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December 18, 2014 | Aline Barros

Leventhal Supports President Obama’s Decision on Cuba (VIDEO)

In this MyMCMedia’s Extra, Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal wishes Alan Gross a “Happy Hanukkah” and adds “I entirely support President Obama’s decision.” Related:

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December 17, 2014 | Sonya Burke

County Executive Leggett Welcomes Alan Gross Home

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett released the following statement about the release of Alan Gross: “I am delighted by the release of Montgomery County resident Alan Gross by the Cuban government. “As I and many others have said in the past, he should never have been arrested in the first place. His only ‘crime’ was […]

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December 17, 2014 | Aline Barros

Alan Gross Returns to Maryland (PHOTOS)

Alan Gross, a USAID subcontractor who lived in Potomac, was released from a Cuban prison on Dec. 17 as part of an agreement between the U.S. and Cuba. Gross spent more than five years in a Cuba prison. He was arrested in December 2009. After arriving on American soil, Gross talked to reporters at a press conference where […]

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December 17, 2014 | Krista Brick

photo Barbara Mikulski

Mikulski: Overwhelmed with Emotion of Alan Gross Release

U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) today heralded the release of Marylander Alan Gross from his imprisonment in Cuba since December 3, 2009. “I was so pleased to be at Andrews AFB this morning to welcome Alan Gross as he touched ground back in the United States of America. ‎I am so honored to be […]

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