article_snippet.sent: Speculation is high that a result of The White House could be the official removal of Cuba from the State Department's list of state terror sponsors.
article_snippet.sent: the official removal of Cuba from the State Department's list of state terror sponsors would also lift some economic sanctions on Cuba.
article_snippet.sent: it inclusion on the list brings a series of automatic U.S. sanctions and Cuba is insisting it be taken off as a condition .
article_snippet.sent: The State Department has now recommended that Cuba be taken .
highlights_snippet.sent: US 'is close to removing Cuba from list of terrorist sponsor states'
  Move would automatically lift some economic sanctions on island nation .
  