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President Obama made one of his first acts as President the signing of an Executive Order to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay. But the right wing wants to play the old game of politics and fear. It’s time for us to stand up and finish what President Obama has started. Congress needs ...
Colbert signs petition to ‘Close Gitmo Now.’
thinkprogress.org — Last week, a group of international musicians that includes Trent Reznor, R.E.M., Pearl Jam, Jackson Browne, and... others joined the National Campaign to Close Guantanamo and filed Freedom of Information Act requests seeking to declassify all secret ... (more) Colbert signs petition to ‘Close Gitmo Now.’
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Colbert signs petition to ‘Close Gitmo Now.’
Think Progress — ... the cause on The Colbert Report, where she successfully got the host to sign a petition calling for the closing of the prison at Guantanamo Bay. Watch it: ...

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The Political Carnival — ... the cause on The Colbert Report, where she successfully got the host to sign a petition calling for the closing of the prison at Guantanamo Bay. ...

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