claim: says that in 2008, president barack obama said normalization with cuba would first require "liberation of all political prisoners and some basic steps toward freedom, including freedom of the press, political parties, labor unions."
author: mario diaz-balart
evidence_1: dec 23, 2014 ... president barack obama's announcement that the united states and cuba  would ... take place, there would have to be liberation of all political prisoners and  some basic steps toward freedom, including freedom of the press, political parties , labor unions, etc.," diaz-balart said at the press conference. "then ...
evidence_2: says that in 2008, president barack obama said normalization with cuba would  first require "liberation of all political prisoners and some basic steps toward  freedom, including freedom of the press, political parties, labor unions." —  politifact florida on tuesday, december 23rd, 2014. true. constitution won't let  their ...
evidence_3: dec 23, 2014 ... president barack obama's announcement that the united states ... what obama  said about normalizing relations with cuba in 2008 ... of all political prisoners and  some basic steps toward freedom, including freedom of the press, political parties , labor unions, etc.," diaz-balart said at the press conference.
evidence_4: jan 20, 2015 ... president barack obama's administration has hit the reset button on cuba, ...  diaz-balart said that in 2008, obama said that normalization with cuba would  first require "liberation of all political prisoners, and some basic steps toward  freedom, including freedom of the press, political parties, labor unions.".
evidence_5: since fidel castro's ascent to power in 1959, u.s.-cuba ties have endured a  nuclear crisis, a long u.s. economic embargo, and political hostilities. ... toward  normalization under the administration of u.s. president barack obama. ...  united states of their own free will, saying that “nobody who wants to go need go  by stealth.