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obsidianwings.blogs.com - 5/20/2009
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by hilzoy Oh, and Harry Reid? Try showing some courage. Try leadership. You never know; it just might suit you. This certainly doesn't: "QUESTION: If the United States -- if the United States thinks that these people should be held, why shouldn’t they be held in the United States? Why ...
Reid: Guantanamo Detainees Should Not Be Held In U.S. Prisons
thinkprogress.org - 5/19/2009
Reid: Guantanamo Detainees Should Not Be Held In U.S. Prisons
— thinkprogress.org — Today, Senate Democrats announced that the Senate will strip $80 million in funding for closing Guantanamo until... the Obama administration devises a specific plan for transferring detainees. The move comes after conservatives have been heavily pushing ... (more) Reid: Guantanamo Detainees Should Not Be Held In U.S. ...

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scotusblog.com - 5/21/2009
Judge Sotomayor’s Opinions with Dissents – Part I
— scotusblog.com — In our continuing examinations of the decisions of judges rumored to be under serious consideration for nomination... to the Supreme Court, below are summaries of a number of Judge Sotomayor’s decisions that provoked dissents from other panel members.  ... (more) Judge Sotomayor’s Opinions with Dissents – Part I

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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 5/21/2009
Obama's National Security Speech
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — The following is the prepared text of President Obama's speech today on national security. You can also... watch the speech live . These are extraordinary times for our country. We are confronting an historic economic crisis. We are fighting two ... (more) Obama's National Security Speech

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Too Close to Kafka for Comfort
The American Scene — ... As long as I’m linking to Hilzoy, I’d also like to join her in decrying the idiocy of Harry Reid, who wins the prize for the most transparently dishonest and absurdly obfuscatory rhetoric of the year. ...

What Blogging Is For
Lawyers, Guns and Money — If you haven't read Hilzoy's thorough decimation of vile Republican propaganda about the Uighurs, do so now. Also, I have often been a Harry Reid defender in the past, but that's permanently over. ...

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