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bemildred

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Wed Dec 17, 2014, 03:25 PM Dec 2014

Live updates: How politicians are reacting to new Cuba-U.S. relations

Barbara Boxer praises new U.S.-Cuba relations for rejecting 'failed policies of the past'

Calling the release of Alan Gross a "joyous moment," Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) said the move to normalize U.S.-Cuba relations "rejects the failed policies of the past and embraces a new future" that will benefit both America's interests and the lives of Cuban citizens.

"We will have enormous economic opportunities because of this action," Boxer said in a statement.

--Christine Mai-Duc

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http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/politicsnow/la-pn-congress-reaction-cuba-us-20141217-htmlstory.html

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