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Kansas Politicians Standing In The Way Of Closing Gitmo
thinkprogress.org - 1/10/2009
Kansas Politicians Standing In The Way Of Closing Gitmo
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Our guest blogger is Ken Gude , Associate Director of the International Rights and Responsibility Program at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius (D) added her voice yesterday to a predictable chorus of Kansas politicians campaigning to prohibit any ...
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crooksandliars.com - 1/14/2009
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— crooksandliars.com — Obama is apparently sticking to his Sunday claim that it could take more than 100 days to... shutter America's Shame. But after an outcry from civil liberties groups, human rights advocates and many of his own supporters he is now also saying (or ... (more) Closing Gitmo

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kansascity.com - 1/10/2009
Keep Gitmo detainees out of Kansas, Sebelius says - Kansas City Star
— kansascity.com — TOPEKA | Gov. Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday that she opposes any effort to move some 250 suspected... terrorists being housed at Guantanamo Bay to Kansas and calls the entire detainee process “a huge black eye” for the United States. ... (more) Keep Gitmo detainees out of Kansas, Sebelius says - ...

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politico.com - 1/12/2009
Obama: Closing Gitmo 'a challenge'
— politico.com — Obama's position on torture is not exactly what many in the liberal base of his party would prefer.... (more) Obama: Closing Gitmo 'a challenge'

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Flopping Aces:  Terrorist Penpals

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Terrorist Penpals
Flopping Aces — ... , not the UK, not Europe, not Kansas, not Illinois, no one. So where do you put em? Send em to Afghanistan or Pakistan or Yemen, and they’re either gonna be killed or let loose to kill Americans again. Send em to any state in the U.S., and they’re gonna be treated worse as well as risk putting that state and the other prisoners at risk. ...

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