with hopefully a more mixed economy. hopefully more joint ventures from foreign businesses. i m just thinking from the point of view of havana. the one reason why the reforms haven t advanced is because there s a political fallout to liberalizing the economy. it implies necessarily less economic control and political control. that is the lesson, and once you start down that road politically thinking it s a very slippery slope. julia, what is the cuban attitude towards the united states? do they want more contact? do they feel again like this would be a moment post-castro to normalize relations? fareed, i m glad you asked that, because the dynamic with the united states is relevant to the pace of reform at home, and when we had the last two years of the obama administration and the opening of commercial and diplomatic ties, what you also
egyptians died in the uprising that led to the outer of long-serving president hosni mubarak. the commissioner of the fact-finding probe also says mubarak was complicity in the killings. and a new era of sorts in cuba. for the first time in more than four decades, fidel castro will not hold a leadership position in that nation s government. castro s brother raul was named leader of the ruling communist party. while a long-time castro confidante will be second in command. the choice was disappointing to some who hoped an outsider would be tapped for the post-castro cuba. a surprise appearance from fidel received applause from supporters. he fell ill several years ago. and the headline in this morning s biloxi sun-herald, one year later, a delicate healing, the headline for across the gulf coast. it was a year ago today that an explosion ripped through the