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On the recordMarch 11, 2011
We urge the immediate release of Mr. Gross so that he can return home to his wife and family.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Press Release - Statement from National Security Council Spokesman Tommy Vietor on Alan Gross

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