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Arts, Culture & Media
Geo answer
The World
July 02, 2008
The answer to today's Geo Quiz is Paraguay's capital, Asunci�n. The World's David Leveille profiles the latest diplomatic initiative by the US Ambassador to Paraguay. It's a CD of Paraguayan folk songs sung in the indigenous language, Guarani.
Arts, Culture & Media
U.S. Ambassador, Paraguayan Superstar
The Takeaway
July 03, 2008
U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay James Cason has recorded a 16-track album in Guaraní, the official indigenous language of Paraguay, turning the foreign-serviceman into a national sensation. Guest: U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay James C. Cason
Global Politics
No cigar just yet: Many obstacles remain before complete normalization with Cuba
America Abroad
February 12, 2015
President Barack Obama’s December 17 announcement that he would begin normalizing relations with Cuba sparked hot debate on both sides of the Florida Strait. It also began a political process that won’t end until a highly fractious Congress can agree on new legislation, not likely to happen any time soon. Among other obstacles is the long-questioned human rights record of the Castro regime. Independent watchdog organization Freedom House says Cuba falls just shy of its “worst of the worst list” for denying its citizens political rights and civil liberties.