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In this photo released by the state media Cubadebate web site, Fidel Castro looks at a book given to him by Colombia's Senator Piedad Cordoba, not pictured, in Havana, Cuba, Thursday Aug. 12, 2010. Castro turns 84 on Friday. (AP Photo/Cubadebate, Alex Castro)

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People carry a cake at an event celebrating Fidel Castro's 84th birthday at the Ernesto "Che" Guevara Palace of Pioneers in Havana, Cuba, Friday Aug. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

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Children sing a birthday song next to a cake that reads in Spanish "Congratulations Commander" at an event honoring Fidel Castro's 84th birthday at the Ernesto "Che" Guevara Palace of Pioneers in Havana, Cuba, Friday Aug. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

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A boy cuts a cake decorated with a Cuban flag that reads in Spanish "Congratulations Commander" at an event honoring Fidel Castro's 84th birthday at the Ernesto "Che" Guevara Palace of Pioneers in Havana, Cuba, Friday Aug. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

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Children stand by a mural of Fidel Castro, right, and revolutionary hero Ernesto "Che" Guevara, left, at an event honoring Fidel Castro's 84th birthday at the Ernesto "Che" Guevara Palace of Pioneers in Havana, Cuba, Friday Aug. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

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A sign that reads in Spanish "Congratulations on your 84th birthday Fidel" hangs on a tree in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, Friday Aug. 13, 2010. Fidel Castro turns 84 on Friday. (AP Photo/Ismael Francisco, Prensa Latina)

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Children in costume perform at an event celebrating the 84th birthday of Fidel Castro at the Ernesto "Che" Guevara Palace of Pioneers in Havana, Cuba, Friday Aug. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

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A cake decorated with a Cuban flag that reads in Spanish "Congratulations Commander" sits on display as children perform at an event honoring Fidel Castro's 84th birthday at the Ernesto "Che" Guevara Palace of Pioneers in Havana, Cuba, Friday Aug. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

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A girl in a bee costume waits to perform at an event celebrating Fidel Castro's 84th birthday at the Ernesto "Che" Guevara Palace of Pioneers in Havana, Cuba, Friday Aug. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

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This television image provided by Cubavision shows Cuba's former president Fidel Castro speaking during an interview in Havana, Monday, July 12, 2010 on the "Mesa Redonda" or "Round Table," a daily Cuban talk show on current events. It was a rare appearance for Castro, who has stayed largely out of the public eye since a serious illness four years ago forced him from power. (AP Photo/APTN via Cubavision)

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A man watches Cuba's leader Fidel Castro on a TV set during an interview with Cubavision on its talk show "Mesa Redonda" or "Round Table" in Havana, Monday, July 12, 2010. Castro returned to the limelight Monday after years spent largely out of public view, discussing world events in a raspy voice in his most prominent television interview since falling seriously ill four years ago. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

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In this photo released on Monday, July 12, 2010 by the state media Cubadebate website, Cuban leader Fidel Castro gestures during an interview with Cubavision in Havana, during the "Mesa Redonda" or "Round Table," a daily Cuban talk show on current events. (AP Photo/Cubadebate, Alex Castro)

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This television image provided by Cubavision shows former Cuban president Fidel Castro speaking during an interview in Havana on Monday, July 12, 2010, on the "Mesa Redonda" -- or "Round Table" -- a daily Cuban talk show on current events. It was a rare appearance for Mr. Castro, who has stayed largely out of the public eye since a serious illness four years ago forced him from power. (AP Photo/APTN via Cubavision)

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Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro (left) sits with an unidentified man during a visit to the National Center for Scientific Investigation in Havana on Wednesday, July 7, 2010. Mr. Castro had not been photographed in public since falling seriously ill in July 2006. (AP Photo/Cubadebate-Alex Castro)

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Cuban leader Fidel Castro reacts as he attends Elian Gonzalez's 9th birthday activities, Cardenas, east of Havana, Friday, Dec.06, 2002. Life has never been the same for the child since an ill-fated attempt to take him to the United States left his mother dead and made him the focus of an international tug-of-war between relatives in Miami and his father in Cardenas. On the right is Miriam Janet Martinez leader of the Cuban Pioneers. (AP Photo/Jose Goitia)