Democratic-Led Senate Votes Overwhelmingly to Block the Closing of Guantanomo

// added May 20, 2009 // 3 comments //
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090520/ap_on_go_co/us_congress_guantanamo

WASHINGTON – 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 agree with his plans to shut down the detention center and move the 240 detainees.

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3 comments // Democratic-Led Senate Votes Overwhelmingly to Block the Closing of Guantanomo

  • jh64487
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      jh64487  

    • guys, they voted not to spend 80 million simply to move prisoners to new prisons. I think that's actually fairly intelligent. they're still going to close it by 2010 which was the initial promise.

      sometimes...

    • 10 months ago
  • jubal
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      jubal  

    • Why? I agree with you donkeyfly, they are two sides of the same coin.

      Those dirty rotten stinking bastards....how could they keep the torture machine going?

    • 10 months ago
  • donkeyfly69
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