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http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/17/politics/cuba-alan-gross-deal/index.html?c=&page=3
Excellent news for Gross and his family. If I'm thinking of the right guy, he's been on a hunger strike for ages and they've been saying he was unlikely to last the year.
Other major changes were announced at the same time:
More in the link. Vox also did a wrap-up of what's in the deal.
Potentially big news, and reaction in the Cuban-American community is likely to be strong.
U.S. contractor Alan Gross, held by the Cuban government since 2009, was freed Wednesday as part of a landmark deal with Cuba that paves the way for a major overhaul in U.S. policy toward the island, senior administration officials tell CNN.
Excellent news for Gross and his family. If I'm thinking of the right guy, he's been on a hunger strike for ages and they've been saying he was unlikely to last the year.
Other major changes were announced at the same time:
President Obama is also set to announce a major loosening of travel and economic restrictions in what officials called the most sweeping change in U.S. policy toward Cuba since the 1961 embargo was imposed.
More in the link. Vox also did a wrap-up of what's in the deal.
Potentially big news, and reaction in the Cuban-American community is likely to be strong.