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Alan Gross released from Cuba

Updated Dec. 17, 2014, 3:19 p.m. ET
Alan Gross, alongside his wife Judy, addresses a news conference after being released by Cuba on December 17, 2014 in Washington,DC. Gross, an American contractor jailed on the communist-ruled island since 2009, was released amid signs of an imminent thaw in ties between the Cold War foes. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEBSAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT: 529217553 ORIG FILE ID: 536245836
Alan Gross, alongside his wife Judy, addresses a news conference after being released by Cuba on December 17, 2014 in Washington,DC. Gross, an American contractor jailed on the communist-ruled island since 2009, was released amid signs of an imminent thaw in ties between the Cold War foes. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEBSAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT: 529217553 ORIG FILE ID: 536245836
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Alan Gross, smiles during a news conference in Washington on Dec. 17.
Alan Gross, smiles during a news conference in Washington on Dec. 17.
Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty Images
Alan Gross holds hands with his wife Judy during the Washington news conference.
Alan Gross holds hands with his wife Judy during the Washington news conference.
Shawn Thew, European Pressphoto Agency
Alan Gross, with his wife Judy Gross, arrives to deliver a statement to media in Washington, D.C.
Alan Gross, with his wife Judy Gross, arrives to deliver a statement to media in Washington, D.C.
Shawn Thew, EPA
American contractor Alan Gross, center, poses with his wife, Judy, and his attorney, Scott Gilbert, during a visit in a Cuban prison last year.
American contractor Alan Gross, center, poses with his wife, Judy, and his attorney, Scott Gilbert, during a visit in a Cuban prison last year.
Family Photo
Rabbi Arthur Schneier, left, meets with imprisoned U.S. subcontractor Alan Gross last year in the facility where he is being held in Havana.
Rabbi Arthur Schneier, left, meets with imprisoned U.S. subcontractor Alan Gross last year in the facility where he is being held in Havana.
The Appeal Of Conscience Foundation Via AP
Supporters of Alan Gross mark his fourth year in a Cuban prison with a protest in Lafayette Park, across from the White House, on Dec. 3, 2013.
Supporters of Alan Gross mark his fourth year in a Cuban prison with a protest in Lafayette Park, across from the White House, on Dec. 3, 2013.
Charles Dharapak, AP
Supporters hold signs calling for the release of Alan Gross in Washington last year on the fourth anniversary of his detention in Cuba.
Supporters hold signs calling for the release of Alan Gross in Washington last year on the fourth anniversary of his detention in Cuba.
Alex Wong, Getty Images
Judy Gross, right, wife of Alan Gross, walks with an unidentified man, on March 4, 2011, along a street in Havana near the municipal court where her husband is being judged on charges of espionage.
Judy Gross, right, wife of Alan Gross, walks with an unidentified man, on March 4, 2011, along a street in Havana near the municipal court where her husband is being judged on charges of espionage.
Adalberto Roque, AFP/Getty Images
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