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January 4, 2011

Obama Prepares to Defy Congress on Guantánamo Limitations 
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Pro Publica is reporting the Obama administration is planning to reject
congressional efforts to limit the President's options on Guantánamo,
setting the stage for a confrontation between the President and the new
Congress. The Guantánamo provisions, which include limits on where and
how prisoners can be tried, were attached to a spending bill for
military pay and benefits approved by Congress late last year. Some
administration officials are recommending that President Obama sign the
spending bill and then issue a "signing statement" challenging at least
some of the Guantánamo provisions as intrusions on his constitutional
authority.



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