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Ban on U.S. Trials for Guantanamo Prisoners Passes House Again
Submitted by Melinda L. Secor on Sun, 2010-12-19 03:00
“The stripped-down defense authorization bill that passed the House this afternoon contains language that would effectively ban civilian trials for war-on-terror prisoners at Guantanamo and place new limits on transfers from Guantanamo to other countries.”
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