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Holder: Guantanamo Detainee Decision Soon

Oct. 15, 2009
Attorney General Eric Holder says the Obama administration's January deadline for closing the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba will be tough to meet. But he tells NPR that a decision on which detainees will stand trial and what kind of court they will face will be made in the coming month.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Justice says the Portuguese government has assumed control of two Guantanamo Bay detainees.

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U.S. may soften stance on Guantanamo

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- The Bush administration is considering a new procedure for Guantanamo detainees, including hearings before U.S. judges, The New York Times reported Saturday.

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British AG: Shut down Guantanamo

LONDON, May 10 (UPI) -- A top British official has called for the United States to close its terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, calling it "unacceptable."

Pentagon to probe Guantanamo Bay 'torture'

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Allegations of prisoner abuse at the Guantanamo Bay detention center will be the focus of a new investigation announced by the Pentagon. The internal probe was ordered by the head of the U.S. Southern Command, which covers the U.S. naval base located on t

Guantanamo might qualify as war crime

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Alleged beatings and interrogation techniques at the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, may constitute war crimes, the Red Cross announced.

Lawyers petition for Guantanamo prisoners

WASHINGTON, July 3 (UPI) -- Lawyers have filed petitions in a U.S. court on behalf of nine prisoners held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center, the BBC reported Saturday.

30 detainees arrive at Guantanamo

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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch