Castro urges 'ceaseless fight' against corruption
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cuba">Cuba</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Communist">Communist</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Raul">Raul</span> <span word="Castro">Castro</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="limits">limits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Caribbean">Caribbean</span> <span word="island">island</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="follow">follow</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="party">party</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Sixth">Sixth</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="April">April</span>, <span word="Castro">Castro</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="officeholders">officeholders</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 80-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="tabled">tabled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="renew">renew</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Communist">Communist</span> <span word="Party">Party</span>.</p><p><span word="Addressing">Addressing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 800 <span word="delegates">delegates</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>, <span word="Castro">Castro</span> <span word="reassured">reassured</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="ceaseless">ceaseless</span> <span word="fight">fight</span>" <span word="against">against</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span>.</p><p>"<span word="To">To</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="shatter">shatter</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="hesitation">hesitation</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="disclose">disclose</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span>.</p><p><span word="Raul">Raul</span> <span word="Castro">Castro</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="succeeded">succeeded</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="Fidel">Fidel</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2006 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="formally">formally</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="established">established</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Comptroller">Comptroller</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inefficiency">inefficiency</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="Cubans">Cubans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="opensmall">opensmall</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="payrolls">payrolls</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bloated">bloated</span> <span word="state">state</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="eased">eased</span> <span word="a">a</span> 50-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="auto">auto</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span>.</p>
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