article_snippet.sent: Obama appears to be close to removing Cuba from the U.S. list of countries that Obama says sponsor terrorism.
article_snippet.sent: Cuba's . inclusion on the U.S. list of countries that it says sponsor terrorism has exacerbated tensions and made inclusion on the list .
article_snippet.sent: harder for U.S. firms to do business with Cuba.
article_snippet.sent: The U.S. State Department has now recommended that Cuba be .
article_snippet.sent: taken off the U.S. list of countries that it says sponsor terrorism, a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee .
article_snippet.sent: to smooth the way for Cuba's removal from the list.
article_snippet.sent: The United has pushed for Cuban assurances of no future support for .
article_snippet.sent: terrorism, and Cuba has made the same demand of Washington.
article_snippet.sent: Striking Cuba from the list would move terrorism, and Cuba . closer to renewing full diplomatic relations, broken off by .
article_snippet.sent: governments had pushed Washington for years to change Washington Cuba .
article_snippet.sent: Widespread praise in the region for Obama's new Cuba policy . was tempered last month, however, when Obama's new Cuba policy administration .
article_snippet.sent: imposed sanctions on Venezuela, Cuba's closest ally and main .
highlights_snippet.sent: Adviser to Obama said Friday: 'We don't have a formal meeting scheduled at a certain time, but We anticipate White House will have a discussion tomorrow'
  U.S. State Department has now recommended that Cuba betaken off the list of countries that sponsor terrorism Obama is likely to approve .