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  • Locals speak out on Obama's decision to re-establish Cuban relations

    12/18/2014 1:26:29 AM PST · by WhiskeyX · 20 replies
    WSVN Channel 7 News ^ | Dec 17, 2014 10:41 AM PST | WSVN Channel 7 News
    MIAMI (WSVN) -- Local Cuban exiles in Little Havana Wednesday voiced their thoughts on President Barack Obama's announcement to re-establish relations with Cuba. The commander in chief's abrupt use of U.S. executive authority came after the release of American Alan Gross, who had been held in Cuba for five years, in exchange for three Cubans jailed in Florida. Wednesday afternoon, dozens gathered in front of Versailles restaurant off Southwest Eighth Street as soon as rumors of loosening restrictions surfaced. Cuban coffee was served with a side of political discourse as City of Miami Police officers were present to ensure decorum...