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May 5, 2009

House Democrats Reject Funding to Close Guantanamo
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On Capitol Hill, House Democrats have rejected a request from President
Obama for $80 million to close the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba. House Democrats removed the funding request from a $94 billion
emergency spending bill to cover the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. House
Appropriations Chair David Obey said the funding wasn’t included because
Obama has not yet outlined a concrete plan to close Guantanamo.



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