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In this photo taken Dec. 11, 2015, Alan Gross is interviews in his home in Washington. Alan Gross spent five years in a Cuban prison. Gross spent five years in a Cuban prison before being released last year as part of a historic reopening of relations between the United States and Cuba, but he says he'd travel back to the island nation &quot;in a heartbeat, as long as the government promises not to re-arrest me.&quot;(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Bernie Sanders denies Alan Gross Cuba praise claim

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Blimp-loving collector donates memorabilia to Ohio college

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Cuba's President Raul Castro raises his fist and shout's during the closing of the twice-annual legislative session at the National Assembly in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Raul Castro thanks Obama, says Cuba will not abandon communism

By Andrea Rodriguez - Associated Press

ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN: Obama’s futile overtures to Cuba

By Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

Illustration on Obama's normalization policy towards Cuba by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

DONALD LAMBRO: Renewed Cuba relations adds to Obama’s appeasement legacy

By Donald Lambro

In this Tuesday Dec. 10, 2013, file photo, U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with Cuban President Raul Castro, as it rains during a memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela, at the FNB Stadium in Soweto, South Africa. (AP Photo/File) ** FILE **

U.S., Cuba seek to normalize relations

By Julie Pace and Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Rep. Ed Royce, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, frets that the Obama administration is willing to negotiate the release of spies or terrorists. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Inside the Beltway: Obama’s Cuba relations decision the latest fury-maker

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Anti-Castro protester Lazaro Lozano (left) argues with a pro-Obama supporter in the Little Havana area of Miami Wednesday in the wake of an Obama administration announcement that could mean a major shift in U.S. policy toward Cuba. (Associated Press)

Obama Cuba policy reversal excites U.S. businesses, ignites firestorm on Hill

By Ben Wolfgang and David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Alan Gross stands with his wife Judy and gives remarks to the media after being released from a Cuban prison where he was held for five years, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014. Gross was arrested while in Cuba while working as a U.S. government subcontractor for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Alan Gross, just released from Cuba prison: ‘Good to be home’

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday Dec. 10, 2013, file photo, U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with Cuban President Raul Castro, as it rains during a memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela, at the FNB Stadium in Soweto, South Africa. (AP Photo/File) ** FILE **

Obama hails ‘new chapter’ in diplomatic relations with Cuba

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama talks on the phone in the Oval Office, Jan. 28, 2009.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Obama is ‘worst negotiator’ since Jimmy Carter

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

This file handout photo provided by the Gross family shows Alan and Judy Gross in an unknown location. (AP Photo/Gross Family, File)

Alan Gross released from Cuba in exchange for 3 Cuban spies jailed in U.S.

By Julie Pace and Matthew Lee - Associated Press

American Alan Gross, sentenced as a spy in Havana, Cuba, is on a hunger strike in prison and has said he wants to die. (AP Photo/James L. Berenthal, File)

American Alan Gross, jailed in Cuba, ‘plans to end his life’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Cuban intelligence agent Fernando Gonzalez, known as one of the &quot;Cuban Five,&quot; speaks during a press conference in Havana, Cuba, Monday, June 2, 2014. Gonzalez who spent years in jail in the United States says the exchange of five Taliban detainees for a U.S. Army sergeant held captive in Afghanistan could set a precedent for a similar swap with Cuba. Gonzalez said Monday that the only thing needed is political will by the Obama administration to negotiate a swap of U.S. government subcontractor Alan Gross for three Cuban agents still imprisoned in the United States. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

Cuban spy calls on U.S. to trade prisoners for American Alan Gross

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 27, 2012 file photo provided by James L. Berenthal, jailed American Alan Gross poses for a photo during a visit by Rabbi Elie Abadie and U.S. lawyer James L. Berenthal at Finlay military hospital as he serves a prison sentence in Havana, Cuba. Scott Gilbert, Gross' attorney said Wednesday, April 23, 2014, that Gross is suffering a number of ailments. On May 2, Gross will turn 65 years old. (AP Photo/James L. Berenthal, File)

Lawyer: US man held in Cuba seeks to go home soon

By PETER ORSI - Associated Press

FILE - This undated handout file photo provided by the Gross family shows Alan and Judy Gross. Gross, who has been imprisoned in Cuba for more than four years after illegally setting up Internet access on the island has suspended his hunger strike after more than a week. Gross said he was fasting to protest his treatment by the U.S. and Cuban governments. In a statement released through his lawyer he said he suspended his fast Friday. (AP Photo/Gross Family, File)

American imprisoned in Cuba ends hunger strike

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FILE - In this Nov. 27, 2012 file photo provided by U.S. lawyer James L. Berenthal, jailed American Alan Gross poses for a photo during a visit by Rabbi Elie Abadie and Berenthal at Finlay military hospital in Havana, Cuba. Gross, a U.S. government subcontractor imprisoned in Cuba, released a statement through his lawyer Tuesday, April 8, 2014, saying he began fasting to protest his treatment by the governments of Cuba and the United States. (AP Photo/James L. Berenthal, File)

Cuba ‘concerned’ over American’s hunger strike

By PETER ORSI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 27, 2012 file photo provided by U.S. lawyer James L. Berenthal, jailed American Alan Gross poses for a photo during a visit by Rabbi Elie Abadie and Berenthal at Finlay military hospital in Havana, Cuba. Gross, a U.S. government subcontractor imprisoned in Cuba, released a statement through his lawyer Tuesday, April 8, 2014, saying he began fasting to protest his treatment by the governments of Cuba and the United States. (AP Photo/James L. Berenthal, File)

American imprisoned in Cuba begins hunger strike

By JESSICA GRESKO - Associated Press