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How Jimmy Carter paved the way for Obama in Cuba

President Barack Obama made history on his arrival in Havana on Sunday. “The first U.S. president to visit Cuba since Calvin Coolidge visited in 1928,” said all the news stories. Yes, Obama is the first sitting president to land on Cuban soil since Coolidge. But let’s not forget Jimmy Carter’s equally momentous trip to the island nation in 2002. Carter went as a private citizen, of … Continue reading How Jimmy Carter paved the way for Obama in Cuba

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Obama's big night

I was thinking about the words of Joe Senato, who eight years ago at this time was an undecided voter from Berkley, Massachusetts. After hearing the keynote speech delivered by a guy who was the odds-on favorite to win a U.S. Senate seat from Illinois, Senato was impressed. “He is a prolific speaker,” Senato said. “But more importantly, he wasn’t like Jesse Jackson or Al … Continue reading Obama's big night

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