William Ratliff

Senior Research Fellow, Hoover Institution

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Senior research fellow at the Hoover Institution and a research fellow at the Independent Institute, a libertarian think-tank in Oakland, California

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For the first time since 2006, American officials met yesterday with Fidel Castro in Cuba.  Members of the Congressional Black Caucus visited what they described as Castro’s “modest”…

Barack Obama and Fidel Castro's Cuba

For the first time since 2006, American officials met yesterday with Fidel Castro in Cuba.  Members of the Congressional Black Caucus visited what they described as Castro’s “modest”…

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For the first time since 2006, American officials met yesterday with Fidel Castro in Cuba. Members of the Congressional Black Caucus reported that he was healthy and talkative as ever.

Barack Obama and Fidel Castro's Cuba

For the first time since 2006, American officials met yesterday with Fidel Castro in Cuba. Members of the Congressional Black Caucus reported that he was healthy and talkative as ever.

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