** ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, DEC. 21 ** FILE ** In this Aug. 24, 1994 file photo, Cuban refugees stranded on a makeshift raft float in the open sea about halfway between Key West, Fla., and Cuba, as the exodus from their homeland continues despite a reversal in U.S. immigration policy. Cuba will celebrate on Jan. 1, 2009 the 50th anniversary of the triumph of the revolution. (AP Photo/Hans Deryk, File) ** NO ONLN ** NO IONLN **