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President Obama said that it was past time for the U.S. To re-establish diplomatic relations with Cuba, as he announced that the two countries were reopening their embassies after more than 50 years.

Secretary of State John Kerry plans to attend the opening of the U.S. Embassy in Cuba this summer.

Earlier Wednesday in Havana, a U.S. Diplomat delivered a note from Obama to Cuban President Raul Castro restoring diplomatic ties.

Cuban state-run TV broadcast live Obama's speech from the White House Rose Garden, and an anchor read aloud a letter from Castro to Obama. Ref. CNN

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Emotional politics: American flag to be raised in Cuba

Either on purpose or coincidence, many Americans will witness the U.S. Flag going up in Havana. Ref. Source 6c

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US and Cuba spar over human rights after flag ceremony:

Cuba is not a place where there are acts of racial discrimination or police brutality that result in deaths; nor is it under Cuban jurisdiction the territory where people are tortured or held in a legal limbo, Rodriguez said. Ref. Source 5o

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Cuba and the US agree to re-establish direct mail service

The announcement came six days before the anniversary of presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro's announcement that they were re-establishing diplomatic relations. The service was cut off in 1963 at the height of Cold War tensions. Ref. USAToday

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White House plans to ease more Cuba travel restrictions

The Obama administration announces changes on travel and trade rules before President Obama visits Cuba next week, allowing Cubans to work in the United States, open U.S. Bank accounts and will allow U.S. Citizens to travel for "People to people" educational trips. Ref. USAToday.

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President Obama has touched down in Havana, marking a symbolic end to decades of estrangement for the U.S. And Cuba.

It's a shift that the President hopes will nudge the communist government to grant more freedoms to its people and open new economic channels for American businesses. But critics of Obama's policy argue the opening only rewards an authoritarian regime that has yet to show much sign of reform.

The last U.S. President to visit Cuba was Calvin Coolidge, who arrived in Havana Harbor on a battleship in 1928. Ref. CNN.

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So its just forgive and forget and that's it? I hope that there can be true peace between our countries but I still have my reservations and for a good reason too.

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President Barack Obama, speaking today at a joint news conference with Raul Castro, said he had "Frank conversations" with the Cuban leader about democracy and human rights, "Including the right of the Cuban people to decide their own future."

Castro said his country was making progress on economic reform, but he lambasted the longstanding U.S. Embargo that prevents a full restoration of ties between the two countries. Castro also insisted upon the return of the Guantanamo Bay Naval Station to Cuba. Ref. CNN.