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[2] Ibid.

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[4]“Discursopronunciadopor el Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido, Raúl Castro Ruz, en la clausura del VI Congreso del PartidoComunista de Cuba, en el Palacio de Convenciones, el 19 de abril de 2011, ‘Año 53 de la Revolución’” Cuban Government Press Release, http://www.cuba.cu/gobierno/rauldiscursos/2011/esp/r190411e.html.

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[6]Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act of 1996. Sec. 205

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[15] Feinberg. “Cuba’s New Emerging Market Strategy.”

[16] Ibid.

[17]Tamayo, Juan O. “Cuba prepares for parliamentary session on economic reforms.” Miami Herald, July 30, 2011. http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/07/30/2337231/cuba-prepares-for-parliamentary.html.

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[20]Anonymous. Discussion, Council on Hemispheric Affairs, June 14, 2011.

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