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Kansas senators, base commander oppose moving Gitmo detainees to Leavenworth
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. - A proposal to close the Guantanamo Bay prison camp for war-on-terror detainees and transfer the prisoners to the military prison here --championed for more than a year by Republican presidential hopeful John McCain -- has drawn sharp opposition from the base's commander and both of Kansas' U.S. senators.
Nations:U.S. People:Sam Brownback Barack Obama John McCain Activities:CIA Prison Scandal Source:(McClatchy)
2008-06-26
Stephen Mansfield pens pro-Obama book
The conservative Evangelical biographer of George W. Bush and Tom DeLay has moved on to a new subject: Barack Obama. And his new book, due out this summer, may lend credibility to Senator Obama's bid to win Evangelical Christian voters away from the Republican Party.
People:Barack Obama Tom DeLay George W. Bush Sam Brownback John McCain Jimmy Carter Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(Politico)
2008-06-16
Obama Campaign Open to Helping Clinton Pay Off $20 Million Debt
June 5 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama's campaign is open to paying off some of the more than $20 million in debt accrued by defeated rival Hillary Clinton, a top adviser said.
Nations:Colombia People:Barack Obama Sam Brownback Tom Vilsack John McCain Tom Daschle Hillary Clinton Activities:US Election 2008
2008-06-05
McCain's wife sells Sudan-related investments
Cindy McCain, whose husband has been a critic of the violence in Sudan, sold off more than $2 million in mutual funds whose holdings include companies that do business in the African nation.
People:Sam Brownback Rudy Giuliani Barack Obama John McCain John Edwards Activities:Darfur Genocide Crisis US Election 2008
2008-05-14
U.S. ponders Guantanamo closure as Bush term ends
The Bush administration could announce plans by the end of its term in January to close Guantanamo prison and an upcoming Supreme Court ruling might be the impetus for this, senior U.S. officials and experts say.
People:Sam Brownback Robert Gates Barack Obama John McCain Condoleezza Rice George W. Bush Activities:CIA Prison Scandal
2008-05-02
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