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President Obama's warming relations with Cuban President Raul Castro have drawn fire from political opponents, namely Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican and a Cuban-American, who says Mr. Obama's embracing Mr. Castro sends "the wrong kind of message." (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Obama, Cuba President Raul Castro set to meet for first time since diplomatic thaw

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Los Angeles Lakers' Steve Nash speaks at a news conference, Tuesday, March 24, 2015, in El Segundo, Calif. Nash announced his retirement Saturday, March 21, 2015 after a 19-year NBA career that included two MVP awards. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

NBA contingent to visit Cuba after Obama orders diplomatic relations restored

By Brian Mahoney - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 28, 1999 file photo, Baltimore Orioles pitcher Mike Timlin, center, and teammates are congratulated by the Cuban national team following the Orioles' 3-2 win in extra innings in Havana, Cuba. The exhibition game was the first time a Major League team has played in Cuba since the Cuban Revolution in 1959. The announcement on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014 that the U.S. plans to restore diplomatic ties with the Caribbean nation could usher in a new era in U.S.-Cuba baseball relations, which were strained after the Castro revolution and the U.S.-led economic embargo. (AP Photo/John Moore, File) ** FILE**

LOVERRO: A Cuban connection through the love of baseball

By Thom Loverro - The Washington Times

A home owner sits in his living room at his home with rooms for rent in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, April 1, 2015. The wildly popular online home-sharing service Airbnb will allow American travelers to book lodging in Cuba starting Thursday in the most significant U.S. business expansion on the island since the declaration of detente between the two countries late last year. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)

Airbnb to Cuba in major U.S. business expansion

By Michael Weissenstein - Associated Press

Rafael Cruz, father of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, speaks during a tea party gathering on Jan. 10, 2014, in Madisonville, Texas. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Ted Cruz’s narrative on Cuba omits father’s role fighting for Fidel Castro

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

Tourists visit the Hamel Alley as a Cuban woman smokes a cigar in the background, in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, March 22, 2015. Tourism to Cuba is up sharply in the months since Washington and Havana announced in December that they would move toward a historic rapprochement. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)

Tourists flocking to Cuba ‘before the Americans come’

By Andrea Rodriguez and Peter Orsi - Associated Press

President Barack Obama walks with House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, and Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny as they depart Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, following a Friends of Ireland luncheon. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Obama to travel to Panama, Jamaica

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, shakes hands with Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in front of the press after arriving to Miraflores presidential palace for an emergency ALBA meeting in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 17, 2015. The Venezuelan-led ALBA bloc of leftist regional governments is expected to express support for Venezuela's position that its sovereignty is being violated by U.S. attempts to destabilize the country. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Lawmakers warn of links between Cuba, Iran, Venezuela

By Jonathan Soch - The Washington Times

New York Congressmen Charles Rangel, right, and Gregory Meeks, left, are presented with New York Cosmos jerseys during a news conference in New York, Monday, March 16, 2015. Also pictured are New York Cosmos head coach Giovanni Savarese, second from left, sportscaster Fernando Fiore, center, and former Cosmos player Shep Messing, second from right. The New York Cosmos will be the first professional American sports team to play on Cuban soil in 16 years; the match against the Cuba National Team will take place on June 2, 2015, in Havana, Cuba. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

NY Cosmos and Cuba set June 2 for soccer friendly in Havana

By ERIC NUNEZ - Associated Press

Los Angeles Dodgers' Yasiel Puig relaxes before a spring training baseball workout Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/John Locher)

1 month prison for businessman in smuggling of Dodgers’ Puig

By Curt Anderson - Associated Press

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Inside China: Cuba arms caught by Colombia as illegal cargo on Chinese ship

By Miles Yu

A woman places the ringed label on a Hoyo de Monterrey cigar at the Corona cigar factory in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. Cuban cigar makers are licking their chops over new U.S. rules that let more Americans travel to the island and legally bring back as much as $100 worth in prized stogies for the first time in decades. Officials said during this week's annual cigar festival that this year alone, they expect to double sales of hand-rolled &quot;habanos&quot; on the island. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Cuban cigar makers anticipate big bucks from U.S. travelers

By Andrea Rodriguez - Associated Press

Nancy Pelosi visits Havana, meets with top Castro regime officials

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

FILE- In this April 13, 2014, file photo, Conan O'Brien poses for a photo in the press room at the MTV Movie Awards at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. O'Brien is spending his Presidents Day weekend in Cuba taping segments for an episode of his TBS talk show to air next month, the network said Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Conan O’Brien in Cuba; TBS show to air March 4

Associated Press

Conan O'Brien poses for a photo in the press room at the MTV Movie Awards at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, in this April 13, 2014, file photo. O'Brien is spending his Presidents Day weekend in Cuba taping segments for an episode of his TBS talk show to air next month, the network said Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Conan O’Brien makes history with filmed segment from Cuba

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Sen. Robert Menendez, New Jersey Democrat, questioned witnesses about sex trafficking and other abuses during a recent hearing on Cuba. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

US pushing Cuba to improve record on human trafficking: State Dept

By Matt Hadro - Catholic News Agency

TAMMY BRUCE: Obama discounts current sins of Islam

By Tammy Bruce

FILE - This March 20, 2012 file photo shows Netfilx headquarters in Los Gatos, Calif. Netflix on Monday, Feb. 9, 2015 announced it is launching its movie and TV show streaming service in Cuba as Internet access in the country improves and credit and debit cards become more widely available. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Netflix brings its streaming video service to Cuba

Associated Press

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington in this Dec. 17, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Marco Rubio to preside over hearing on U.S.-Cuba policy

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times