Standing in a lineup of Cuba and U.S. officials, the president listened as a military band played both the Cuban and American national anthem. Hernandez says he'd like to see changes that include ending the U.S. embargo, which is also a chief demand of the Cuban government. Officials have kept crowds small and while government press attention has been extensive, it's fallen short of the blanket coverage given papal visits. Cuba's government for decades has largely defined itself by its opposition to Washington — which treated Cuba as a sort of colony for the first half of the 20th century, often interfering in its affairs. Under economic reforms to Cuba's once-monolithic Communist system, about 400,000 Cubans have opened or are employed by private small businesses. The state still controls the main economic spheres, however, and the legally licensed activities covered by "cuentapropismo" do not cover professional-class workers such as lawyers, doctors and others. The initial public event of President Barack Obama's first full day in Cuba will be at Havana's sprawling Revolution Square, where giant sculptures of revolutionary leaders Ernesto "Che" Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos gaze down from ministry buildings. The plaza is where the government organizes massive patriotic marches and where in years past Fidel Castro made a habit of giving hours-long speeches under the blazing sun. President Barack Obama's trip is getting coverage in Cuban state news media that's respectful if muted compared to the global headlines about the visit. Television news led with Obama's trip then moved quickly to press conferences by Cuban officials about the country's achievement in medical research and the difficulties posed by the U.S.
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