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Published: 07/8/10

Hillary Clinton Welcomes Planned Release of Cuban Political Prisoners

By  Christopher Weber - Politics Daily
Hillary Clinton Welcomes Planned Release of Cuban Political Prisoners

Cuba will reportedly free 52 dissidents in what would be the island nation's largest release of political prisoners in over a decade, a gesture welcomed by the Obama administration. Catholic officials said the planned release of pro-democracy activists arrested in a March 2003 crackdown in Havana was negotiated by Cuba's archbishop, Cardinal Jaime Ortega, and Spanish diplomats, The Washington Post reported. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters in Washington the news was a positive sign, but long overdue. Clinton did not comment on the potential effect on U.S.-Cuba relations, ...

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