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Should U.S. close Gitmo prison?
President Obama said in a news conference this week that he was directing his staff to re-launch his effort to close the U.S. detention center for suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and would look for allies in Congress to help. The prison...Tags: Strikes, Politics, Prisons, Career and Workplace, Human Rights
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Elle's Women in Music issue highlights Adele
Adele is on one of three alternate covers of Elle's Women in Music issue, in May. Inside, she is lauded by peers including Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Lea Michele, John Mayer and the legendary Barbra Streisand. Alicia Keys and Rita Ora are on the other...
Tags: Diane von Furstenberg, Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Tribeca, Carolina Herrera
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Key Republican rips federal purchase of Illinois prison
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON — A Republican congressman from Virginia who chairs a key appropriations panel lashed out Wednesday over the federal government’s purchase of a vacant Illinois prison, telling Attorney General Eric Holder that he “really...Tags: Dick Durbin, Washington, DC, Prisons, Layoffs and Downsizing, Crime, Law and Justice
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Virginia congressman rips federal government for buying Illinois prison
— A Republican congressman from Virginia who chairs a key appropriations panel lashed out Wednesday over the federal government's purchase of a vacant Illinois prison, telling Attorney General Eric Holder that he "really created a mess with your...
Tags: Dick Durbin, Justice System, Prisons, Layoffs and Downsizing, Crime, Law and Justice
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An agency-by-agency guide to Obama's 2014 budget
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has proposed a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2014 that aims to slash the deficit by $1.8 trillion over 10 years, raise taxes on the wealthy and trim popular benefit programs including Social Security and...Tags: Loans, Human Interest, Politics, Benghazi, Space Programs
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The fiasco of Military tribunals
WASHINGTON -- Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev won't be sent before a military tribunal for a technical reason: As a U.S. citizen, he isn't eligible. But that technicality stopped us from addressing a more important consideration:...
Tags: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Sports, Prosecution, The Washington Post, Military Justice
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Column: Boston bomber acted as "enemy combatant"
Reuters(Michael Rosen is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) (Reuters) - The Obama administration announced on Monday that suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev would "not be treated as an enemy combatant" who would be tried in a...Tags: Military Justice, Trials, Politics, Jay Carney, Islam
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Ex-President Carter at Lafayette College: U.S. failing to promote peace
The United States must open a dialogue with North Korea to obtain peace with its communist regime, former President Jimmy Carter said Monday at Lafayette College. "I can tell you that what North Koreans want is a peace treaty with the United States,"...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Kim Il Sung, Politics, Prisons, Government
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COLUMN - Can Tsarnaev be ruled an 'enemy combatant'?
Reuters(Ari Melber is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Ari Melber April 22 (Reuters) - Three major legal questions are now swirling around the Boston bombing suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Since his dramatic capture Friday night, the public...Tags: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Civil Rights, White House, Trials, Prosecution
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Senators say Tsarnaev should be declared 'enemy combatant'
This post has been corrected. See note at bottom for details.WASHINGTON -- Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.), said Saturday in a joint statement that alleged Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should be denied a defense attorney and declared an “enemy combatant.” They added...Tags: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, FBI, Sports, Prosecution, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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A history of terrorism out of Chechnya
A massive Russian crackdown on Chechnya's bid for independence in the 1990s and the installation of loyal leaders there pushed the Caucasus Muslim enclave from the headlines years ago. But resentment has festered and at times bled into the global holy war...
Tags: Sports, Vladimir Putin, Emily Alpert, Al-Qaeda, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Torture without excuses
The autopsy gave a spare account of how the 52-year-old man died. He suffered blunt force injuries on his torso and legs, and abrasions on his left wrist indicated he had been tied or shackled down. One of his neck bones was fractured. Death came "as a...
Tags: FBI, Sports, Al-Qaeda, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Apr 19, 2013
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