• The Senate voted 90-6 Wednesday to block the transfer of Guantanamo prisoners to the United States and deny Obama the $80 million he sought to shut down the facility. The move came as FBI Director Robert Mueller said any possible transfers could lead to terrorist attacks here.
• Antipathy toward Obama's decision to release Bush-era interrogation memos hasn't let up. Cheney, a leading critic of Obama's policies, is set to speak elsewhere in Washington this morning at about the time the president wraps up his remarks.
• Since making the decision on the memos, Obama has tilted the other way on several other issues. He did not urge prosecuting Bush administration officials who authorized harsh interrogations. He recommended against creating a "truth commission" to investigate their actions. He refused to release additional photographs showing the treatments. And he agreed to keep using military commissions to try some enemy combatants. Read more...
Pres. Obama dicusses terrorism Policy
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