On the recordJanuary 12, 2009
It is not time to lift the embargo on Cuba, especially since it provides an important source of leverage for further change on the island.
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congress.govBarack Obama: “It is not time to lift the embargo on Cuba, especially since it provides an important source of leverage for further…”
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Obama asserts the necessity of maintaining the embargo for leverage in Cuba.
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