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Offline Idaho_Cowboy

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Obama eases restrictions on Cuba, lifts limits on rum and cigars
« on: October 14, 2016, 08:04:07 pm »
Obama eases restrictions on Cuba, lifts limits on rum and cigars
By Matt Spetalnick

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans traveling to Cuba will be allowed to bring home more of the communist-ruled island's coveted cigars and rum under new measures announced by the U.S. government on Friday to further ease trade, travel and financial restrictions that have been in place for decades.

The steps are part of President Barack Obama's effort to make his historic opening to Cuba "irreversible" by the time he leaves office in January.

The latest in a series of new rules since the two former Cold War foes began normalizing relations in 2014 will allow Cubans to buy certain U.S. consumer goods online, open the door to Cuban pharmaceutical companies to do business in the United States and let Cubans and Americans engage in joint medical research....
https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-further-eases-cuba-trade-travel-restrictions-132355810.html?ref=gs
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Re: Obama eases restrictions on Cuba, lifts limits on rum and cigars
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2016, 09:12:11 pm »
This news will have to make @Frank Cannon happy... :laugh:
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Re: Obama eases restrictions on Cuba, lifts limits on rum and cigars
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2016, 03:53:51 am »
Quote from: Longmire on October 14, 2016, 09:12:11 pm
This news will have to make @Frank Cannon happy... :laugh:

It will not. Rum is low grade swill and I smoke a pipe. Yes, people still smoke pipes.
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