MIAMI — The angry chants of Cuban American protestors waving signs and flags near the entry of Marlins Park could be heard from inside the gleaming new building where Ozzie Guillen , the Miami Marlins manager, walked somberly to a makeshift stage Tuesday. He sat behind a microphone at a packed news conference, looked up with reddened, puffy eyes and apologized for “the biggest mistake so far in my life.” Read full article > >

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Marlins’ Ozzie Guillen apologizes for Fidel Castro remarks, but rage in Little Havana continues

Miami Marlins Manager Ozzie Guillen apologized for and explained his laudatory remarks about Cuban dictator Fidel Castro in an hourlong press conference in Miami that alternated between English and Spanish. Read full article > >

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The manager of the Miami Marlins baseball team is suspended for five matches after saying he “loves” the former Cuban leader Fidel Castro.

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez travels to Cuba for more treatment on a cancerous growth in his pelvic area.

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Communist Cuba celebrates Good Friday with a public holiday for the first time in decades, following a request from Pope Benedict.

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Pope Benedict XVI criticises the 50-year-old US trade embargo on Cuba and calls for greater rights as he ends his visit to the island.

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About one million Cubans prepare to celebrate an open-air Mass led by Pope Benedict XVI in Havana on the final day of his visit.

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Pope Benedict XVI meets Cuban President Raul Castro on the second day of his visit to the communist-run island, and is to meet Fidel Castro later.

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Pope meets Raul Castro in Havana

Pope Benedict XVI meets Cuban President Raul Castro on the second day of his visit to the communist-run island, and is to meet Fidel Castro later.

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In the second papal visit to the island nation, Pope Benedict heads to Cuba on Monday, the long-awaited leg of a tour he's so far proven he intends to use for addressing faith and political issues.

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Pope Benedict XVI leaves Mexico and heads for Cuba for a three-day visit, after making critical comments of the Cuban Marxist system.

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The Pope’s visit to Communist Cuba is being seen as a chance for the Church to revive the “flagging” faith of the people.

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in Cuba for radiotherapy following a recurrence of his cancer first treated last year.

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Venezuela, one of Cuba’s closest allies, announced a plan to produce a favorite brand of Cuban ice cream domestically.

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Pope Benedict XVI is scheduled to arrive in the geographic center of Mexico at 6:30 p.m. ET on Friday to begin a visit there and then will head to Cuba.

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