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Obama sees positive signs from Venezuela, Cuba
Apr 19 2009, AP

President Barack Obama said Sunday he has seen positive signs from both Cuba and Venezuela in his four-day trip to Central America, but “the test for all of us is not simply words but also deeds.”

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