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This website answers questions about US-Cuba relations. I believe it is very reliable given it is written by Stephanie Hanson, an employee of the Council on Foreign Relations, which publishes the internationally respected Foreign Affairs Magazine. The Council on Foreign Affairs is a non-biased think tank committed to accurate, current news. The author seems simply interested on informing her audience with reliable information. She sites her sources with links to external articles, and she provides clear evidence.

Stephanie Hanson is a published writer who covered economic and political development in Latin America for over three years for the Council of Foreign Relations, an independent, nonpartisan organization committed to remaining objective about matters of policy. This article cites the vast majority of its statistics and factual information to reputable sites, and confirms information I knew previously. The information is mostly factual, and seems fairly unbiased. The author's objective seems to be only to inform interested citizens about the topic. This article was published on January 11, 2010, and covers a large variety of topics relating to US and Cuban foreign affairs. 

This website has a clear author (Stephanie Hanson) who appears qualified after a google search revealed her extensive experience and recognition writing about global issues. The Council of Foreign Relations is the site's organization which is a famous, distinguished resource for public and government debate. Information is accurate, grammatically correct, and clearly cites sources. CFR is a nonpartisan organization which aims to be an unbiased facilitator of discussions about world issues. The article itself presents basic facts and allows readers to form their own opinions. The site indicates the date when the article was last revised (January 11, 2010), has a 2010 copyright, and provides up-to-date links. It covers a wide range of points and is pretty long but is well-organized with an introductory outline dividing it into clear sections.

A blog explaining the strain and turmoil of US-Cuba relationships. 

Upon first glance, this article seems very informative because it uses quotations and even provides a video companion. However upon closer review, I realized that the author's name is not published, which raises concerns about the legitimacy of the article. The news shown elsewhere on the site was relevant and current, which caused me to trust its credibility in the end. The author clearly supports the Chilean miners and the government's efforts to save them. Also, the article was written a couple of days ago, meaning it is up to date and can be relied on.

Karl Penhual, the co-author of this article, is a very respected video journalist for CNN. He is a regular on Anderson Cooper 360 and search results show he is well-known by many news sources. The article is mainly factual, but the authors do use direct quotations from the miners, showing concrete evidence and giving substance to the story. Given CNN tries to remain unbiased, the article does not give any opinions on the story, meaning little personal bias is visible.

The author of this article, J. Preston Whitt, is a research associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs in Washington, D.C, according to verifiable sources. This article is informative and has lots of useful information about both the past and present of socialism, as well as an extremely current date stamp and verified sources that are cited in a biography with an external link. It is organized and flows nicely, and has links to other reputable sources with similar topics.

Mery Vaca is a respected journalist who focuses on Bolivia. The page is in Spanish, but it appears to be grammatically correct and BBC Mundo is usually very high quality. She quotes activists in the issue and various sources she uses for her statistics. It was last edited on September 29, 2010. This page provides facts and focuses on a single organization for its information. It has a wide scope of the information it provides.

This article by the CNN Wire Staff is quite short, yet the writing is clear and free of grammatical errors.  CNN is a trusted news source and has always provided the facts.  This article uses many quotations from officials closely connected with the incident as well as some facts to provide the story with logos.  The most recent update was today (the 17th of October).  The only potential problem with this article could be that its length, which is made up for in the clear and concise information.

This article written by Abigail Griffith, a research associate for the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, an established organization. It presents accurate information on the status of indigenous people in several countries in Latin America. Published recently on June 21, 2010, the article uses facts as well as statistics from the past and present, that are correctly cited with it, as evidence. It is an excellent source, providing in-depth analysis on the topic.

Anthony DePalma is a noted journalist for the New York Times, having spent time reporting from various countries in Latin America. This article is a compilation of New York Times coverage of Cuba, Fidel Castro, and US-Cuba Relations. On the right side of the page, there are links to other related sources. The page is easy to read and has a wide range of information. The New York Times is generally a very accurate newspaper, and the article was edited in July of 2010, which is definitely recent enough to have current information on what is covered in the article. This is a good background article, but there are other sources available for more specific aspects.

Brief history of Fidel Castro and his views on the US. Roots of Anti-Americanism and ideals behind policies are explained. While the source was written in 2004, it is about history, and therefore the passing of time does not make it innacurate, although new facts could have been uncovered. The author is not stated either, which does not seem accurate, but the sponsor site is PBS, a reputable site.

US APOLOGIZES FOR SYPHILIS EXPERIMENTS IN GUATEMALA

This website collects articles and facts pertaining to clean drinking water in Latin America. It is an independent group that is not affiliated with any country, thus making it less bias towards a certain government. This source seems reliable because it gathers articles that are relevant and that are also true. I do not see any bias because the issue at hand is not one of opinion, they use statistics to cite arguments and offer non-controversial ideas for action that will benefit the water quality in Latin America. 

Another trusted article by the Huffington Post written Aug. 22 by Mauricio Cuevas proves to have accurate grammar and spelling. This site is accurate and useful; all links still wor, however the advertisement is somewhat distracting when reading the article. This site is also useful because it provides links to videos as well as other articles on the same topic. The author seems knowledgable and passionate about the miners.

Recent quotes/ idaes from Raul Castro about how he is going to negotiate with the United States. 

The author is Claire Suddath and she is credible as she write for Time Magazine. There are no spelling errors, and the history is very reliable, plus more information that I did not know. The author's goal is to present information on Cuba's past and how it relates to Obama's actions regarding Cuba. This is a semi-recent article from April 15, 2009, and it offers a good amount of information. It dips into important details, but is not bogged down and provides an easy to read brief history.