NO CLOSURE OF GUANTANAMO.
By: mllovric 
Senate Dems Pull Funds For Guantanamo Closing
A senior Senate Democratic leadership aide has confirmed to NPR that funding for closing down the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba detention facility is being removed from the 2009 supplemental appropriations bill. Obama is now faced with three choices: veto the bill, use funds from other sources or reverse his decision to close the facility.
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Because the US military has little hard evidence on the suspects, we need to keep them where they are. Also, no one talks about torture in Gitmo. Obama needs to step up.
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