Article Photos: Raul Castro says economic reforms are working



Cuba's President Raul Castro, bottom left, and Vice President Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, bottom right, raise their hands to vote on the 2013 budget during a session by the National Assembly in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. The session is one of the National Assembly's twice-yearly gatherings. (AP Photo/Ismael Francisco, Cubadebate)

Cuba's President Raul Castro, bottom left, and Vice President Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, bottom right, raise their hands to vote on the 2013 budget during a session by the National Assembly in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. The session is one of the National Assembly's twice-yearly gatherings. (AP Photo/Ismael Francisco, Cubadebate)