Thursday, May 21, 2009

Senate Dems Pull $80 Million in Gitmo Closure Funding, Oppose Transfer of Detainees to U.S

Senate Democrats threw cold water on President Obama's plans to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center Tuesday, pulling money for the closure from a $91 billion war spending request and publicly opposing the transfer of any detainees to U.S. soil.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Democrats not only oppose the release of detainees into the United States but also oppose the transfer of detainees to U.S. prisons...

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