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Ever attend a party only to learn that you missed out on a much better time across town? Try Havana on New Year's Eve, 1958, the last hurrah of the Fulgencio Batista regime before Fidel Castro's rebel troops entered the capital. Exhibit A: the raucous blowout at Batista's presidential palace in ''The Godfather: Part II,'' stuffed with fireworks, tuxedos and family betrayals. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]