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	<title> &#187; Economy</title>
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		<title>Upsurge in violence</title>
		<link>http://cubapolidata.com/2008/08/03/upsurge-in-violence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Armando F. Mastrapa 3d</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Violence]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cuban Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[political stability]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[social violence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mexico&#8217;s Informador reports on the increased expression of violence in the island.  Even though violence is minor in Cuba compared to other Latin American countries, the island is not exempt from that type of expression, which has increased recently and acknowledged by state media, asserts the daily.
The greater question for Raul Castro&#8217;s government lies when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reform expectations lowered</title>
		<link>http://cubapolidata.com/2008/07/12/reform-expectations-lowered/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Armando F. Mastrapa 3d</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Cuban Communist Party]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Havana]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Politburo]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ricardo Alarcon]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[economic situation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[National Assembly]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Raul Castro]]></category>

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Army General Raul Castro wearing a white guayabera gave a televised address before the National Assembly (Cuban Parliament) yesterday addressing critical issues befacing the country.
The BBC calls Castro&#8217;s address his most sombre assessment of Cuba&#8217;s economic situation since he succeeded his brother Fidel in February.  He said would have to lift restrictions on salaries more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cuba After Fidel</title>
		<link>http://cubapolidata.com/2008/03/05/cuba-after-fidel/</link>
		<comments>http://cubapolidata.com/2008/03/05/cuba-after-fidel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:45:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Armando F. Mastrapa 3d</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[International Relations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Raul Castro]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cuban economy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Venezuela]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Stratfor&#8217;s Global Market Brief assesses Cuba&#8217;s future economic reforms, which will be slow paced.
Some snippets of the brief:
Meanwhile, the Cuban economy faces significant problems. Its black market is growing significantly. Inequality is on the rise, along with corruption and crime. Its agricultural output is in decline and its industry inefficient. Though Cuba is unlikely to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Cuba Become a Global Ethanol Player?</title>
		<link>http://cubapolidata.com/2008/02/20/will-cuba-become-a-global-ethanol-player/</link>
		<comments>http://cubapolidata.com/2008/02/20/will-cuba-become-a-global-ethanol-player/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Armando F. Mastrapa 3d</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fidel Castro]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[International Relations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Raul Castro]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cuban economy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ethanol]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Foreign investment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tourism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wired explores Cuba&#8217;s potential as an ethanol player post-Fidel:
Fidel Castro hates ethanol. He thinks it punishes the poor by driving up food prices. But Cuba produces a lot of sugar, and with Fidel&#8217;s brother Raul &#8212; a fan of biofuels &#8212; calling the shots (at least for the time being), Cuba could become a key [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Miscellany&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://cubapolidata.com/2008/01/26/miscellany/</link>
		<comments>http://cubapolidata.com/2008/01/26/miscellany/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 22:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Armando F. Mastrapa 3d</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fidel Castro]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mexico]]></category>

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Cuba&#8217;s economic growth in 2007 was 7% &#8212; as per the CIA&#8217;s estimate. (H/T: The Cuban Triangle)


Mexico&#8217;s center-right president to improve relations with Cuba and shun Cuba&#8217;s opposition.


Cuba and state sponsored terrorism.


A dual-murder conspiracy against former prime minister Pierre Trudeau and Cuban President Fidel Castro?


US hegemony over the Western hemisphere, a thing of the past?

Sphere: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil&#8217;s billion dollar investment in Cuba</title>
		<link>http://cubapolidata.com/2008/01/15/brazils-billion-dollar-investment-in-cuba/</link>
		<comments>http://cubapolidata.com/2008/01/15/brazils-billion-dollar-investment-in-cuba/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:25:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Armando F. Mastrapa 3d</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[International Relations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Raul Castro]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lula da Silva]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Nickel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
O Estado De S.Paulo reports Brazil&#8217;s President Lula da Silva will offer Cuba $1 billion dollars in credits to finance the purchase of aliments, housing construction, and exploration of nickel as well as other projects, affirm Brazilian diplomats. 
[Photo: Reuters -- Cuban interim-President Raul Castro and Brazilian President Lula da Silva review FAR Honor Guards.]
Sphere: Related [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News round up</title>
		<link>http://cubapolidata.com/2008/01/14/news-round-up/</link>
		<comments>http://cubapolidata.com/2008/01/14/news-round-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Armando F. Mastrapa 3d</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Nomenklatura]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Carlos Lage]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Construction]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lula da Silva]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Brazil plans to offer $500 million in financing to Cuba.  Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will be in Havana today, reports Valor Economico.  Lula is expected to announce agreements allowing Petroleo Brasileiro SA to explore oil in areas in the Gulf of Mexico that are controlled by Cuba, where Petrobras will build a lubricant factory.
Commentary on [...]]]></description>
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