1.0 link 206104 <![CDATA[Obama Huddles With Human Rights Groups Before Security Speech]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/20/obama-huddles-with-human_n_206104.html Under heavy criticism for a series of decisions on national security that resembled, for some, those of the Bush years, President Barack Obama hosted a lengthy meeting on Wednesday with the leaders of several key human rights and civil liberties groups.

Addressed were the topics that promise to be front and center during the President's major foreign policy speech scheduled for Thursday.

According to an attendee, Obama expressed frustration with Congress' decision to remove funding for the closure of the...

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