First Take: With Cuba off terror list, floodgates open

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TOPSHOTS US President Barack Obama (R) shakes hands with Cuba’s President Raul Castro (L) on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas at the ATLAPA Convention center on April 11, 2015 in Panama City. AFP PHOTO/MANDEL NGANMANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: 539637809

Forget the handshakes and opening of embassies. Tuesday’s decision by President Obama to remove Cuba from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list will have the biggest practical impact on America’s new relationship with the communist country.