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Judge orders Gitmo detainee release after 6 1/2 years

Jul. 30, 2009
A judge ruled Thursday that one of the youngest detainees brought to Guantanamo Bay is being held illegally and must be released _ 6 1/2 years after the detainee from Afghanistan says he was tortured into confessing at age 12. U.S. District Judge Ellen...
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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