Government
Jan. 27, 2009
Republicans Try to Keep Gitmo Detainees Out of U.S. Prisons
Hours after President Barack Obama signed an executive order last week calling for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, congressional Republicans from California and elsewhere moved to keep detainees off American soil.
Daily Journal Staff Writer WASHINGTON - Hours after President Barack Obama signed an executive order last week calling for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, congressional Republicans from California and elsewhere moved to keep detainees off American soil. Rep. Duncan D. Hunter, R-El Cajon, introduced legislation that would prevent the use of federal funding to transfer Guantanamo prisoners to Camp Pendleton, a...
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