President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and President Raúl Castro of Cuba on Thursday at a meeting of leftist governments in Venezuela on Thursday. Carlos Garcia Rawlins/ReutersUS, Cuba Advance Dizzying Thaw In Relations -- Yahoo News/AP
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – Trading their warmest words in a half-century, the United States and Cuba built momentum toward renewed ties on Friday, with President Barack Obama declaring he "seeks a new beginning" — including direct talks — with the island's communist regime.
As leaders of the Americas gathered for a summit in this Caribbean nation, the head of the Organization of American States even said he'll ask his group to invite Cuba back after 47 years.
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