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Obama Guantanamo Closing: White House Regroups After Missteps

Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics

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This article by Dafna Linzer, ProPublica, and Anne E. Kornblut, Washington Post, was published by ProPublica under a Creative Commons license. With ...

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White House Drafts Executive Order To Allow Indefinite Detention Of Terror Suspects

ProPublica | Dafna Linzer and Peter Finn | Posted 07.27.2009 | Politics

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The Obama administration, fearing a battle with Congress that could stall plans to close Guantanamo, has drafted an executive order that would reasser...

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No We Can't: Obama's Guantánamo

Cori Crider | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics

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Celebrations of a new civil liberties hero were sadly premature. Four months on, dozens of innocents are still in prison.

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Obama Guantanamo Speech: Pledges To "Clean Up The Mess"

AP | STEVEN R. HURST | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama fought Thursday to retake command of the emotional debate over closing Guantanamo, denouncing "fear-mongerin...

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Sarkozy To Obama: France Will Take Gitmo Detainee

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 05.04.2009 | World

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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 05.04.2009 | World

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

Andy Worthington | Posted 02.23.2009 | World

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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 02.22.2009 | World

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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Gone-tanamo Bay: the Right Decision

Rep. John Murtha | Posted 02.22.2009 | World

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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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