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President Barack Obama waves goodbye as he boards Air Force One on his way to Argentina, as he leaves Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Capping his remarkable visit to Cuba, Obama declared an end to the "last remnant of the Cold War in the Americas" and openly urged the Cuban people to pursue a more democratic future. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

CAL THOMAS: Obama ‘apology tour’ comes full circle in Cuba

By Cal Thomas

President Barack Obama, with members of the first family, talks with Cuban President Raul Castro as they attend an exhibition baseball game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cuban National team at the Estadio Latinoamericano, Tuesday, March 22, 2016, in Havana, Cuba. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama defends decision to attend ballgame in Cuba in wake of terror attacks

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Cuban fans cheer after their national baseball team scored its first and only run in the final inning of a 4-1 exhibition loss to the Tampa Bay Rays in Havana, Cuba on Tuesday. The game was the first involving a Major League Baseball team in Cuba in 17 years. Fans mobbed for foul balls and mugged for photos throughout the game. (Associated Press Photographs)

Cuban baseball exhibition celebrates cultures, feted as pinnacle of relations with U.S.

By Zac Boyer - The Washington Times

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his speech at the Grand Theater of Havana, Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Obama who is in Cuba in a trailblazing trip said he came to Cuba to "bury the last remnant of the Cold War in the Americas.&#8221; (AP Photo/Desmond Boyland)

Obama tells Cubans he wants to end U.S. embargo

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama, right, and first lady Michelle arrive for a state dinner with Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana, Cuba, Monday, March 21, 2016. Obama's visit to Cuba is a crowning moment in his and Castro's bid to normalize ties between two countries that sit just 90 miles apart. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

ED FEULNER: Encouraging real change in Cuba

By Ed Feulner

Cuban President Raul Castro, left, shakes hands with U.S. President Barack Obama during a meeting in Revolution Palace, Monday, March 21, 2016. Brushing past profound differences, President Obama and President Castro sat down for a historic meeting, offering critical clues about whether Obama's sharp U-turn in policy will be fully reciprocated. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Obama snaps photo with Che Guevara in background to promote U.S.-Cuban relations

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Cuban President Raul Castro, right, lifts up the arm of President Barack Obama at the conclusion of their joint news conference at the Palace of the Revolution, Monday, March 21, 2016, in Havana, Cuba. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Castro demands U.S. give back Guantanamo, lift embargo

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

A handful of Cubans gather under a steady rain to wave to President Obama's convoy as it arrives in Old Havana in Cuba on Sunday. Seeing few opportunities in Cuba, most of the young people on the island of 11 million say they want to leave. (Associated Press)

Cuba’s young people see little opportunity on island, want to leave

By Tim MacGabhann - Special to The Washington Times

Workers prepare for Tuesday's friendly game between the Tampa Rays and the Cuban national team at the Latinoamericano stadium in Havana. (Associated Press)

LOVERRO: Major League Baseball’s trip to Cuba a step back in time

By Thom Loverro - The Washington Times

President Obama walks with first lady Michelle Obama, who is holding the arm of her mother Marian Robinson, during a tour of Old Havana, Cuba, on Sunday. (Associated Press)

President Obama lands in Cuba, human rights on the agenda

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2016 file photo, President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. The president said Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, he'll raise human rights issues and other U.S. concerns with Cuban President Raul Castro during a history-making visit to the communist island nation. The brief visit in mid-March will mark a watershed moment in relations between the U.S. and Cuba, making Obama the first sitting U.S. president to set foot on the island in nearly seven decades. While in the country, Obama plans to meet with groups advocating for change in Cuba, a condition the president had laid out publicly for such a trip. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Obama’s historic trip to Cuba rife with risk, opportunity

By JOSH LEDERMAN and JULIE PACE - Associated Press

Professional Cuban-born baseball player Alexei Ramirez, second from right, who used to play with the Chicago White Sox, poses for a photo with a fan before giving a baseball clinic to children in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015. A group of Cuban-born baseball stars once disdained by the island's government for defecting to the United States taught their craft to some of the island's youngest players on Wednesday as part of a triumphant return to Cuba. Behind hangs a painting of Fidel Castro playing baseball. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Baseball aims to end trafficking of players with upcoming diplomacy trip to Cuba

By Zac Boyer - The Washington Times

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott looks out from a car during his visit to the Special Development Zone of Mariel, within the Mariel free trade zone in the Bay of Mariel, Cuba, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015. Abbott is on a two-day visit to Cuba with a business delegation looking to reintroduce Texas agricultural products to a growing Cuban market. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)

What’s changing in U.S. rules for travel, commerce with Cuba

Associated Press

President Barack Obama speaks during a reception for Women&#8217;s History Month in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama won’t meet Fidel Castro during visit to Cuba

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 22, 2013 file photo, miniature flags representing Cuba and the U.S. are displayed on the dash of a classic American car in Havana, Cuba. After decades of U.S. efforts to foment democracy by backing Cuba's dissidents and their demands for swift political change, President Barack Obama's trip in March 2016 will showcase a 180-degree turn in U.S. policy toward the island. The U.S. is wagering that re-forging links between the U.S. and Cuba will do more to change Cuba&#8217;s single-party government and centrally planned economy than a half-century of confrontation. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes, File)

Obama lifts trade, travel restrictions on Cuba ahead of visit

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

"There are those who criticize our commitment to diplomacy, for investing so much effort in trying to resolve conflicts that seem intractable," President Obama said. "But here's the truth: Conflicts and wars do not end on their own. Breakthroughs do not just happen. Agreements don't write themselves. It takes diplomacy, being willing to sit down with others." (Associated Press)

Obama praises his diplomacy with Iran and Cuba while angering traditional allies

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Helicopter crew chiefs load a Hellfire missile onto an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter. Cuba has returned an inert training version of the missile to the U.S. (U.S. Air Force/Tong Duong via Military Times)

Cuba returns dummy Hellfire missile after mistaken delivery

By Bradley Klapper - Associated Press

Cuban-Americans in Miami were turned off by Democratic presidential candidate Bernard Sanders' call for a "political revolution" and praise for Cuban socialism. (Associated Press)

Bernie Sanders rejected Cuban-Americans

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times