PANAMA CITY: President Barack Obama moved closer Thursday to removing a major hurdle in the US-Cuba diplomatic thaw, as a lawmaker indicated he could take Havana off a list of state sponsors of terrorism.

As Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro landed in Panama for a historic encounter at the Summit of the Americas, it emerged that the State Department has recommended to take Cuba off the blacklist.

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