The family of Paul Whelan, the American arrested last week in Moscow as an alleged spy, called Friday for Congress as well as the State Department to secure his release. Two days after Whelan, 48, was officially charged by Russian authorities with espionage, his family said it was "pleased" that the US ambassador to Moscow, Jon Hunstman, has been given access to him and has committed to assuring Whelan's rights will be respected.
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