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     US and Cuba are to start talks to normalise diplomatic ties in a historic shift in relations between the two countries, say US officials.  The US is also looking to open an embassy in Havana in the coming months.  The moves are part of a deal that saw the release of American Alan Gross by Cuba and includes the release of three Cubans jailed in Florida for spying.  US President Barack Obama will later hail the "most significant changes in US policy towards Cuba in 50 years".

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     US and Cuba are to start talks to normalise diplomatic ties in a historic shift in relations between the two countries, say US officials.  The US is also looking to open an embassy in Havana in the coming months.  The moves are part of a deal that saw the release of American Alan Gross by Cuba and includes the release of three Cubans jailed in Florida for spying.  US President Barack Obama will later hail the "most significant changes in US policy towards Cuba in 50 years".

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     US and Cuba are to start talks to normalise diplomatic ties in a historic shift
     in relations between the two countries, say US officials.  The US is also
     looking to open an embassy in Havana in the coming months.  The moves are part
     of a deal that saw the release of American Alan Gross by Cuba and includes the
     release of three Cubans jailed in Florida for spying.  US President Barack
     Obama will later hail the "most significant changes in US policy towards Cuba
     in 50 years".

example of smalllisp:

     US and Cuba are to start talks to normalise diplomatic ties in a historic shift
     in relations between the two countries, say US officials.  The US is also
     looking to open an embassy in Havana in the coming months.  The moves are part
     of a deal that saw the release of American Alan Gross by Cuba and includes the
     release of three Cubans jailed in Florida for spying.  US President Barack
     Obama will later hail the "most significant changes in US policy towards Cuba
     in 50 years".

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example of verbatim:

US and Cuba are to start talks to normalise diplomatic ties in a historic shift
in relations between the two countries, say US officials.  The US is also
looking to open an embassy in Havana in the coming months.  The moves are part
of a deal that saw the release of American Alan Gross by Cuba and includes the
release of three Cubans jailed in Florida for spying.  US President Barack
Obama will later hail the "most significant changes in US policy towards Cuba
in 50 years".

example of display:

     US and Cuba are to start talks to normalise diplomatic ties in a historic shift
     in relations between the two countries, say US officials.  The US is also
     looking to open an embassy in Havana in the coming months.  The moves are part
     of a deal that saw the release of American Alan Gross by Cuba and includes the
     release of three Cubans jailed in Florida for spying.  US President Barack
     Obama will later hail the "most significant changes in US policy towards Cuba
     in 50 years".