Barack Obama said "I join Haleh Esfandiari's family and friends in welcoming her departure from Iran after months of harassment and over 100 days of detention." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 2, 2007

I join Haleh Esfandiari's family and friends in welcoming her departure from Iran after months of harassment and over 100 days of detention.

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Obama statement on Iranian-American scholar's release from Iran

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