Guantanamo Closure

Guantanamo Debate Has Gone Silent on Capitol Hill

Roll Call | Posted 05.25.2011

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It was just a year ago that the question of how to close the detention center sparked a furor in Congress, with Democratic leaders demanding direction...

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David Axelrod Won't Commit To Closing Guantanamo By End Of 2010

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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White House senior adviser David Axelrod refused on Sunday to say whether the Obama administration will close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay b...

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Obama Administration Sidelines Guantanamo Closure

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Stymied by political opposition and focused on competing priorities, the Obama administration has sidelined efforts to close the Guantá...

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Want to Close Guantanamo? No Problem

Kathy Rose | Posted 05.25.2011

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Why is everyone making such a fuss about where to move the men who are still at Guantanamo? I have the solution. I live in a huge anonymous apartment building in Manhattan...

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Gitmo: Suicide, Fundraising and Videogames

David Danzig | Posted 05.25.2011

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The stark contrast between real life at Guantanamo Bay, and the fantasy that has been built up around the so-called "hardened terrorists" who are housed there was brought into high relief this week.

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Scritti Politti: May 28, 2009

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Karl Rove isn't worried about how attacking Sonia Sotomayor might alienate Hispanic voters! And why is that? But what damage did Democrats suffer wh...

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Liz Cheney Accuses Obama Of "Libel" On "Morning Joe" (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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I get the feeling that the Cheneys don't actually know what "libel" is, frankly! But I guess if you've spent so much time above the law, it can be pretty difficult to discern.

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RNC Remixes 1964 "Daisy" Ad For Gitmo (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hey kids! Am I mistaken, or did some "titular" head of the Republican National Committee recently stand in front of teevee cameras and say all this j...

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Sarkozy To Obama: France Will Take Gitmo Detainee

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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STRASBOURG, France — Courting Europe with an American-style campaign, President Barack Obama on Friday talked up his plans _ popular here _ to e...

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Obama Pledges To Repair Relationship With Europe

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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STRASBOURG, France — Courting Europe with an American-style campaign, President Barack Obama on Friday talked up his plans _ popular here _ to e...

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Guantanamo: What Should The US Do With It?

The Huffington Post | Catherine Lyons | Posted 05.25.2011

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With President Obama announcing the closure of the infamous Guantanamo detention center within the year, the talk has immediately turned to the fate o...

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Obama's Decisive Break with Bush's "War on Terror" Policies

Andy Worthington | Posted 05.25.2011

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Obama's new Orders are a bold start, but more detail is required, dangerous loopholes must be shut off permanently, and other parts of the Bush administration's dark legacy need to be swiftly addressed.

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Obama's Guantánamo Mistake: He's Not Closing Gitmo the Right Way

Brandt Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Obama has issued an executive order to shut down the prison. That alone is not enough. An executive order can be changed -- easily.

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Obama Signs Executive Order To Close Guantanamo Bay

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Obama administration called on Thursday for the closure of Guantanamo Bay within the next year. The move will be greeted with widespread approval ...

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Gone-tanamo Bay: the Right Decision

Rep. John Murtha | Posted 05.25.2011

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The problem with Guantanamo was never about its bricks and mortar. The problem with Guantanamo is that its very existence stains and defies the moral fiber of our great nation.

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