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European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Karel ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:56:39 GMT

(AFP) - European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Karel De Gucht (R) looks at a stand with Cuban cigars during a visit to the 27th International Trade Fair of Havana. The European Union does not seek a regime change in communist Cuba, but expects progress on human rights, the visiting EU official said after meeting with Cuban President Raul Castro(AFP/Adalberto Roque)

Elsa Castro, right, mother of 14-year-old Raul Castro, walks ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:54:23 GMT

(AP) - Elsa Castro, right, mother of 14-year-old Raul Castro, walks to the courtroom in Fresno, Calif. on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 where her son was being arraigned on a variety of charges including murder, child molestation and kidnapping of 4-year-old Alex Mercado of Mendota, Calif. At left is her son's attorney Kathy Marousek. Woman at center did not give her name. (AP Photo/The Fresno Bee, Mark Crosse)

Four-year-old Alex Mercado is seen in this undated photo provided ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:50:55 GMT

(AP) - Four-year-old Alex Mercado is seen in this undated photo provided by the Fresno County Sheriff's Office. Authorities say in court documents that a teenager charged with murdering Mercado confessed because the child was going to reveal the teen molested him. Fresno County prosecutors have charged 14-year-old Raul Castro as an adult. (AP Photo/Fresno County Sheriff's Office)

Four-year-old Alex Mercado is seen in this undated photo provided ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:49:20 GMT

Juanita Castro, sister of Cuban leader Fidel Castro sits in ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:56:18 GMT

(Reuters) - Juanita Castro, sister of Cuban leader Fidel Castro sits in front of a computer during an interview with Reuters in Miami, Florida October 27, 2009. Using the code name Donna, the younger sister of Fidel and Raul Castro worked undercover for the CIA in Cuba in the early 1960s, helping opponents of their communist rule escape execution and imprisonment, she said in memoirs published in exile on Monday. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (UNITED STATES POLITICS MEDIA CONFLICT)

Juanita Castro, sister of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, holds her ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:50:45 GMT

(Reuters) - Juanita Castro, sister of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, holds her book "Fidel and Raul, My Brothers, the Secret History", during an interview with Reuters in Miami, Florida October 27, 2009. Using the code name Donna, the younger sister of Fidel and Raul Castro worked undercover for the CIA in Cuba in the early 1960s, helping opponents of their communist rule escape execution and imprisonment, she said in memoirs published in exile on Monday. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

Juanita Castro, sister of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, sits next ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:46:11 GMT

(Reuters) - Juanita Castro, sister of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, sits next to a poster for her book "Fidel and Raul, My Brothers, the Secret History", during an interview with Reuters in Miami, Florida October 27, 2009. Using the code name Donna, the younger sister of Fidel and Raul Castro worked undercover for the CIA in Cuba in the early 1960s, helping opponents of their communist rule escape execution and imprisonment, she said in memoirs published in exile on Monday. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (UNITED STATES POLITICS MEDIA CONFLICT)

Juanita Castro, sister of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, signs her ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:38:23 GMT

(Reuters) - Juanita Castro, sister of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, signs her book "Fidel and Raul, My Brothers, the Secret History", during an interview with Reuters in Miami, Florida October 27, 2009. Using the code name Donna, the younger sister of Fidel and Raul Castro worked undercover for the CIA in Cuba in the early 1960s, helping opponents of their communist rule escape execution and imprisonment, she said in memoirs published in exile on Monday. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (UNITED STATES POLITICS MEDIA IMAGES OF THE DAY)

US President Barack Obama speaks before signing the Veterans ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:34:19 GMT

(AFP/File) - US President Barack Obama speaks before signing the Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act on October 22, 2009 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Obama asked Spain to send a message to Cuba urging its president Raul Castro to step up efforts to improve relations with Washington, a Madrid newspaper reported Sunday.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)

In this picture released by Granma newspaper, Cuba's President ...

(AP) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:00:00 GMT

(AP) - In this picture released by Granma newspaper, Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, Spain's Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos shake hands during a meeting in Havana, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Moratinos is on a two-day official visit to Cuba. (AP Photo/Granma newspaper, Raul Abreu)

In this picture released by Granma newspaper, Cuba's President ...

(AP) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:56:38 GMT

(AP) - In this picture released by Granma newspaper, Cuba's President Raul Castro, center, Spain's Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, left, and Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez speak during a meeting in Havana, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Moratinos is on a two-day official visit to Cuba. (AP Photo/Granma newspaper, Raul Abreu)

Cuba's President Raul Castro attends a ceremony at the Palace ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:22:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Cuba's President Raul Castro attends a ceremony at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana September 28, 2009. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa/Files