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Article: Raul Castro says he'll delegate more than big brother Fidel.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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- December 21, 2006
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Byline: Gary Marx
HAVANA _ It was a side of Raul Castro that Cubans rarely see.
Saddled with an image as a dour, distant and austere general, Cuba's interim leader spoke from the heart Wednesday evening to hundreds of university students about his youth, his leadership style and his older brother, the ailing Fidel Castro, whom he described as "irreplaceable."
After remaining mostly in the shadows since Fidel Castro ceded power to him in late July after undergoing surgery, Raul Castro explained almost apologetically in the nationally televised speech that, unlike his older brother, he is a man of few words.
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