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Michael Weissenstein

In this Nov. 30, 2014, photo, Cuban fans sing during a hip-hop concert in Havana. Documents obtained by The Associated Press show that a U.S. agency infiltrated Cuba's hip-hop scene, recruiting unwitting rappers to spark a youth movement against the government. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) (AP)

Senator: USAID’s Cuba hip-hop project ‘reckless’

Desmond Butler, Michael Weissenstein, Laura Wides-munoz, Andrea Rodriguez

U.S. woman charged with drug smuggling released in Mexico

Michael Weissenstein, Cristina Silva

Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn returns to his house on Franklin St. in the Tribeca section of downtown Manhattan Saturday, July 2, 2011 in New York. Strauss-Kahn was been accused by a Sofitel hotel maid of trying to rape her in May, but prosecutors told a judge on Friday, July 1, 2011, they had discovered serious problems with the maid's credibility. The judge subsequently lifted his house arrest, allowing him to travel in the U.S. but not abroad. (AP Photo/David Karp) (AP)

Frenchwoman accuses Strauss-Kahn of attempted rape

Michael Weissenstein, Sylvie Corbet

File - The Pentagon is seen in this aerial view in Washington, in this March 27, 2008 file photo. The WikiLeaks website appears close to releasing what the Pentagon fears is the largest cache of secret U.S. documents in history _ hundreds of thousands of intelligence reports compiled after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. In a message posted to its Twitter page on Thursday Oct. 21, 2010, the organization said there was a "major WikiLeaks press conference in Europe coming up." (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) (AP)

Iraq war leaks: No U.S. investigation of many abuses

Raphael G. Satter, Michael Weissenstein

Culture clash: European art provokes Muslims

Michael Weissenstein