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Obama to Lift Cuba’s Terror Sponsor Designation
By Colby Adams
printThe White House announced Tuesday plans to excise Cuba from a list of countries that support terrorism, a step that would remove one of the largest hurdles to U.S. financial ties to the nation. In a message to lawmakers, President Obama said that a U.S. State Department review of Cuba's designation ordered in December concluded that the country hasn't provided support to international terrorism in the last six months, and that the Cuban government recently pledged to deny support to terrorists going forward. The planned removal of Cuba from the department's State Sponsors of Terrorism list, which could take effect...
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