Washington (CNN) -- Could former U.S. State Department contractor Alan Gross be part of a new prisoner swap? Two Cubans convicted of spying in the United States are pushing for the deal. They argue that U.S. President Barack Obama could follow the release of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl with a similar exchange, swapping three of their imprisoned colleagues in exchange for Gross. "The only thing missing is political will," Fernando Gonzalez told reporters Tuesday, speaking from Havana in a teleconference broadcast at the Cuban Interests Section in Washington. "I cannot think of a reason for him not to do something similar to what he did (with Bergdahl)."
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Cubans say the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl shows a prisoner swap is possible
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They say former USAID contractor Alan Gross could be next
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Cuban authorities want the U.S. to swap Gross for three imprisoned Cuban spies
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