Jimmy Carter: “I express my deep appreciation to Senator Cranston and the California delegation for their assistance in this effort.”

I say to you, quite frankly, that the time for racial discrimination is over.

But among those who believe the case should be re-opened are politicians who don't always agree with each other, ranging from former president, Jimmy Carter to conservative former Georgia congressman, Bob Barr.

Carter says the animosity directed at the president over health care, the big bailouts, is being driven because Mr. Obama is a black man.

Well, the agreement is not supposed to help the Cuban dictators and it doesn't. But the agreement does it helps both the Cuban people and the American people in the long-term.