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Cuban dissidents fearful of retaliation
Aug 5 2006 10:40PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Dissidents in Cuba's eastern provinces say the country's military has beefed up its presence on the streets and is telling citizens they have permission to respond with force against anyone who speaks out against the government.
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No photos of Castro since his surgery
Aug 5 2006 10:39PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - The Cuban government has provided no details on Fidel Castro's health and released no pictures of the leader since it announced Monday night that he was having surgery and handing power to his brother.
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Cuban officials say Castro is recovering
Aug 5 2006 9:26PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - Cuban officials said Saturday that Fidel Castro was steadily recovering from surgery and the government was still preparing for its worst-case scenario: an attack by government opponents taking advantage of the leader's health crisis.
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Mexican court orders partial recount
Aug 5 2006 8:44PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's top electoral court on Saturday rejected a full recount in the disputed presidential election, ordering a partial count instead, angering leftist protesters camped in the capital demanding a new vote-by-vote tally over their fraud allegations.
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Bolivia prepares to rewrite constitution
Aug 5 2006 8:44PM (CT)
SUCRE, Bolivia (AP) - President Evo Morales' drive to reinvent Bolivia takes a big step Sunday with the opening of a convention to write a new constitution aimed at ending the centuries-old supremacy of the European-descended minority.
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Cubans urged to defend the revolution
Aug 5 2006 5:13PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - With Fidel Castro still nowhere to be seen, military reservists, retired officers and decommissioned soldiers are under orders to check in daily at military posts.
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