Obama May Remove Cuba from Terror List

President Obama “is nearing a decision on removing Cuba’s three-decade-old designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, citing progress in his push to normalize relations with the island nation as he arrived here on Thursday night for a summit meeting of Latin American leaders,” the New York Times reports.

“On the eve of the gathering, where he will come face to face with the Cuban president, Raul Castro, for the first time since he announced in December that he would seek to normalize relations with the country, Mr. Obama said the State Department had completed a review that he had ordered of Cuba’s status on the list of states that sponsor terrorism.”

NBC News: “The U.S. for decades had blocked Cuba from attending the meeting, and Friday’s start to the two-day summit marks the first time a Cuban leader will be present.”