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Graham, DeMint agree on military detainee trials

Source: The State
Columbia : SC : USA | 17 days ago  
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Detainees pray at Guantanamo Bay
South Carolina's Republican U.S. senators differ on whether Guantanamo Bay detainees should be sent to North Charleston's Navy brig, but say they will work together to keep the accused terrorists out of federal courts...Sen. Lindsey Graham's federal spending amendment that...
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  • News Source: The State | 15 days ago
    South Carolina's Republican U.S. senators differ on whether Guantanamo Bay detainees should be sent to North Charleston's Navy brig, but say they will work together to keep the accused terrorists out of federal courts...Sen. Lindsey Graham's federal...
  • News Source: Lexington Herald-Leader | 16 days ago
    After an emotional debate over how to keep Americans safe, the Senate Thursday narrowly defeated an effort to prevent civilian trials in U.S. courts for the accused planners of the 9/11 attacks. The Senate's 54-45 vote to reject the measure by Sen.
  • News Source: Asian Wall Street Journal | 16 days ago
    The Senate voted 62-36 against a measure that would have barred funding for U.S. civilian court trials of 9/11 detainees. The measure, proposed as an amendment to a bill that funds the commerce, justice and other agencies, was sponsored by Republican...
  • News Source: Fox News | 16 days ago
    static/all/img d4217095ba6c4210VgnVCM100000a0c1a8c0RCRD /politics/2009/11/05/senate-rejects-gop-effort-bar-suspects-prosecuted-civilian-federal-courts    AP  - November 05, 2009 Senate Rejects GOP Effort to Bar 9/11 Suspects to Be Prosecuted in...
  • News Source: The Hill | 16 days ago
    In a 54-45 vote, the chamber tabled a proposal by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) that would have prohibited funding for civilian trials instead of sending the suspects through a military commission at the U.S. prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
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  • Blog Source: hottype.typepad.com
    The Senate has voted 54-45 against a budget amendment that would block trials for Sept. 11 terror suspects in civilian courts. The issue dominated debate this afternoon, with passionate speeches from the amendment's sponsor, Sen.
  • Blog Source: hottype.typepad.com
    Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, that would block funding for civilian trials. The administration opposes the amendment, which could further complicate President Obama's goal of closing the terrorist detainee facility set up at
  • Blog Source: www.libertylounge.net
    Senate rejects bid aimed at Sept. 11 terrorists ... Release into the U.S. has been banned entirely, though Democrats have turned back Republican efforts to ban transfer of Guantanamo detainees into the country to face trial. ...
  • Blog Source: www.wafb.com
    "What happened in the blind sheikh trial?" Graham said. "Because it was a civilian court built around trying common criminals, the court didn't have the protections military commissions will have to protect this nation's secrets and ...
  • Blog Source: freedetainees.org
    Senate to block U.S. trials for Gitmo detainees. The administration is pushing back against the latest Congressional effort to thwart their plans to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and try the prisoners on U.S. soil, but the White ...
  • Blog Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
    terrorism suspects should be brought to trial rather than indefinitely detained without charge in most cases • suspects should be tried in federal courts as opposed to military tribunals; and • indefinite detention without charge undermines ...
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