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NBC Evening News for
Wednesday, May 15, 2002


Headline: Cuba-US Relations / Carter Visit / Uncensored Speech / Embargo

Abstract:(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.

(Havana, Cuba: Andrea Mitchell) Responses to the uncensored broadcast of former President Jimmy Carter's speech on Cuban television examined; scenes shown of a market and a baseball game in Havana. [CARTER - says Cubans have the right to free elections; talks about the US trade embargo.] [Cuban Julio AVARINO - says the embargo is a mess.] The reaction of Cubans to Carter's speech and visit detailed. [Cuban National Assembly president Ricardo ALARCON - says he has seen no big demonstrations.]

(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.

(White House: Campbell Brown) A bipartisan movement to ease the American embargo against Cuba and President Bush's plan to strengthen the embargo and increase funds for helping dissidents reported; scenes shown of Cuban leader Fidel Castro in 1962. [Representative Jeff FLAKE - says American travelers to Cuba could benefit the Cuban people.] [Political analyst Stuart ROTHENBERG - says Republicans need every vote they can get.] [Cuban-American Jose IAN - says the embargo must stay.] [White House Press Secretary Ari FLEISCHER - says trade with Cuba only benefits the Cuban government.]

Broadcast Type:Evening News Segment Type: News Content
Begin Time:05:33:20 pm
End Time:05:38:00 pm
Duration: 04:40
Reporters:Brokaw, Tom; Brown, Campbell; Mitchell, Andrea

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