Sell prison to feds to hold Gitmo detainees Nov 17, 2009
Aaron Schock of Peoria is seeking to block transfer of the Gitmo detainees to Thomson and U.S. Rep. Tim Johnson of Urbana is among fellow Republicans supporting Schocks measure. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Musicians crank up the volume on Guantanamo debate Oct 22, 2009
House Democrats on Thursday repelled a Republican effort to block transfer of the Guantanamo Bay detainees to the U.S., handing President Barack Obama a partial victory in his effort to close the prison ... House Democrats on Thursday repelled a Republican effort to block transfer of the Guantanamo Bay detainees to the U.S., handing President Barack Obama a partial victory in his effort to close the prison. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Senate OKs transfer of Gitmo prisoners for trials Oct 21, 2009
Last week, House Democratic leaders had to press to defeat a GOP effort to block transfer of any of the Guantanamo Bay detainees to the U.S., even to face trial. "Prosecuting these individuals in our U.S. courts simply will not work and there is too much at stake to grant the unprecedented benefit of our legal system's complex procedural safeguards to foreign nationals who were captured outside the United States during a time of war," said Sen. (MSNBC -- International)
House approves transferring Guantnamo detainees to US Oct 16, 2009
WASHINGTON - Handing President Obama a partial victory in his effort to close the Guantnamo Bay prison, House Democrats repelled a Republican effort yesterday to block transfer of any of the detainees to the United States. Instead, by a 224-193 vote, the House stood by a Democratic plan to allow suspected enemy combatants held at the facility in Cuba to be shipped to US soil, but only to be prosecuted for their alleged crimes. (Boston Globe)
Gitmo vote: GOP fails to stop transfers to U.S. Oct 16, 2009
Republicans fail to block transfer of detainees ... WASHINGTON - Handing President Barack Obama a partial victory in his effort to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, House Democrats on Thursday repelled a Republican effort to block transfer of any of the detainees to the U.S.. (MSNBC -- International)
Senate Votes To Block Funds For Gitmo Closure May 21, 2009
Members voted overwhelmingly to block transfer of any of the 240 inmates to the U.S., and refused to pay the $80 million it would cost the Pentagon and Justice Department to close the facility. Republican Sen. (KWTX.com, TX)
Analysis: GOP relishes Gitmo victory May 21, 2009
The Senate vote to block transfer of detainees comes as a rebuke to Obama. Video. (MSNBC -- Politics)
