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**FILE** Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, listens while testifying on Capitol Hill on Feb. 5, 2014, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on Obamacare. (Associated Press)

White House fires back at Rubio over Cuba criticism

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday Dec. 10, 2013, file photo, U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with Cuban President Raul Castro, as it rains during a memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela, at the FNB Stadium in Soweto, South Africa. (AP Photo/File) ** FILE **

White House may welcome Cuba’s Raul Castro to Washington

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 8, 2014 file, photo, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks in Jackson, Miss. He said Thursday that starting to trade with Cuba "is probably a good idea" and that the lengthy economic embargo against the communist island "just hasn't worked." (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis. File)

Rand Paul agrees with Obama: Opening up Cuba is ‘a good idea’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

A woman with a poster of the Cuban Five, that reads in Spanish "Freedom Now," celebrates their release, in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014. After a half-century of Cold War acrimony, the United States and Cuba abruptly moved on Wednesday to restore diplomatic relations between the two nations. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Cubans hope for better future with U.S.-Havana deal

By Andrea Rodriguez and Anne-Marie Garcia - Associated Press

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell (AP Photo/Eric Reichbaum) ** FILE **

Colin Powell on Cuba: Time now to turn that ‘page of history’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter sits with wife Rosalynn while watching an NBA basketball game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Indiana Pacers, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Jimmy Carter: ‘Proud’ and ‘grateful’ Obama has shown such wisdom on Cuba

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has a laugh in Boston in this Dec. 4, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Hillary Clinton supports Obama on Cuba

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Anti-Castro protester Lazaro Lozano, right, argues with pro-Obama supporter Bryan Medina, left, in the Little Havana area of Miami, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014. Lozano expressed his disagreement with a surprise move announced by senior Obama administration officials that could pave the way for a major shift in U.S. policy toward the communist island nation, as Medina, who supports the move, looks on. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Miami Cubans slam ‘betrayal’ by Obama: ‘He is more communist than others’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 28, 2011, file photo, a boy jumps into the water at the Malecon in Havana. While President Barack Obama announced Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014, plans to restore diplomatic ties with the Caribbean island nation, it doesn&#8217;t mean globe-trotting American tourists can hop on a plane to Havana anytime soon. It still remains illegal for most U.S. citizens to travel to, and spend money in, Cuba. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano, File)

U.S. travel industry carefully eyeing Cuba tourism

By Scott Mayerowitz - Associated Press

This file handout photo provided by the Gross family shows Alan and Judy Gross in an unknown location. (AP Photo/Gross Family, File)

Alan Gross released from Cuba in exchange for 3 Cuban spies jailed in U.S.

By Julie Pace and Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Rep. Ed Royce, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, frets that the Obama administration is willing to negotiate the release of spies or terrorists. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Inside the Beltway: Obama’s Cuba relations decision the latest fury-maker

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

A recent trip to Cuba by Jay-Z and Beyonce has drawn scrutiny from Cuban-American lawmakers who don't believe the visit should have been approved. (Associated Press)

CHARLES HURT: Obama, with nothing to lose, embraces Cuba

By Charles Hurt

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (behind) and Cuba's President Raul Castro attend a ceremony at the Mausoleum of the Soviet Internationalist Soldier in Havana in July during Mr. Putin's Latin American tour aimed at boosting trade and ties in the region. (Associated Press)

Cuba move comes as Russia tries to revive ties to Havana

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Anti-Castro protester Lazaro Lozano (left) argues with a pro-Obama supporter in the Little Havana area of Miami Wednesday in the wake of an Obama administration announcement that could mean a major shift in U.S. policy toward Cuba. (Associated Press)

Obama Cuba policy reversal excites U.S. businesses, ignites firestorm on Hill

By Ben Wolfgang and David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

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Shepard Smith reacts to Obama’s Cuba decision, asks if U.S. will ‘ruin’ Havana

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

In this June 14, 1961 file photo, Prime Minister Fidel Castro holds a cigar during a news conference in Havana, Cuba. For over half a century, the U.S. government tried many schemes to overthrow the Castro regime: poisonous cigars, an exploding seashell, the secret Twitter-like service in Cuba. U.S. President Barack Obama said Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014 the United States will re-establish diplomatic ties with Cuba and bring change to the longstanding trade embargo. But it was unclear if all secret operations would cease. (AP Photo/RHS)

Inside the Ring: U.S. intel concerns about Russia-Cuba ties preceded Obama’s sanctions deal

By Bill Gertz

Protesters outside of Cafe Versailles on Calle Ocho in Miami, decry the exchange of convicted Cuban spies, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014, for USAID subcontractor Alan Gross, who has been held by the Cuban government. (AP Photo/El Nuevo Herald, Roberto Koltun) MAGS OUT

EDITORIAL: Alan Gross free from Cuba, but Obama’s gift betrays victims of Castros

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

This screen shot taken from live video from the TN channel shows President Barack Obama, right, and Cuba's President Raul Castro addressing their nations at the same time, from Washington D.C. and Havana, on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014. Obama announced the re-establishment of diplomatic relations as well as an easing in economic and travel restrictions on Cuba Wednesday, declaring an end to America's "outdated approach" to the island in a historic shift that aims to bring an end to a half-century of Cold War enmity. Castro welcomed restoration of diplomatic ties, saying the two countries would work to resolve their differences "without renouncing a single one of our principles." (AP Photo)

TOM ROGAN: Cuba, Obama and the ripples of foreign policy

By Tom Rogan

FILE - In this April 21, 2010 file photo, economist and rice farmer Thomas Wynn pulls a rice plant from the ground to show its shallow root system, making it ideal for growing in the soil found in much of Wharton County in East Bernard, Texas. U.S.-Cuba trade is poised to resume after President Barack Obama on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014 announced plans to re-establish diplomat relations with Havana, and economic ties are expected to follow. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Alberto Martinez, File) AUSTIN CHRONICLE OUT, COMMUNITY IMPACT OUT; INTERNET AND TV MUST CREDIT PHOTOGRAPHER AND STATESMAN.COM; MAGS OUT

U.S.-Cuba thaw could benefit farmers, energy and travel firms

By Paul Wiseman - Associated Press

If Jeb Bush — the younger son of the 41st president and the brother of the 43rd commander in chief — is to blaze his own path to the nomination, it may have to follow the script of another famous Republican who fell from conservative grace yet captured the GOP's seal of approval: the 2012 version of Mitt Romney. (Associated Press)

Jeb Bush: Obama’s Cuba move ‘latest foreign policy misstep’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times