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I think there is a little truth in advertising to begin. I am not a cuba specialist. I study the u. S. Cuba relationship. What i would like to spend about 30 minutes doing now is focusing upon what intrigues me most about washingtons policy toward cuba. That is the mental software we use to undergird our policy. And thats what the book is about. What it attempts to explain is what everyone agrees is a dysfunctional policy. But first, as wolf blitzer says on the situation room, we have some breaking news. I want to talk a little bit about what president obama did yesterday. He announced a relaxation of the u. S. Embargo of cuba. This is an embargo that began in october, 1960. It was instituted by president eisenhower just a few days before the election between Richard Nixon and john kennedy. Candidate nixon asked the president to do something to show some spine toward cuba and the embargo was the step that was taken. I think theres ....
Profession, the number one way to be satisfied personally and also to have a great future, whatever that future is, is just to do a fantastic job of whats in front of you. If you dont do that you can kiss any of that future goodbye. So im squus trying to do a great job with whats in front of me now. I think i might know the answer. The former hud secretary is now governor of his state. Any chance of you following a similar career path . Thanks for the question. Maybe we have some texans out there in the audience. That was a tough cowboys loss the other day. I dont know what my future is going to hold after these twoerz two years. Im very mindful when january 20th comes around that there are two years left. And i want to do an excellent job during those years and make a difference. I believe we can for many of the reasons i stated in my remarks. Then well see what happens. Theres no grand plan after that. With two years to go until the next president ial inauguration, do you endorse Republic Of , United States , New Mexico , District Of Columbia , West Virginia , New York , H Chíinh , San Antonio , New Jersey , Lyndon Johnson , Meyer Henderson Hall , David Vitter , Joe Biden , Los Angeles , Charles Timothy Hagel , Anthony Foxx , Marty Dempsey , Rick Perry , Chuck Hagel , States Joseph R Biden , Ashton Carter , Al Qaeda , Ben Hagel , Dick Luger , Hillary Clinton , Ted Cruz ,
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In always good for the country as well. On the other side of the political spectrum, former Texas Governor rick perry is believed to be preparing for a run for president. How were your dealings with him as mayor of san antonio . Governor perry served, as folks may remember from 2001 until just recently. And i served on city council in san antonio from 2001 to 2005. Most of the time i interacted with governor was around Economic Development projects. And often times when mayors and governors interact on Economic Development, everyone is on the same page. You want to see investment in your local community. Senators are usually involved in sparking that investment. I have said publicly and privately that, with regard to Economic Development, former go ....