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Obama, Cheney give pro, con on closing Gitmo

May. 21, 2009
President Obama said today the Bush administration took America's national security "off course" after 9/11. He also defended his decision to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center, saying the prison has "set back the moral authority" of America. Former Vice President Dick...
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Obama to give some Gitmo closure details

WASHINGTON, May 19 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama plans to announce some details on closing the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the White House said Tuesday.

Congress questions Obama's Gitmo plans

WASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) -- Congressional Republicans and Democrats are sharply questioning plans by President Obama to close the Guantanamo Bay military prison, officials say.

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.

Report: Gitmo complies with int'l laws

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, complies with the humanitarian requirements of the Geneva conventions, a Pentagon report says.

Bush has warning about Gitmo closing

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush has warned his successor that closing the Guantanamo Bay detention center could boomerang, The Washington Times says.

Post-Guantanamo planning under way

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Broad outlines are beginning to emerge of the plans to close the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where terror suspects are held, experts say.

ACLU cheers court's Gitmo review

WASHINGTON, July 2 (UPI) -- The American Civil Liberties Union applauded a U.S. Supreme Court decision to review an appeal by Guantanamo detainees.

Bush administration debating Gitmo future

WASHINGTON, June 22 (UPI) -- The Bush administration is again discussing how to shut down the U.S. prison at the Guantanamo naval base, The New York Times said Friday.

Human rights group renews Gitmo call

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- A prominent U.S. human rights group Friday renewed its call to close the detention center for suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay.

No plan to close Gitmo detention center

WASHINGTON, June 12 (UPI) -- Vice President Dick Cheney says there are no plans to close the U.S. military detention center for suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay in 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