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    Fidel Castro: Father of Cuban Communism and Numerous Offspring
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    As reported by the Daily Telegraph of London, "Fidel Castro is renowned in Cuba for his verbosity and longevity. But his long-suffering compatriots know little about another sphere where El Commandante has proved prolific - his private life." In the Caribbean communist island discussing his womanizing ways is strictly forbidden, even in a country where the gossip grapevine flourishes in the abscences of a free press. Full Article at Dallas Blog
    Fidel Castro is renowned in Cuba for his verbosity and longevity. But his long-suffering compatriots know little about another sphere where El Commandante has proved prolific - his private life.
    SOURCE: Dallas Blog 1 month ago

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  1. A farmer trims a tree near a 32 metre (105feet) high statue of late Chinese leader Mao Zedong in his youth in Changsha, Hunan province November 22, 2009. The statue will be unveiled to the public on Mao's birthday anniversary which falls on December 26, local media said. Picture taken November 22, 2009.
  2. Palestinian women leave the Red Cross headquarters in Gaza City after a protest calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails November 23, 2009. Speculation has been mounting that a deal to free captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners might be concluded by the end of this month. But sources on both sides have said there was no certainty of finalising a deal by then.
  3. A Palestinian boy attends a protest in Gaza City calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails November 23, 2009. Speculation has been mounting that a deal to free captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners might be concluded by the end of this month. But sources on both sides have said there was no certainty of finalising a deal by then.
  4. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 22: Actors Margaret Hoffman and Adrienne Warren join producer John Breglio, actress Maya Angela, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Apollo Theater Foundation Jonelle Procope and actress Syesha Mercado attend the opening night after party for 'Dreamgirls' at Riverside Church on November 22, 2009 in New York City.
  5. A customer looks at gold rings on display at Beijing's biggest gold store November 23, 2009. Gold defied a rebound in the dollar on Monday and powered to a record on safe-haven buying, driven by growing worries about inflation and a drop in U.S. stocks that stirred doubt about the economic outlook. Bullion, which has gained around 32 percent so far in 2009, struck a succession of lifetime highs in November as sentiment turned extremely bullish after India acquired 200 metric tons of the precious metal from the International Monetary Fund.
  6. A security guard stands next to a glass case containing gold bars at Beijing's biggest gold store November 23, 2009. Gold defied a rebound in the dollar on Monday and powered to a record on safe-haven buying, driven by growing worries about inflation and a drop in U.S. stocks that stirred doubt about the economic outlook. Bullion, which has gained around 32 percent so far in 2009, struck a succession of lifetime highs in November as sentiment turned extremely bullish after India acquired 200 metric tons of the precious metal from the International Monetary Fund.
  7. A woman and her husband look into a small mirror as she tries on a gold ear-ring at Beijing's biggest gold store November 23, 2009. Gold defied a rebound in the dollar on Monday and powered to a record on safe-haven buying, driven by growing worries about inflation and a drop in U.S. stocks that stirred doubt about the economic outlook. Bullion, which has gained around 32 percent so far in 2009, struck a succession of lifetime highs in November as sentiment turned extremely bullish after India acquired 200 metric tons of the precious metal from the International Monetary Fund.
  8. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 22: Natalie Portman, director Jim Sheridan and Tobey Maguire attend the after party for The Cinema Society, Details and DKNY screening of 'Brothers' at Abe & Arthur's on November 22, 2009 in New York City.
  9. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 22: Natalie Portman, director Jim Sheridan and Tobey Maguire attend the after party for The Cinema Society, Details and DKNY screening of 'Brothers' at Abe & Arthur's on November 22, 2009 in New York City.
  10. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 22: Natalie Portman, director Jim Sheridan and Tobey Maguire attend the after party for The Cinema Society, Details and DKNY screening of 'Brothers' at Abe & Arthur's on November 22, 2009 in New York City.
  11. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 22: Actors Natalie Portman and Tobey Maguire attend the after party for The Cinema Society, Details and DKNY screening of 'Brothers' at Abe & Arthur's on November 22, 2009 in New York City.
  12. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 22: Actors Natalie Portman and Tobey Maguire attend the after party for The Cinema Society, Details and DKNY screening of 'Brothers' at Abe & Arthur's on November 22, 2009 in New York City.
  13. Poland's Bartosz Kurek spikes the ball against Egypt during their match in the men's volleyball World Grand Champions Cup in Nagoya, central Japan, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009.
  14. Poland's Jakub Jarosz spikes the ball against Egypt during their match in the men's volleyball World Grand Champions Cup in Nagoya, central Japan, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009.
  15. Ahmed Abdelhay spikes the ball against Poland during their match in the men's volleyball World Grand Champions Cup in Nagoya, central Japan, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009.
  16. Residents help lift an unconscious relative after she finds out her family died in a ferry sinking at Sekupang port in Batam, Indonesia, Monday Nov. 23, 2009. Rescuers returned to choppy waters off Indonesia's Sumatra island Monday to search for passengers still missing after a ferry sank in a storm Sunday.
  17. Cuban players block the ball from Iran during their match in the men's volleyball World Grand Champions Cup in Nagoya, central Japan, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009.
  18. A relative of victims of a sunken ferry speaks on the phone Monday, Nov. 23, 2009 while waiting for news at Sekupang port in Batam, Indonesia. Rescuers returned to choppy waters off Indonesia's Sumatra island Monday to search for passengers still missing after a ferry sank in a storm on Sunday.