser-known side.
		Indeed, Raul is also called "the practical Castro," and when and if he does succeed Fidel permanently, many Cuba watchers speculate that he'll actually bring a less confrontational, more reform-minded rule to the communist island.
	www.time.com /time/world/article/0,8599,1222009,00.html (1379 words)

	PJM News - Raul Castro hints at readiness for dialogue with Washington: Ra?l Castro hinted that Cuba is open to normal ...
		Raul Castro hints at readiness for dialogue with Washington: Ra?l Castro hinted that Cuba is open to normal relations with the United States, under certain conditions
		Raul Castro's statements, disclosed during an interview published in the Communist Party's Granma newspaper, also focused on defensive-military readiness, issues that some Cuba watchers took as a stern warning to the island's 11 million people not to cause trouble.
		Raul Castro also responded to criticism that he had been out of public view since his brother fell ill by saying he will likely remain a behind-the-scenes leader.
	news.pajamasmedia.com /politics/2006/08/19/10356973_Raul_Castro_hint.shtml (1147 words)

	American Experience \| Fidel Castro \| Timeline \| PBS
		July 26: Castro calls for a rally in Havana on the anniversary of the storming of the Moncada Barracks.
		September 18: Fidel Castro addresses the United Nations General Assembly, lashing out at the United States and flaunting his new friendship with Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev.
		July 26: In the latest of Castro's economic schemes, all of Cuba is mobilized and resources diverted to a single goal of producing ten million tons of sugar in the next harvest.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/castro/timeline/index.html (3272 words)

	Raul Castro - on "fighting terrorism"
		Below are excerpts from a press interview given by General of the Army Raúl Castro Ruz, minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR), to the national and foreign press on Saturday, January 19, at the Loma Malones observation point, Guantánamo, after the conclusion of the rally in a nearby municipality.
		Raúl Castro: That question was asked of General Solá the other day, and he answered it well: "If one escapes, he'll be captured and our government, which makes the decisions, will be informed." Most probable, however, and this I can respond to, is that we would return him to the U.S. troops.
		Raúl Castro: No, no. Those channels, which have functioned very well, are exclusively for the situation around the base and everything that has to do with it.
	www.spectrezine.org /war/castro3.htm (3658 words)

	cbs4.com - Raul Castro Takes The Reins In Cuba
		In one rare interview in early 2001, Raul spoke with unusual frankness about his older brother's eventual death and encouraged the United States to make peace with Cuba while Fidel was still alive.
		Raul, a political hardliner, belonged to a Communist youth group even before the revolution.
		In a July 1962 visit to the Soviet Union, Raul was given a promise of Soviet missiles -- a development that led to the U.S.-Soviet missile crisis of October 1962 which brought the world to the brink of nuclear war.
	cbs4.com /topstories/local_story_212233407.html (649 words)

	CBC News: Raul Castro speaks out for the first time on brother's illness
		Raul Castro made his first public comments Friday since becoming Cuba's acting president, saying his brother Fidel is recovering and that thousands of troops had been mobilized soon after his illness was announced.
		Raul Castro, shown at a rally in Havana in January 2000, says his brother Fidel is getting better.
		As his country's defence minister, Raul Castro said he mobilized the island nation's troops in the hours after his brother's illness was announced July 31.
	www.cbc.ca /story/world/national/2006/08/18/raul-castro.html (1061 words)

	CUBA: Fidel and Raul Castro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Raul is Fidel's designated successor, thus making the Castros the only remaining family dynasty in Latin America.
		Someone suggested Raul may establish a military dictatorship, if he survives Fidel, which he may not for bad health reasons.
		My co-author, one of its founding members of the ministry, who worked directly with Fidel and Raul, describes Raul is a lot more "Cuban" (joking, smiling, speaking in a low voice, going on an occasional drinking binge with friends or a woman) than aristocratic Fidel.
	wais.stanford.edu /Cuba/cuba_fidelraulcastro9402.html (394 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Americas \| Raul Castro urges transport plan
		Raul Castro said the revolution was tired of justifications.
		The younger Castro is also reported to have urged more debate and self criticism in the media, which is entirely state run and has tended to take a congratulatory tone.
		Raul Castro is believed to be more open to the idea of economic reform than his elder brother, but it is not yet clear whether he might be heading down that path.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/americas/6208283.stm (364 words)

	Raul Castro To U.S.: Normalize Ties (washingtonpost.com) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Raul Castro, Cuba's defense minister, did not elaborate during the interview on state television about why negotiations could get harder.
		Fidel Castro, 74, has repeatedly referred to the 69-year-old Raul as his successor, and Raul Castro is first in the constitutional line of succession as second secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and first vice president of both the governing Council of State and Council of Ministers.
		Raul's comments were aired one day after the 40th anniversary of the break in U.S.-Cuba diplomatic relations.
	www.fiu.edu /~fcf/rcqastr10501.html (298 words)

	Castro, Sick, Bows to Brother Raul - Council on Foreign Relations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In a letter read on state television July 31, Castro ceded some, but not all, of his powers to his brother (BBC).
		Castro, nearing his eightieth birthday (Miami Herald), remains very much in control of Cuba.
		The younger Castro, profiled here by Robert Windrem of NBC News, has stressed the communist party's permanence in recent public appearances.
	www.cfr.org /publication/11190/castro_sick_bows_to_brother_raul.html (778 words)

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