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Obama to revive terror tribunals, with more rights
By News on May 14, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama will restart Bush-era military tribunals for a small number of Guantanamo detainees, reviving a fiercely disputed trial system he once denounced but with new legal protections for terror suspects, U.S. officials said Thursday....
House votes $97 billion war funds, despite doubts
By News on May 14, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Despite Democrats' rising anxiety about Afghanistan, the House on Thursday easily passed a $96.7 billion measure filling President Barack Obama's request for war spending and foreign aid efforts there and in Iraq....
Specter raises hopes for deal on major labor bill
By News on May 14, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Arlen Specter said Thursday the "prospects are pretty good" for a compromise on legislation making it easier for workers to form unions....
Gates supports missile defense despite budget cuts
By News on May 14, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates is defending his plans to trim more than a billion dollars from the planned system to build a broad missile shield for the U.S. and its allies....
Pelosi says Bush team misled her on waterboarding
By News on May 14, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Under strong attack from Republicans, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused the CIA and Bush administration of misleading her about waterboarding detainees in the war on terror and sharply rebutted claims she was complicit in its use....
