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.
Since President Obama's comments Wednesday it's been hard not to talk about the U.S. embargo on Cuba and Obama's proposed shift in relations with the country. I think all of us hope Congress will lift the embargo, Rep. Chris Van Hollen said.ccording to many, the U.S. embargo against Cuba was also about deposing former President and former Prime Minister of Cuba Fidel Castro-a Marxist leader who violently overthrew the previous government. In the years following the embargo, Cubans suffered.