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President Barack Obama hopes to increase ties between the United States and Cuba when the president visits the island nation next month.
Obama will be making the first trip to Cuba by a sitting president in more than half a century.
White House Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes says the U.S. still has "serious differences" with Cuban President Raul Castro's government. He says Obama will raise issues of human rights and political freedoms in discussions with Castro.
Obama's brief stop is planned for March 21-22. The White House says Obama will also visit Argentina.
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