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2010 elections: Democratic fears, Republican hopes
WASHINGTON - Oh, how the tables have turned.
Nations:U.S. People:Sarah Palin Barbara Boxer Mitt Romney Sam Brownback Christopher Dodd Arlen Specter
2009-11-07
Senators block Obama nominees, protest Guantanamo
WASHINGTON - Kansas' two U.S. senators are blocking 10 of President Barack Obama's nominees for senior administration posts at the Pentagon and Justice Department in protest over a proposal to house Guantanamo detainees at the Fort Leavenworth prison.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Sam Brownback Activities:111th Congress Obama Admin. Source:(AP)
2009-08-06
US Senators push to punish North Korea
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Senators on Wednesday introduced a bill to impose new economic sanctions on North Korea, return it to a US terrorism blacklist, and expand US military cooperation with South Korea and Japan.
Nations:North Korea South Korea People:Kim Jong Il Jon Kyl Sam Brownback Barack Obama Activities:Korea Nuclear Crisis North Korea-U.S. Source:(AFP)
2009-07-08
Advisers say Obama preparing to close Gitmo
WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama is preparing to issue an executive order his first week in office -- and perhaps his first day -- to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, according to two presidential transition team advisers. It's unlikely the detention facility at the Navy base in Cuba will be closed anytime soon. In an interview last weekend, Obama said it would be "a challenge" to close it even within the first 100 days of his administration.
Nations:U.S. People:Sam Brownback Barack Obama George W. Bush Activities:Obama Admin. CIA Prison Scandal Source:(AP)
2009-01-12
European countries consider taking Gitmo detainees
LONDON - When the U.S. government asked years ago that countries take in detainees freed from the Guantanamo military prison, only tiny Albania answered the call.
Nations:France China Afghanistan Portugal Switzerland Germany People:Sam Brownback Robert Gates Angela Merkel Barack Obama George W. Bush Activities:CIA Prison Scandal
2008-12-23
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