Obama planning historic trip to Cuba to cement warmer ties

Thursday, February 18, 2016

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is planning an historic visit to Cuba in the coming weeks, senior Obama administration officials said Wednesday, becoming the first president to step foot on the island in nearly nine decades.

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