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| 5/8/2014

"This is poking the bear."

-- Dario Moreno, an FIU pollster and political science professor

In a move that would have been unthinkable for any statewide Florida candidate just a few years ago, Charlie Crist is planning to visit Cuba this summer.

Nothing is final, but the Democratic candidate for governor is eager to learn more about Cuba as he calls for normalizing relations with the island 90 miles south of Key West.

"We ought to think big. We ought to lift the embargo on Cuba and work with the president and get things done," Crist said Monday during a visit to Versailles Restaurant.

Read more at the Tampa Bay Times.

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