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Senate Bill Would Deny Federal Agents State Aid in Some Cases
Channel 2 NewsA state Senate bill proposed Monday would deny any state assistance to federal officers attempting to infringe upon Alaskans’ Second Amendment rights, unlawfully detain them or exercise a variety of federal powers signed into law since the 9/11...Tags: National Defense Authorization Act, Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Gun Control, Politics
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U.S. Military Says Sept. 11 Trial to Resume at Guantanamo
Channel 2 NewsThe U.S. military says it's ready to resume the trial of five Guantanamo Bay prisoners charged with planning and aiding the Sept. 11 attacks. A Pentagon legal official has signed off on trying them together at the U.S. base in Cuba. That means the...Tags: The Pentagon, Barack Obama, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Military, Trials
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Pentagon wants $450 million for maintaining, upgrading Guantanamo prison
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is asking Congress for more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close. New details on the administration's budget request emerged on Tuesday...Tags: Adam Smith, Carl Levin, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Barack Obama
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Obama to speak on legality of drone program, key strategy in counter-terrorism efforts
AP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will discuss the legality of his administration's secret drone program and other counterterrorism practices during a speech Thursday, a White House official said. Obama's speech will be an attempt to fulfill...Tags: State of the Union Address, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, The Washington Post, Terrorism
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Hunger strike, Yemeni dilemma could spur Guantanamo closure plans
A 100-day-old hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected terrorists has agitated international human rights advocates anew, prompting fresh calls worldwide for closure of the detention center that President Obama vowed to shutter more than...
Tags: Lobbying, Strikes, Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemen, Dianne Feinstein
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A presidential bystander
WASHINGTON -- It's never a good sign for a president when he feels compelled to assure the public he still has a pulse. This is the unenviable position President Obama was in Tuesday morning when he held a news conference in the White House briefing...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Max Baucus, Budget Control Act of 2011, Mark Twain, U.S. Senate
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Obama has leverage to get his way on Guantanamo
President Barack Obama's renewed request to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, confirms what the detainees have already shown with their hunger strike: Permanent detention at the U.S. naval station isn't viable as a matter of practicality or...Tags: Libya, Racism, Crime, Law and Justice, Al-Qaeda, George W. Bush
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Feedback for Wednesday, May 8
Local high schools recognized nationally Seven local public high schools are ranked among the top 2,000 in the nation, according to an online list released by Newsweek magazine Monday. More than 5,000 schools were invited to participate and nearly 2,...Tags: York (York, Pennsylvania), Schools, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
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Letters: Debating Guantanamo
Re "Obama's Gitmo woes," Opinion, May 5 As a fan of Doyle McManus, I was disappointed to read his claim that most of the detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay were anti-American extremists when they were apprehended. Our own government has...Tags: Religion and Belief, Pakistan, Judaism, John McCain, Prisoners and Detainees
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The worst human rights violator in Cuba
For decades, American politicians have denounced human rights violations in Cuba. With good cause, they've accused the Castro brothers of rounding up political prisoners, torturing them, and detaining them for years with no charges filed and no access...
Tags: National Defense Authorization Act, Defense, U.S. Department of Defense, George W. Bush, Civil Rights
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The Guantanamo dilemma
When he ran for president, Barack Obama laid out the case against the detention of inmates at Guantanamo Bay: "It is expensive. It is inefficient. It hurts us in terms of our international standing. It lessens cooperation with our allies on...
Tags: Al-Qaeda, September 11, 2001 Attacks, American Civil Liberties Union, Barack Obama, White House
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The cost of Guantanamo
The hunger strike by inmates protesting conditions at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba is forcing the Obama administration to revisit its policy of indefinite detention without trial for terrorist suspects. It's about time. As Mr. Obama noted...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Strikes, Punishment, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics
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