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GUEST COMMENTARY: Lingering Cold War legacy in Cuba is fading
Cuba’s President Raul Castro has made notable news by announcing on Feb. 24 that he will retire from that office in 2018. His older brother Fidel stepped down from the same post in 2008, after turning 85 years of age.
OFFBEAT: Christopher Kennedy Lawford speaking March 16 at VU dinner event
Christopher Kennedy Lawford, whose parents are the late Patricia Kennedy Lawford and her actor husband Peter Lawford, is coming to Valparaiso University in March to speak at a dinner event in the ballroom of the Harre Student Union.
Orville Redenbacher: A passion for popcorn
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Senator considered to be VP front-runner to talk in M'ville
MERRILLVILLE | The man said to be among the front-runners to be presidential candidate Mitt Romney's running mate, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, is coming to Merrillville to raise money for Hoosier Republicans.
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Today's Celebrity Birthdays for Friday, Aug. 13, 2010
Our daily listing of notable names adding another year on this day.
Birthday dictator
BIRTHDAY DICTATOR - - Cuba's Fidel Castro adds another year today, Aug. 13, 2010, turning 84-years-old.
Raul Castro succeeds older brother Fidel as Cuba's president
Raul Castro gestures as he attends a session of the National Assembly Sunday in Havana. During the session Raul was elected president of the State Council, Cuba's governing body, replacing his 81-year-old brother Fidel Castro. (AP Photo/Ismael Francisco,Prensa Latina)
Raul Castro succeeds older brother Fidel as Cuba's president
HAVANA | Cuba's parliament named Raul Castro president on Sunday, ending nearly 50 years of rule by his brother Fidel but leaving the island's communist system unshaken.
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