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February 9, 2009 2:18 AM It’s a safe bet that former Cuban President Fidel Castro will be watching television as President Obama takes his campaign for a massive economic stimulus package to prime time, but the 82-year-old anti-capitalist is already sure more money isn't the answer, and he thinks other nations will be picking up the bill to rescue America.
January 22, 2009 9:24 PM 
Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro continued to praise newly inaugurated U.S. President Barack Obama in a blog posted late today on the Cuban Web site, Cubadebate.cu.
His post then took a personal turn, saying he has decided to remove himself further from domestic affairs on the island. While saying, “I am fine,” he urged government and Communist Party leaders to do what they have to without first considering what he might have to say or the state of his health.
Castro Praises Obama In Blog, Alludes To Waning Health
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His post then took a personal turn, saying he has decided to remove himself further from domestic affairs on the island. While saying, “I am fine,” he urged government and Communist Party leaders to do what they have to without first considering what he might have to say or the state of his health.
January 21, 2009 11:33 PM 
With a blog post entitled “Encounter with Cristina,” former Cuban President Fidel Castro broke his prolonged halt in once-regular newspaper columns and his months-long absence from public view. In it, he says President Obama strikes him as "absolutely sincere".
Castro: Obama Seems "Absolutely Sincere"
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January 14, 2009 5:55 PM Rumors that Cuban leader Fidel Castro is dead or close to death seem to surface every few months.
But a longtime Castro watcher in the intelligence community says the latest bout of rumors "smells a little different," reports CBS News' David Martin. The source says that they are coming in from so many different places that he gives more credence to them than usual.
Is Fidel Castro Gravely Ill?
(CBS)
But a longtime Castro watcher in the intelligence community says the latest bout of rumors "smells a little different," reports CBS News' David Martin. The source says that they are coming in from so many different places that he gives more credence to them than usual.
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