March 3, 200917 yr HAVANA (Reuters) – President Raul Castro cast aside prominent figures linked to older brother Fidel Castro on Monday as he replaced eight ministers in a shake-up that firmly put his stamp on the Cuban government after a year in power. The reshuffle was billed as a move toward more efficiency in Cuba's communist system, but also dealt a blow to the island's two best-known younger leaders as Castro consolidated his grip on the government. The changes did not appear to signal a sharp turn in policy by Castro, 77, but might make it easier for him to modernize the state-run economy, analysts said. Full story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090303/wl_nm/...ba_government_6
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