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• At one congressional hearing, Bishop Francis Kalabat complained that administration officials are overlooking what's happening to his fellow Chaldean Christians.

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  Christian, Bishops, Hearing

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• Administration officials, in fact, have repeatedly condemned ISIS for its treatment of religious minorities, including Christians. But a bipartisan resolution now moving through Congress calls on the administration to go further and say ISIS is guilty of genocide.

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  Christian, Religious, Moving

  "As Christians Flee, Governments Pressured To Declare ISIS Guilty Of Genocide". "Morning Edition" with David Greene, www.npr.org. December 24, 2015.

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• As his country crumbled around him, Fidel Castro's stature diminished abroad and at home.

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  Country, Home, Castro

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• The collapse of the Soviet bloc ended the massive subsidies that had kept the Cuban economy afloat. The once-vaunted education and health care systems fell into disrepair. Fidel Castro's stubbornness, meanwhile, made political and economic change difficult in Cuba.

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  Political, Subsidies, Care

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• Fidel Castro was not interested in personal enrichment. His supporters say he deployed his enormous authority on behalf of health, education and welfare programs that brought Cuba attention around the world.

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  Welfare Programs, Health Education, Around The World

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• Fidel Castro was a born rebel.

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  Rebel, Born, Castro

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• As Cuba's leader, Castro answered to no one and allowed no challenge to his authority.

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  Leader, Challenges, Cuba

  "Former Cuban Leader Fidel Castro Dies At Age 90" by Tom Gjelten, kaxe.org. November 26, 2016.

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• The letter writers span the spectrum from left to right. Members say they don't want this to become a partisan political issue. In fact, there are reasons administration officials have been cautious in making a genocide declaration.

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  Issues, Political, Facts

  "As Christians Flee, Governments Pressured To Declare ISIS Guilty Of Genocide". "Morning Edition" with David Greene, www.npr.org. December 24, 2015.

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• Historians debate to this day whether Fidel Castro was a communist from the time he took power or only became one after he was spurned by the United States. What is not disputed is that he was always an autocrat moving ruthlessly against anyone who dared oppose him.

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  Moving, United States, Debate

  "Former Cuban Leader Fidel Castro Dies At Age 90" by Tom Gjelten, kenw.org. November 25, 2016.

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