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emad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-15-04 10:55 AM
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Castro asked US President Roosevelt for $10
Edited on Tue Jun-15-04 10:56 AM by emad aisat sana
BBC News snip:

In 1940, 12-year-old Cuban boy Fidel Castro wrote to US President Franklin Roosevelt to request a $10 note.

The hand-written letter, embellished with an elaborate signature, has been unearthed by the US National Archives and Records Administration.

It was one of the thousands of letters sent to the White House by children taking their demands to the very top.

In an impeccable hand, young Fidel signs the letter to President Roosevelt : "Your friend".

More:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3808431.stm
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cjbuchanan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-15-04 10:58 AM
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1. If only FDR had given him the $10, Cuba wouldn't be commie right now
I can hear Blannity right now, "See, Dems have been soft on commies right from the start. If FDR really loved the US, he would have given Castro the $10 and Cuba never would have fallen."
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I thought so. Donating Member (466 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-15-04 01:04 PM
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2. Who is Blannity?
Should I care? Give me a clue.
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Fenris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-15-04 01:05 PM
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3. Um, Hannity.
Sean Hannity.
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cjbuchanan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-15-04 01:51 PM
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4. That would be the one
Mr. Hannity himself.
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