[Cincinatus' Wife]

Castro's response to talk in Washington of a transition is to say that Cuba had its transition in 1959 when he took power. He maintains that another transition is not necessary.

Yes, why mess with perfection?

[TxBec]

>>Meanwhile, Cuba has been providing free medical training to disadvantaged Americans for the past year, but some have rebelled against the island's austere conditions.

Of the original eight Americans who went to Cuba in April 2001, only two remain, according to a recent article in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Fifty others have gone since then, 14 of whom have dropped out and returned home, the newspaper said.

<< Disadvantaged?????? Who bought their tickets?