Sun Nov 15, 4:27 PM ET

Governor Pat Quinn of Illinois (L) and US Sen. Richard Durbin speak to the media at a press conference about the Thomson Correctional Center in Chicago, Illinois. President Obama's administration has decided to consider purchasing by the Federal Government the eight year old correctional facility in Carroll County in part to house detainees from the Guantanamo Bay. (AFP/Getty Images/David Banks)

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