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November 18, 2009

In Shift, Senate Preserves Funding for Gitmo Transfers
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Back in the United States, the Senate has rejected an amendment that
would bar funding for jailing Guantanamo Bay prisoners in US prisons.
The vote marks a shift from May, when the Senate overwhelmingly rejected
funding for closing Guantanamo and moving prisoners to US soil.
Administration officials are preparing to visit an Illinois prison this
week as a potential site for Guantanamo prisoners. Illinois Governor Pat
Quinn is supporting the plan, which would move less than 100 prisoners
to the jail.



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