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Senate to block funds for Guantanamo closure (AP)
news.yahoo.com - 5/20/2009
Senate to block funds for Guantanamo closure (AP)
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AP - The Senate is poised to hand President Barack Obama a major setback by denying him money to shut down the Guantanamo prison and block the transfer of detainees to the United States.
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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washingtonpost.com - 5/20/2009
Senate Democrats Reject Obama's Request for Funds to Close Guantanamo Bay Prison
— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Senate Democrats Reject Obama's Request for Funds to ...

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Gateway Pundit:  Obama Thumped... Senate Votes 90-6 to Keep Gitmo Open

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Obama Thumped... Senate Votes 90-6 to Keep Gitmo Open
Gateway Pundit — Sanity prevails over Hopenchange. The Senate today voted 90-6 to keep Gitmo open. The AP reported: In a major rebuke to President Barack Obama, the Senate voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to block the transfer of Guantanamo detainees to the United States and denied the administration the millions it sought to close the prison. The 90-6 Senate vote — paired with similar House action last week — was a clear sign to Obama that he faces a tough fight getting the Democratic-controlled Congress to ...

Shock: Senate votes 90-6 to block funds for Gitmo closure
Jihad Watch — ... Sanity in the Senate? Who would have imagined? "Senate votes to block funds for Guantanamo closure," by Andrew Taylor for Associated Press, May 20 (thanks to Stlreader): ...

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