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A Chicago Tribune editorial (“Rethinking the Cuba Perk”) was published arguing against the Cuban Adjustment Act and suggesting that Cubans should be subject to the same rules as immigrants from other countries.

Reports in last night from Bahia, Brazil state that Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez was met by a pro-Cuban government protest when she tried to attend a premiere of a documentary film in which she was one of the main interviewees.

A delegation of five US Senators and two House members arrived in Cuba on Monday but you wouldn’t know it from the Cuban online and print media, which have thus far chosen to ignore the visit.

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez’s mentor, wrote an open letter on Sunday to the Venezuelan leader just hours before he would board a surprise flight back to Caracas. Chavez will continue his treatment in a military hospital in Caracas where he arrived in early morning hours on Monday.

Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez was met at two airports by pro-Cuban-government protestors Monday in Brazil, on the first stage of a long-awaited international tour.

The team closed the tournament on the island with six gold medals and an equal number of silver and bronze medals. Cuba was followed by the US (1-1-4), and four other countries that picked up bronze medals. Cuba lost only in the 66 kilo match, where American athlete Kevin Levalley beat Ernesto Sanchez.

A team made up of seven Cuban boxers arrived in the Dominican Republic on Sunday to participate today through February 22 in the 30th International Cup.