In other news on Cuba, Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama has proposed easing restrictions for Cuban Americans who want to visit the island or send money home. In an opinion column published in the Miami Herald, Obama wrote: “I will grant Cuban Americans unrestricted rights to visit family and send remittances to the island.” One of Obama’s opponents, Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd, is co-sponsoring an even broader bill that would allow any American citizen to visit Cuba.