Breaking: Members of Congressional Black Caucus met today with Fidel Castro

[PA Democrat]

Per MSNBC. No link yet.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090407/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/cb_cuba_us

Edited to add AP link

[Vidar]

1. Cool.

[EFerrari]

2. Castro's statement regarding the meeting:

An important US political delegation is visiting us right now. Its members belong to the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) which, in practice, has worked as the most progressive wing within the Democrat Party.

The Congressional Black Caucus was founded in January 1969 by the twelve Afro-American legislators who belonged to the US Congress at that moment. During the first 50 years of the 20th century only four Afro-Americans were elected to Congress.

At present, as a result of the struggles they have waged, the CBC is made up by 42 members. Several of its representatives have maintained very active and constructive positions on topics related to Cuba.

The first Caucus delegation that visited us came to Cuba on February 1999 and was presided over by Maxine Waters; the second came on January, 2000.

http://www.cuba.cu/gobierno/reflexiones/2009/ing/f060409i.html