Obama under pressure to talk Cuba

Pressure is mounting on US President Barack Obama from within his own country to announce a significant shift in policy regarding the United States's 47-year-old trade embargo against Cuba when he attends the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain later this month.
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