tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/13/2008
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A pair of must-reads this morning do a nice job of laying out one of Obama's top transition priorities, and the huge challenges inherent in getting it done: The closing of Guantanamo Bay.
First, Time magazine has a solid and detailed report explaining that there's a serious thicket of ...
thepage.time.com - 11/12/2008
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thepage.time.com —
WashPost: "Announcing the closure of the controversial detention
facility would be among the most potent signals the...
incoming administration could send of its sharp break with the Bush era." TIME: "Obama has vowed to close Guantánamo ... ...
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Gitmo Closure a Priority for Obama
hotair.com - 11/12/2008
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hotair.com —
No matter which candidate won the election, the
detention center at Guantanamo Bay for captured terrorists would...
have closed. Both Barack Obama and John McCain had pledged to shut down the controversial center, which received a deluge of criticism ...
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Obama to close Gitmo, but then what?
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Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... prison facility, Obama can take a major step toward redeeming our nation's moral leadership in the world. And by ending unconstitutional military commissions and banning torture, he can cut ties with the highly controversial Bush era of national security. ...
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