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In the works as AP reports the Obama transition team is working on a plan to ship Guantanamo detainees to the United States for trial. A move that apparently will require a controversial new system of justice. Release for some, U.S. criminal trials for others, and some new, special system to ...
We’re No 1!
We’re No 1!
julescrittenden.com — Boston City Hall ... the Ugliest Building in the World. Boston Herald: Bostonians didn’t need VirtualTourist.com and... City Hall’s top billing on the World’s Top 10 Ugliest Buildings and Monuments list to figure that out. Residents have known it ... (more) We’re No 1!
Obama: No decision on trying Guantanamo detainees
reuters.com — (Updates with no decision by Obama on detainees, previous MIAMI) By Deborah Charles CHICAGO, Nov 10 (Reuters)... - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has made no decision on how try detainees at Guantanamo Bay but remains committed to closing the prison, ... (more) Obama: No decision on trying Guantanamo detainees
When The Going Gets Tough …
julescrittenden.com — The tough go shopping. Boston Herald's Lauren Beckham Falcone tries to understand why the malls are full... if the economy is running on empty. Maybe it's just the "returnistas" ... shop, panic, return ... but she notes consumer confidence is up, which ... (more) When The Going Gets Tough …
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Maggie's Farm — ... DMB likes the Poulan chainsaw. Illegal immigration, solved The list of excuses Obama will need. Reality's a bitch. The election being over, the WaPo confesses US trials for Gitmo prisoners? Good grief. Can't we just ship them all to Botany Bay? From Blame Bush: "...that's all Obama wants to do, really. He just wants to share his peanut butter and jelly sandwich with all the people of this country." From the KKK to Birding. Newt offers himself ...

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Susan Davis reports on the presidential transition. The effort underway to smooth the transition from a Bush administration to an Obama administration will cost $12 million and employ about 450 staffers, Obama-Biden transition team co-chair  ...