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Allowing Raul’s daughter to come to the U.S. when the regime still holds Alan Gross makes no sense
The fact that the United States allowed Rene Gonzalez to travel here to see his brother and the government will not reciprocate, means that on the issue of reciprocation, there's a lot of hypocrisy
I would say to Raul Castro that I think he's trying to do some very courageous things.More quotes »
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US Senators meet with Cuba's Raul Castro
Cuban leader. The talks come during a low-point in U.S.-Cuba relations over the continued detention of American subcontractor Alan Gross .Gross is serving a 15-year jail term on the island for spiriting in communications equipment while on a USAID -funded Read more »
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Obama forgot to read the Castro memo
MiamiHerald.com/columnists Of the simple rules in Florida elections, few stand out like this one: Don’t look wobbly over Castro — especially in an election year. President Barack Obama’s administration didn’t seem to get the memo. The administration gran from Miami Herald Read more »
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Gross: 'It's Very Comforting to Know I'm Not Forgotten'
Alan Gross, the American contractor jailed in Cuba on espionage charges, thanked the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington (JCRC) for their efforts in attempting to secure his release, the group said in a statement Monday. "It's very c from Arutz Sheva Read more »
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Tribunal dice que el permiso pedido por Gross le compete al Gobierno cubano
La Habana – El permiso humanitario solicitado por el estadounidense Alan Gross, que cumple condena en Cuba por planes subversivos, para visitar a su madre enferma en EE.UU. compete al Gobierno de Cuba, afirmó hoy el presidente del Tribunal Supremo Popula from Fox News Latino Read more »
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Gross thanks D.C. Jewish leaders for support
WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Alan Gross expressed his gratitude to the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington for its efforts to secure his release from a Cuban prison. Gross noted that he was “blown away” by the JCRC's efforts, which have inclu from JTA Read more »
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Gross advocates press for consideration of some Cuban Five demands
WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Advocates for Alan Gross say talk of a trade with the “Cuban Five” is a non-starter, but acknowledge hopes that the Obama administration will consider lower-level concessions for the five Cuban spies in exchange for Cuban consideratio from JTA Read more »
