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McCain Hopes Castro Meets "Karl Marx Very Soon"

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Feb 23, 2008 12:23 pm US/Eastern

McCain Hopes Castro Meets "Karl Marx Very Soon"

INDIANAPOLIS (CBS4) ― Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Friday he doesn't look for any major political reforms in Cuba until after Fidel Castro dies, adding he hopes that's not far off.
As McCain put it during a campaign stop in Indiana, "I hope he has the opportunity to meet Karl Marx very soon."
That's a reference to the author of "The Communist Manifesto," who died in 1883.
McCain's comments follow an argument between Democratic contenders Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama over the best way to push for change in Cuba.
Castro himself has responded to interest in his decision to step down this week as Cuba's leader. Castro, 81, said he's enjoyed seeing "the embarrassing position of all the presidential candidates" making "demands of Cuba."

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