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Castro Too Ill for 80th Birthday Celebrations

HeadlineNov 29, 2006

In Cuba, President Fidel Castro released a statement Tuesday announcing he will not attend celebrations this week for his 80th birthday. Castro says his doctors told him he is not ready for public events as he continues to recover from intestinal surgery.

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