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Tear down this embargo

Economist readers believe America should loosen its trade embargo on Cuba

By The Economist online

THE United States has long said it will not make significant changes to its trade embargo on Cuba unless the Castros implement real political liberalisation. The Economist's readers think that Cuba's recent releases of political prisoners are significant enough to merit a change in American policy: 77% of them said they believed the United States should loosen its embargo in response.

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