Indiana. The state's name means Indian Land or Land of the Indians, named so for the Indian tribes that lived there when white settlers arrived. While its meaning might be simple enough, the way it got the name is a little more interesting.
President Asks Congress to Lift the Embargo Against Cuba. President Obama asked Congress to begin to lift the embargo against Cuba during the State of the Union address this evening. In Cuba, we are ending a policy that was long past its expiration date.
Barack Obama is the first American president to visit Cuba in 88 years [Reuters] President Barack Obama called on US Congress to lift the decades-old trade embargo on Cuba, saying the United States must admit the economic sanctions imposed in 1962 were a failure and it is time to move on.