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Judges could free detainees in U.S.

Nov. 15, 2009
The problem with keeping Gitmo detainees locked up in the U.S. isn't the jails, it's the judges, some say.
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Rally opposes Gitmo detainees in Michigan

ROCHESTER, Mich., Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Protesters in Michigan say housing Guantanamo Bay detainees at a maximum security prison in Standish would invite terrorist attacks.

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WASHINGTON, July 24 (UPI) -- Some Democratic lawmakers from Michigan are viewing the Guantanamo detainees as a possible means of boosting their state's finances, legislators say.
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EU, U.S. reach Gitmo detainee agreement

LUXEMBOURG, June 16 (UPI) -- The European Union and the United States issued a statement in which they committed to resettling inmates from the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, military prison.

Montana town wants Gitmo detainees

HARDIN, Mont., May 26 (UPI) -- An empty state-of-the-art prison in Hardin, Mont., is the perfect place to house detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the city council said.

Venezuela offers to take Gitmo detainees

CARACAS, Venezuela, April 2 (UPI) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said his country would take detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, when the detention center closes.

Australia to take some Gitmo detainees?

CANBERRA, Australia, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Australia will only accept released Guantanamo detainees who have been thoroughly vetted, Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Thursday.

France wants common EU policy on Gitmo

PARIS, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- The French Foreign Ministry said Friday it wants European Union members to reach a common policy regarding Guantanamo Bay prisoners.

Gitmo detainees get to phone home

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, March 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Department has approved a policy to allow some of the 275 war-on-terror detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to phone home to family members.

Judge orders release of Gitmo transcripts

WASHINGTON, March 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. government released the names of many detainees at the Guantanamo detention center Friday on orders from a federal judge.

Gitmo transfers 29 to Pakistani custody

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- The Pentagon announced Saturday Pakistan has taken custody of 29 detainees transferred from the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler