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Raul Castro becomes Cuba's leader (AP)

Date : 24 Feb 2008 Category : World

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AP - Cuba's parliament named Raul Castro president on Sunday, ending nearly 50 years of rule by his brother Fidel but leaving the island's communist system unshaken.

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