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To the Point
To the Point

US Military Options in Iraq; The Waiting Game in Cuba

Hosted by Warren Olney Dec. 20, 2006 National
President Bush has held what’s likely his last press conference of 2006. We get the highlights and talk about his long-term military plans. Also, the waiting game in Fidel Castro’s Cuba. Should the US relax its embargo or get tougher still?

President Bush has held what’s likely his last press conference of 2006. We get the highlights and talk about his long-term military plans. Also, the waiting game in Fidel Castro’s Cuba. Should the US relax its embargo or get tougher still?

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Congressional Frustration in Fidel Castro's Cuba

Fidel Castro's health is a state secret in Cuba, but acting leader Raul Castro--Fidel's brother--has twice made overtures for negotiations with the United States. The US...

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Robert Gates and Increasing the Size of the Army

In what was likely his last news conference of 2006 , President Bush said today, "We're not winning" in Iraq but "we're not losing," and eventually "we're going to win."...

22 min

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Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Vanessa Romo, Dan Konecky, Christian Bordal

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