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Democrats on Capitol Hill Rebel Against President Obama's Guantanamo Bay Plan
abcnews.go.com - 5/20/2009
Democrats on Capitol Hill Rebel Against President Obama's Guantanamo Bay Plan
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The U.S. Senate today voted overwhelmingly to block funding to shut down the detainee center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, dealing another blow to one of President Obama's signature national security issues. In a 90-6 vote, the Senate followed in the footsteps of the House of Representatives and ...
AP Source: Democrats won't fund Guantanamo closing (AP)
news.yahoo.com - 5/19/2009
AP Source: Democrats won't fund Guantanamo closing (AP)
— news.yahoo.com — AP - A top Democratic official says President Barack Obama's allies in the Senate will not provide... funds to close the Guantanamo Bay prison next January. (more) AP Source: Democrats won't fund Guantanamo closing (AP)

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AP Source: Democrats won't fund Guantanamo closing
— breitbart.com — WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's allies in the Senate will not provide funds to close the... Guantanamo Bay prison next January, a top Democratic official said Tuesday. With debate looming on Obama's spending request to cover military and ... (more) AP Source: Democrats won't fund Guantanamo closing

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google.com - 5/19/2009
The Associated Press: AP source: Democrats won't fund Guantanamo closing
— google.com — 6 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama's allies in the Senate will not provide funds to... close the Guantanamo Bay prison until the administration comes up with a satisfactory plan for transferring the detainees there, a top Democrat said ... (more) The Associated Press: AP source: Democrats won't ...

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Democrats vote against Obama on Gitmo
USS Neverdock — Good news for Obama. Why? Because knows he can't close Gitmo as he promised and now this gives him cover. He can say he wanted to close it but the Democrats blocked him. ...

Obama Defends Gitmo Balancing Act, Promising Security, Legitimacy, Transparency, Durability
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash — A BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS by Christine Bowman "Can you hear me now?" In essence, that's the somewhat testy message President Barack Obama delivered Thursday morning to critics on all sides as he reiterated his reasons and outlined details for his plan to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, or Gitmo, where terrorism suspects have been detained by the U.S. government since 2002. The President revealed that 50 detainees currently have been cleared to be turned over to other countries, and he addressed more broadly the hot-button issues of providing both security and transparency. President Obama 5/21/09 In typical style, the President's message was ...

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The Mark-Up, 05-20-2009 — TPM Election Central
TPMDC's daily update on the biggest legislative initiatives on the Hill: Guantanamo : The Senate stripped Guantanamo detention center closing funds from a war funding bill by an overwhelming vote of 90-6. Credit Card Reform : The House passed --and the President will soon sign--legislation ...
Today on the Hill — Capitol Briefing
The Senate convenes at 9:30 a.m. ET and will resume consideration of H.R. 2346, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations. Later in the morning, a vote is scheduled on an amendment regarding funding for Guantanamo Bay. The House is in session and meets at 10:00 a.m. to consider H.R.2352, the "Job ...
Senate Passes $91.3 Billion War Funding Bill — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
WASHINGTON — The Senate has passed a $91.3 billion war spending bill that would fund stepped-up military operations in Afghanistan but deny President Barack Obama money to close the Guantanamo Bay prison. The 86-3 vote demonstrated widespread support for increased U.S. troop levels in ...
Guantanamo closure funding on hold — The Swamp
by Janet Hook and Julian E. Barnes In an abrupt departure from President Obama's plans, the Senate today voted overwhelmingly against paying for closure of the U.S. military-run detention facility for suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The 90-6 vote was the capstone ...
Guantanamo closure funds stripped by Senate, 90-6 — News
As promised, Senate Democrats on Wednesday denied President Obama funds to close Guantanamo Bay. J. Taylor Rushing has the story: Voting 90-6, the Senate stripped $80 million from a supplemental military funding bill, $50 million of which was designated to close the controversial prison and $30 ...
White House Facing Rebellion on Hill on Plan for Detainees (or Lack Thereof) — Political Punch
Uncertainty and discomfort about President Obama's plans for the 240 or so detainees at Guantanamo will come to a head today when Senate Democrats vote to block $80 million the President requested to close Gitmo. So far, per judges' orders,...