Jimmy Carter: “Cash awards totalling $967,155 were paid for adopted suggestions during Fiscal Year 1980.”

The aircraft carrying the 52 American hostages had cleared Iranian airspace on the first -- first leg of a journey home. And at every one of the 52 hostages was alive, was well and free.

The title was very carefully chosen by me. And the first word is the most important. It's Palestine. The land of the Palestinians. It doesn't refer to Israel at all.

But among those who believe the case should be re-opened are politicians who don't always agree with each other, ranging from former president, Jimmy Carter to conservative former Georgia congressman, Bob Barr.

This is a very wise and very courageous thing for President Obama to do. And in my opinion, is long overdue.