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Colbert signs petition to ‘Close Gitmo Now.’
Last week, a group of international musicians that includes Trent Reznor, R.E.M., Pearl Jam, Jackson Browne, and others joined the National Campaign to Close Guantanamo and filed Freedom of Information Act requests seeking to declassify all secret government records pertaining to how music was ...
Tell Congress: Close Gitmo Now
newsecurityaction.org — President Obama made one of his first acts as President the signing of an Executive Order to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay. But the right wing wants to play the old game of politics and fear. It’s time for us to stand up and finish what ... (more) Tell Congress: Close Gitmo Now
VIDEO: Stephen Colbert Signs Campaign Letter to Close Guantanamo Now
newsecurityaction.org — October 30, 2009 | Posted by Ryan Anderson Rosanne Cash appeared on the Colbert Report last night to go toe-to-toe with Stephen Colbert on the use of music to torture at Guantanamo, and Rosanne made it clear: using music as torture is wrong and there ... (more) VIDEO: Stephen Colbert Signs Campaign Letter to Close ...
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VIDEO: Colbert signs petition to "Close Gitmo Now"
The Political Carnival — By GottaLaff Thank you, Stephen Colbert, thank you thank you thank you. Last night, Roseanne Cash promoted the cause on The Colbert Report, where she successfully got the host to sign a petition calling for the closing of the prison at Guantanamo Bay. ...

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