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Obama Guantanamo Detainees

Philip Carter, Key Official In Guantanamo Closure, Resigns

The Washington Post | Peter Finn | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics

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A key official in the Obama administration's effort to remake detention policy and close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay has resigned. Philip C...

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Government Rushes Towards Gitmo Plea Deals With Few Strong Cases

ProPublica | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

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As the United States moves to prosecute Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four others accused of being conspirators behind the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, feder...

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Obama: Prolonged Detentions Could Happen, But It "Gives Me Huge Pause"

AP | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he's open to the idea of detaining some Guantanamo Bay terror suspects somewhere else for prolonged per...

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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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Obama: 50 Guantanamo Detainees Cleared For Transfer

AP | LARA JAKES | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Forty-eight terror suspects currently held at Guantanamo Bay are waiting to be released to other nations, the Obama administration ...

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