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  CIA says Castro has Parkinson's disease
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Last EditedThomas Walker  Nov 16, 2005 04:37pm
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News DateWednesday, November 16, 2005 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The CIA has concluded that Cuban President Fidel Castro suffers from Parkinson's disease and could have difficulty coping with the duties of office as his condition worsens, an official said on Wednesday.

The assessment, completed in recent months, suggests the nonfatal but debilitating disease has progressed far enough to warrant questions among U.S. policymakers about the communist country's future in the next several years.
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