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Fidel appeals to Obama: In his first official government appearance since emergency surgery four years ago, former Cuban leader Fidel Castro called on President Barack Obama to avert global nuclear war. Castro, who has frequently warned in his weekly opinion column that a U.S. attack on Iran would trigger nuclear Armageddon, struck a more hopeful note in his speech to a special session of Cuba’s National Assembly. While he once thought nuclear war was inevitable, he said, now he believes that “one man” has the power to prevent it—“the president of the United States.” Castro did not mention problems plaguing Cuba, such as layoffs and a housing crisis.

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