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Article: Raul Castro Emerging From the Shadows

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HAVANA - Raul Castro doesn't enjoy his older brother's appeal, but as he takes over the leadership of communist Cuba, he can count on the power he amassed during a half-century as the island's No. 2 man.

Even before Monday's announcement that Fidel Castro has temporarily relinquished power to his brother while recovering from intestinal surgery, Raul Castro had been emerging from the shadows, appearing prominently in a state media campaign to better acquaint Cubans with the man chosen long ago to be their next leader.

Granma, the Communist Party daily, republished a tribute to Raul Castro, calling him "the chief, the leader, the comrade, the man" who "has brought us great affection and ...

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