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From Jihad Watch:
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Shock: Senate votes 90-6 to block funds for Gitmo closure
From Jihad Watch:
I guess this means you won't be my neighbor?!?
Sanity in the Senate? Who would have imagined? "Senate votes to block funds for Guantanamo closure," by Andrew Taylor for Associated Press, May 20 (thanks to Stlreader):
WASHINGTON – In a major rebuke to President Barack Obama, the Senate voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to block the transfer of Guantanamo detainees to the United States and denied the administration the millions it sought to close the prison.The 90-6 Senate vote — paired with similar House action last week — was a clear sign to Obama that he faces a tough fight getting the Democratic-controlled Congress to agree with his plans to shut down the detention center and move the 240 detainees.
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And, today just must be one of those good news days.
250 Congressmen (including 76 senators) to Obama: "Peace cannot come while terrorism continues to wrack Israel"
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