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Illustration on Obama's new policy toward Cuba by Donna Grethen/Tribune Content Agency

FINGERS MALLOY: Left gets it wrong: Charles and David Koch bad, Fidel and Raul Castro good

By Fingers Malloy

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Shades of 2016: Rubio attacks ‘Obama-Paul’ foreign policy on Cuba

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this May 13, 2014, file photo, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Molly Riley, File)

Marco Rubio strikes back: Rand Paul adopting Obama’s foreign policy

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Cuba's President Raul Castro raises his fist and shout's during the closing of the twice-annual legislative session at the National Assembly in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Raul Castro thanks Obama, says Cuba will not abandon communism

By Andrea Rodriguez - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 19, 2014, file photo, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. speaks at the Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority event in Washington. Rubio hopes everyone’s summer is off to a good start. Please send money. Welcome to the unending, inbox-clogging world of online campaign fundraising, set against a backdrop of a June 30 Federal Election Commission deadline for candidates to disclose their campaign finances. (AP Photo/Molly Riley, File)

Marco Rubio on Cuba: Rand Paul ‘has no idea what he’s talking about’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Cuba's President Raul Castro smiles during a twice-annual legislative session at the National Assembly in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Dec. 19, 2014. When the leaders of the U.S. and Cuba had their first phone conversation in more than 50 years, they were not at a loss for words. As President Barack Obama told the story at his news conference Friday, he opened his call with Cuban President Raul Castro _ brother of famously longwinded Fidel _ with a 15-minute monologue, then apologized for taking so much time. &quot;He said, 'Don't worry about it, Mr. President,’” Obama related. “’You're still a young man, and you have still the chance to break Fidel's record. He once spoke seven hours straight.&quot; (AP Photo/Ismael Francisco, Cubadebate)

AL CARDENAS: Giving away the store to the Castros

By Al Cardenas

Rand Paul fires back at Marco Rubio: Seems like ‘isolationist’ who wants to ‘perhaps build a moat’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Obama on Cuba: ‘I know deep in my bones’ I was right

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2014 file photo, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. speaks in Washington. Two prominent Senate Republicans announced Tuesday they would seek a second term in the Senate, although their announcements had dramatically different implications for the 2016 presidential contest. Paul announced he would also seek a second term in the Senate, although his team says he could still run for president despite a state law that prohibits running for both offices at the same time. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Rand Paul trolls Marco Rubio on Twitter as Cuba feud turns nasty

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN: Obama’s futile overtures to Cuba

By Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

This Dec. 10, 2012, file photo shows President Barack Obama gesturing as he speaks to workers about the economy during a visit to Daimler Detroit Diesel in Redford, Mich. With a recent streak of activism, President Obama is shaking up the governing status quo and creating a new normal for his successors. From immigration to Internet access, from climate change to now Cuba, Obama is laying down a foundation that while fragile and subject to change is defining how he enters the final two years of his presidency and what he leaves for the next White House occupant. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Rush Limbaugh: I ‘warned you’ — Obama is on a power grab

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Wrapping it up: President Obama will end what critics call "a disastrous year" with a press conference Friday. Surveys show his popularity near an all-time low. The White House spokesman, however, said the year was "rather consequential." (Associated Press)

Obama handed Cuban cigar at White House party: ‘Oh, nice’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Illustration on Obama's normalization policy towards Cuba by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

DONALD LAMBRO: Renewed Cuba relations adds to Obama’s appeasement legacy

By Donald Lambro

Sen. Marco Rubio

Obama aligns with Hillary Clinton on Cuba, fires back at Marco Rubio

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Wrapping it up: President Obama will end what critics call "a disastrous year" with a press conference Friday. Surveys show his popularity near an all-time low. The White House spokesman, however, said the year was "rather consequential." (Associated Press)

Obama low approval rating gives Republicans chance to lead on economy, security

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Tourists take a ride in a classic American convertible car with the Cuban national flag painted on the trunk, in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014. After a half-century of Cold War acrimony, the United States and Cuba abruptly moved on Wednesday to restore diplomatic relations, a historic shift that could revitalize the flow of money and people across the narrow waters that separate the two nations. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)

BRUCE FEIN: Cuba relations strain strayed too long from American principles, interests

By Bruce Fein

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 1946 file photo, Dick Sisler watches his hit during a winter baseball league game in Havana, Cuba. Sisler, the son of the all time great first baseman George Sisler, was the new batting sensation who was headed for his first major league with the St. Louis Cardinals. The Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014 announcement 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, File)

Despite rifts, U.S. and Cuba share baseball ties

Associated Press

A bus filled with excited Cubans passes through the Vedado section of Havana, Cuba, on Dec. 17, 2014. After a half-century of Cold War acrimony, the United States and Cuba moved on Wednesday to restore diplomatic relations; a historic shift that could revitalize the flow of money and people across the narrow waters that separate the two nations. (AP Photo/The Key West Citizen, Rob O'Neal) MIAMI OUT

New U.S.-Cuba policy fuels families’ hopes, fears

By Cheryl Wetzstein