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blogs.abcnews.com - 1/14/2009
Cheney Assails Obama Decision to Close Gitmo; Expresses Concern That Democrats About to Take Over Don't Realize World Has Changed
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In a radio interview with Bill Bennett this morning, Vice President Dick Cheney said that President-elect Barack Obama's pending executive order to shut down the Detention Center at Guantanamo Bay is a "bad decision." "I used to have the impression...
newsweek.com - 1/11/2009
Obama's Cheney Dilemma | Newsweek Politics
— newsweek.com — Dick Cheney , who will step down as vice president on Jan. 20, has been widely portrayed... as a creature of the dark side, a monstrous figure who trampled on the Constitution to wage war against all foes, real and imagined. Barack Obama was elected ... (more) Obama's Cheney Dilemma | Newsweek Politics

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Obama: Gitmo Likely Won't Close in His First 100 Days
abcnews.go.com - 1/11/2009
Obama: Gitmo Likely Won't Close in His First 100 Days
— abcnews.go.com — President-elect Barack Obama said this weekend that he does not expect to close Guantanamo Bay in his... first 100 days in office. "I think it's going to take some time and our legal teams are working in consultation with our national security apparatus ... (more) Obama: Gitmo Likely Won't Close in His First 100 Days

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powerlineblog.com - 1/16/2009
"I'm the most experienced vice president since anybody"
— powerlineblog.com — Joe Biden has been talking about his favorite topic -- Joe Biden. In particular, he's been attempting... to talk his way past the widespread view that he, Joe Biden, marks a return to the days of the irrelevant vice president. Talkin' Joe himself has ... (more) "I'm the most experienced vice president since anybody"

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Weekly Standard Blog — Via Jake Tapper, Dick Cheney said in an interview with Bill Bennett yesterday: There's never yet been a congressman come forward and volunteer to take 250 al Qaeda members in his district ... So then the question is, where are you going to put them? And you've got to sort that all out before you close Guantanamo. Democratic Kansas governor Kathleen Sebelius thinks Guantanamo should be closed but says she doesn't want detainees in Ft. Leavenworth. The proposal to send the detainees to Charleston is meeting ...

Remainders: Comcast
Ben Smith's Blog — The Obama channel. Jeremy McCarter notes that Obama contains multitudes, and argues for a piece of the arts. Summers emerges as Obama's key economic advisor, with Geithner on defense Spencer Ackerman extends his counterinsurgency metaphor to Obama's meeting with conservative journalists. Cheney, not having gotten the transition memo, defends "top rate" Guantanamo against closure. Change.gov launches a "Citizen's Briefing Book" for Obama. Burns Strider describes the ...

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