Obama administration transferring Guantanamo detainees to Illinois
The Hill - Tue Dec 15, 11:06 am ETThe Obama administration announced Tuesday that Guantanamo Bay detainees will be transferred to an Illinois prison. Read more...
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Some terror trials to be held at feds' Illinois lockup
Houston Chronicle - 11 minutes agoTrials for some suspected terrorists would be held at the prison that the Obama administration will use detainees now held at Guantanamo Bay.
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Some Guantanamo detainees to be moved to Illinois
CNN - 21 minutes agoSome terrorism suspects held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will be moved to an Illinois prison that the federal government will buy to hold them, the Obama administration announced Tuesday.
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Obama Sides With Blind in Copyright-Treaty Debate
Wired News - 33 minutes agoThe Obama administration announced Tuesday that it welcomed loosening international copyright restrictions to provide the blind access to special-format e-books. The announcement in Geneva comes to the backdrop of U.S. industry opposing the measure on a the principle that copyright treaties should benefit industry, not consumers.
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Delta: Case could be made for more airline mergers
Seattle Times - 36 minutes agoA case could be made for further consolidation in the U.S. airline industry, but it's unclear whether the Obama administration would allow it, the CEO of Delta Air Lines Inc. told investors at a conference Tuesday.
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Clinton: cost of Afghan surge to be in U.S. budget
The Star - 39 minutes agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration will include the cost of the military surge in Afghanistan as part of its budget request next year, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday.
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White House crashers among Times Top 10 Fleeting celebrities
Hindustan Times - 41 minutes agoThe couple who gate crashed into White House to attend the first State Dinner of the Obama Administration on November 24 hosted in honour of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been ranked 7th on the Times Top 10 Fleeting Celebrities.
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Officials show little shock on Gitmo decision
Detroit Free Press - 41 minutes agoMichigan officials expressed little surprise or regret today about the Obama administration's decision on Guantánamo Bay prisoners.
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U.S. to move some Guantanamo prisoners to Illinois
Reuters via Yahoo! News - 51 minutes agoThe Obama administration said on Tuesday it will move some Guantanamo Bay detainees to an Illinois prison and hold U.S. military commission trials there in plans immediately criticized as risky by Republicans.
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Not Quite Classified
Columbia Journalism Review - 53 minutes agoThe Obama administration’s Task Force on Controlled Unclassified Information has, per the president’s request in a May 2009 executive memorandum , returned a set of recommendations for reforming a lesser known aspect of government information policy.
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Anti-trust/Competition
Mondaq - 57 minutes agoThree recent events indicate that the Obama Administration plans an increased focus on competition issues affecting US agriculture markets.
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22 million missing Bush White House e-mails found
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The Washington DC Examiner - Sat Dec 12, 9:06 pm ETInterior Dept to spend $3 billion to settle royalty dispute with American Indian tribes
The Washington DC Examiner - Tue Dec 8, 11:06 am ETLaHood tells Congress federal government needs to oversee safety of subways, transit trains
The Washington DC Examiner - Tue Dec 8, 4:21 am ETExcerpts from e-mails of WH gate crashers
The Washington DC Examiner - Wed Dec 2, 4:21 am ETSalahis Didn't Have Confirmed Invite
FOX 5 Washington D.C. - Tue Dec 1, 9:06 pm ETGate Crashers Spur WH Security Change
WUSA 9 Washington, D.C. - Tue Dec 1, 5:16 pm ETWhite House party crashers to tell their story
WTOP Radio Washington, DC - Tue Dec 1, 4:11 am ETWhite House party couple: 'We were invited, not crashers'
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