Castro calls it quits

[Darwin]

Definitely outside the realm of our usual conversations here, but Fidel Castro has just announced that he's stepping down as president of Cuba after almost 50 years of rule...

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Source: http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/02/19/castro-cuba.html

[tomos]

wow

would be a great place to visit if they relax things there a bit
(like allow the locals to interact with tourists)

[Renegade]

Excellent! Hopefully things will brighten up for Cuba now.