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A man fishes in Havana's harbor, on April 21, 2009. Many Cubans are opening small firms to amortize the bad economic situation, which according to the Cuban government, is due to the US blockade that has been applied to Cuba since the 60s. Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, reacting to an Americas summit, urged US President Barack Obama to end a nearly half-a-century-old US economic "blockade" of Cuba. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)

A man fishes in Havana's harbor, on April 21, 2009. Many Cubans are opening small firms to amortize the bad economic situation, which according to the Cuban government, is due to the US blockade that has been applied to Cuba since the 60s. Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, reacting to an Americas summit, urged US President Barack Obama to end a nearly half-a-century-old US economic "blockade" of Cuba.  AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)