Celebrities Beyonce and Jay-Z look out at the crowd from their balcony at the Saratoga Hotel in Havana on Friday, April 5. The couple were photographed in Havana last week, apparently celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary on the island. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpoliticalticker.blogs.cnn.com%2F2013%2F04%2F06%2Flawmakers-ask-why-beyonce-and-jay-z-went-to-cuba%2F">Two Republican lawmakers</a> are asking a government agency to look into a recent trip to Cuba by the couple, suggesting they violated restrictions on travel to the communist island.
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Celebrities Beyonce and Jay-Z look out at the crowd from their balcony at the Saratoga Hotel in Havana on Friday, April 5. The couple were photographed in Havana last week, apparently celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary on the island. Two Republican lawmakers are asking a government agency to look into a recent trip to Cuba by the couple, suggesting they violated restrictions on travel to the communist island.
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Cubans cheer as they wait to see Beyonce in front of the Saratoga Hotel in Havana on Friday. For decades, the U.S. government prohibited tourism to Cuba. In 2012, the Obama administration lifted some of the restrictions on travel to the country. Rules require a strict itinerary for vacationers.
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Cubans cheer as they wait to see Beyonce in front of the Saratoga Hotel in Havana on Friday. For decades, the U.S. government prohibited tourism to Cuba. In 2012, the Obama administration lifted some of the restrictions on travel to the country. Rules require a strict itinerary for vacationers.
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Beyonce waves as she leaves the hotel on Friday.
Cubans welcome Beyonce and Jay-Z —
Beyonce waves as she leaves the hotel on Friday.
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Cuban police block people from reaching the couple on Friday.
Cubans welcome Beyonce and Jay-Z —
Cuban police block people from reaching the couple on Friday.
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Beyonce and Jay-Z are escorted by bodyguards as they leave their hotel in Havana on Thursday, April 4.
Cubans welcome Beyonce and Jay-Z —
Beyonce and Jay-Z are escorted by bodyguards as they leave their hotel in Havana on Thursday, April 4.
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The couple have lunch at a restaurant in the old downtown of Havana on Thursday.
Cubans welcome Beyonce and Jay-Z —
The couple have lunch at a restaurant in the old downtown of Havana on Thursday.
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