I know exactly what I'm worth - a ten pound sack of rice." That was DeBlanc's favorite story, one he never failed to tell reporters, including me, about the great adventure of his life.

HAVANA, Cuba, Feb. 22 (Moisés Leonardo Rodríguez / www.cubanet.org) - More than 60 passengers on a bus protested the seizure of a 20-pound sack of rice and forced the police to return it to the ...