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Give him the boot! Da, da, da! Will you still need me , will you still feed me when I'm sixty-four ? Putin - Google News Putin Begins Latin America Tour in Cuba by webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News) Saturday July 12 th , 2014 at 11:07 AM Voice Of America 1 Share Russia's president has begun a six-day tour of Latin American countries. Vladimir Putin's first stop Friday was Cuba where he met with Cuban President Raul Castro. The two countries signed a number of accords, including one that forgives 90 percent of Cuba's Russian debt, totaling more than $30 billion, and another that allows for the exploration of oil off Cuba's northern coast. Putin also had an hour-long meeting with Fidel Castro, the "Father of the Cuban... US working to find Maliki replacement Saturday July 12 th , 2014 at 11:04 AM RSS | BAS NEWS 1 Share Nuwar Faqie BasNews, Baghdad The US