51.  Cuba is expected to hold elections for its National Assembly in 2003.

52.  Cuba is free to succeed or fail on its own, just not with U.S. economic help.

53.  Cuba languishes in limbo, abandoned by its old protector Moscow yet barred from the international order.

54.  Cuba officials asked for time to give its version of the shooting to the council before it acts.

55.  Cuba overcame a slow start to rout Australia in its opener to uphold its status as the gold-medal favorite.

56.  Cuba produces some of the most skilled players and its teams have regularly dominated world amateur competitions.

57.  Cuba won seven of 12 golds in Barcelona and is poised for a repeat, to the delight of its No.1 boxing fan, Fidel Castro.

58.  Cuba, however, remains adamant in its refusal.

59.  CUBA: The government expressed its "pain" and "solidarity" with its longtime adversary and offered air and medical facilities to help.

60.  CUBA-MARTI (Hanava) _ As Cuba marks the birthday of its independence hero, Jose Marti, the young Elian Gonzalez joins the Cuban pantheon.