High hopes in Havana ahead of Obama's visit

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With US President Barack Obama's historic visit fast approaching, expectations on the island run high.

CUBA (REUTERS) - There are high hopes in Cuba ahead of the historic visit of United States President Barack Obama.

Obama is set to touch down on March 20, the first time a US president has visited the island since Fidel Castro's rebels overthrew a pro-American government in 1959.

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