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Old 03-09-2009, 05:01 AM
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The White House has moved to ease some travel and trade restrictions as a cautious first step towards better ties with Havana, raising hopes of an eventual lifting of the four-decade-old economic embargo. Several Bush-era controls are expected to be relaxed in the run-up to next month's Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago to gild the president's regional debut and signal a new era of "Yankee" cooperation.




Link:Obama will use spring summit to bring Cuba in from the cold | World news | The Observer

Interesting to see if this will actually happen and who will be flying this route.
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Old 03-09-2009, 01:40 PM
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Nice...Vegas Robanias here I come!
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Old 03-09-2009, 01:44 PM
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Surprising that an earlier President didn't try this, I mean just for the cigars.





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Old 03-09-2009, 02:58 PM
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I for one look forward to the lifting of the embargo simply for the cigars. But beware: in the first few months, demand will exceed supply making the cigar market more than ripe for counterfeiters.
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Don't forget the Havana Club rum!

I'm waiting for the Hard Rock Cafe Havana to open so I can go and get the tee shirt
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Old 03-10-2009, 09:17 AM
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11Fan:

In regards to "that guy" you mentioned, know what brand the cigar was?

Why, "El Presidente," of course!!
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Old 03-10-2009, 09:55 AM
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Shortly after I entered the White House in 1961, a series of dramatic events occurred. In April 1961, the United States went through the disastrous error of the Bay of Pigs, in which Cuban exiles with the help of the U. S. government tried to overthrow the government of Fidel Castro. Several months later, the president called me into his office in the early evening.

"Pierre, I need some help," he said solemnly.

"I'll be glad to do anything I can, Mr. President," I replied.

"I need a lot of cigars."

"How many, Mr. President?"

"About 1,000 Petit Upmanns."

I shuddered a bit, although I kept my reaction to myself. "And, when do you need them, Mr. President?"

"Tomorrow morning."

I walked out of the office wondering if I would succeed. But since I was now a solid Cuban cigar smoker, I knew a lot of stores, and I worked on the problem late into the evening.

The next morning, I walked into my White House office at about 8 a.m., and the direct line from the president's office was already ringing. He asked me to come in immediately.

"How did you do, Pierre?" he asked, as I walked through the door.

"Very well," I answered. In fact, I'd gotten 1,200 cigars. Kennedy smiled, and opened up his desk. He took out a long paper which he immediately signed. It was the decree banning all Cuban products from the United States. Cuban cigars were now illegal in our country.

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