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Mark Kirk Cools His Bomb-Throwing Rhetoric On Gitmo Detainees Plan

Chicago Tribune | Rick Pearson | Posted 11.23.2009 | Chicago

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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kirk turned down the rhetoric today on Democratic-backed plans to use the largely vacant Thomson Correctional Ce...

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Gitmo Detainees At Thomson Prison Could Create 3,000 Jobs: White House

AP | Posted 11.23.2009 | Chicago

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WASHINGTON — A deal to house Guantanamo Bay detainees at a northwestern Illinois prison could bring nearly 3,000 jobs to the area, a White House...

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Don Manzullo, Illinois Congressman, Apologizes For Calling Islam A 'Savage Religion' (WATCH)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.17.2009 | Chicago

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Rep. Don Manzullo (R-Ill.) moved to distance himself Tuesday from remarks he made to a local TV station in which he referred to Islam as a "savage rel...

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'Illinois Gitmo' Fact Check: AP Knocks Down Overblown Claims About Detainees And U.S. Prisons

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 11.17.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — As the Obama administration considers a plan to move Guantanamo Bay detainees to prisons on U.S. soil, including possible sites in Ill...

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Illinois Guantanamo Bay?: Local Officials In Thomson, Illinois Welcome Idea (VIDEO)

Posted 11.17.2009 | Chicago

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Thomson VIllage President Jerry "Duke" Hebeler said at a press conference Monday that bringing Guantanamo Bay detainees to Thomson, Illinois, could be...

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GOP Moves To Block Gitmo Detainees From Coming To Illinois Prison

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 11.17.2009 | Chicago

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A plan to transfer prisoners currently held at Guantanamo Bay to a nearly deserted Illinois jail is sharply dividing the state's politicians, with Dem...

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Thomson Residents Want Gitmo Detainees At Prison: 'It Will Wind Up Being A Boon For This Town'

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 11.16.2009 | Chicago

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THOMSON, Ill. — Some folks in this dying Mississippi River town would rather take their chances with suspected terrorists in their backyard than...

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Pat Quinn, Dick Durbin Try To Build Support For Gitmo Inmates' Relocation To Thomson Prison In Illinois

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 11.16.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin on Sunday tried to build support and counter criticism of a proposal to sell a prison in rura...

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Thomson Illinois Residents Welcome Gitmo Detainees: 'It Would Help The Businesses Here'

Chicago Breaking News | Posted 11.15.2009 | Chicago

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News that the federal government seems interested in transferring detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the Thomson Correctional Center was greeted ...

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