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 Court rejects Gitmo detainee appeal over secrecy 
 Nobel a platform for outspoken Vargas Llosa 
 US working to accept exiled Cuban prisoners 
 Church: 7 jailed dissidents reject leaving Cuba 
 Mystery surrounds humanitarian award for Swazi PM 
 Israeli leaders praise Fidel Castro JERUSALEM — Israeli leaders are praising former Cuban President Fidel Castro for supporting Israel in a series of interviews 
 Wife of detained US contractor visits him in Cuba 
 Cuban man who sewed mouth shut collapses GUANABACOA, Cuba — A Cuban man who sewed his mouth shut after launching a hunger strike to protest confiscation of electronic devices by customs officials has collapsed and been sent to a hospital, his son said Thursday. 
 Jamaica parliament seat vacated over citizenship 
 T&C party abandons reform talks with Britian 
 Britain: No election next year in Turks and Caicos 
 UK: No elections next year in Turks and Caicos 
 Tight outcome in St. Maarten’s 1st parliament vote 
 St. Maarten voters celebrate historic election 
 US fights order to release Guantanamo detainee 
 PR independence leader Juan Mari Bras dies at 82 
 Small signal, big meaning? Castro in military duds 
 Full appeals court refuses to rehear Gitmo ruling 
 Fidel Castro: Osama bin Laden is a US agent 
 Venezuela prez spends 5 hours with Fidel Castro 
 Wyclef Jean: I’m not giving up my bid for prez yet 
 Singer Wyclef Jean meets with Haiti’s president     
 Wyclef hides out, awaits word on Haiti run     
 AP sources: US weighs Cuba travel restrictions 
 APNewsBreak: Jean seeks dual citizenship for Haiti 
 Wyclef Jean: Haitians abroad should get to vote 
 Gitmo trial delayed due to attorney’s illness 
 Prosecutors: Gitmo inmate took pride in slaying 
 Fanfare, intrigue at sign ups for Haiti election 
 Fidel Castro makes 1st official govt appearance 
 Fidel Castro to attend session of Cuba parliament 
 AP Exclusive: CIA whisked detainees from Gitmo     
 Cuban ex-hunger striker Farinas home from hospital 
 Lawyers for Rangel, ethics committee reach deal 
 Ethics panel accuses Rangel of 13 violations 
 Fidel Castro visits town outside Havana HAVANA — Fidel Castro made his first reported appearance outside Havana on Saturday since a health crisis forced him from power in 2006, the strongest indication yet he is reclaiming a major public persona after years out of the spotlight. 
 Simon Bolivar an obsession for Venezuela’s Chavez 
 Cuba replaces health minister in Cabinet shake-up 
 Trinidad to probe coup attempt by Islamic group |