Tuesday, March 8, 2011

3-8-11 1 video 2 articles out of U.S.

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Cuba cuts jobs
-HAVANA, March 7 (UPI) -- Cuba is cutting back state jobs as part of its plan to embrace market economy in stages but still holds at least 100 political prisoners without trial, independent media reports said.



Cuba Baseball Player
-Jose Carlos Thompson, a second baseman, is in Major League camp as a 23-year-old eager to get his pro career under way, hoping the long road to the United States results in him becoming the first Cuban-born player to appear in a game for the Astros since Oscar Zamora in 1978. He has a long way to go to reach his dream, but he's already well into his journey.

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