Castro and Obama

Fidel Castro says President Barack Obama "misinterpreted" his brother Raul's remarks regarding the United States. He bristled at the suggestion that Cuba should free political prisoners or cut taxes on dollars people send to the island.

Raul Castro touched of a whirlwind of speculation last week that the U.S. and Cuba could be headed toward a thaw after nearly a half century of chilly relations. The speculation began when the Cuban president said leaders would be willing to sit down with their U.S. counterparts and discuss everything including human rights, freedom of the press and expression and political prisoners.

Castro Almost Fully Recovered

Cuban President Fidel Castro has almost completely recovered from the stomach surgery he had last year. Ricardo Alarcon gave no indication of when the Cuban leader might return to power when he spoke in a US TV interview.He did say that Mr. castro was over the worst after a series of operations, including what he described as very delicate surgery. He also added that Mr. castro was reading and writing alot. The Cuban leader has not been seen in public since undergoing intestinal surgery in July 2006 and has temporarily ceded power to his brother, Raul. Mr. Alarcon told the CNN netwodk he thought, in a way, he has practically fully recovered. The problem was a very delicate surgery and he had to have several surgeries, but it was a very risky situation. But it's not anymore.