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The officials, who asked not to be identified because they had not been authorized to discuss the policy before it was announced, said it was meant to loosen restrictions on academic, religious and cultural groups that were adopted under President George W. Bush, and return to the “people to people” policies followed under President Bill Clinton.
Those policies, officials said, fostered robust exchanges between the United States and Cuba, allowing groups — including universities, sports teams, museums and chambers of commerce — to share expertise as well as life experiences.
End the Goddamn embargo already, the Cold War is over and capitalism won. Its time to open this potential market to American businesses.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/17/world/americas/17cuba.html?_r=2&hp