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Gitmo closure elusive, Obama looks at other steps
www.philly.com-May 02, 2013
Despite President Barack Obama's new vow, closing the Guantanamo Bay prison is still a tough sell in Congress. So the White House may look instead toward smaller steps like transferring some terror suspects back overseas.
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Amid Hunger Strike, Obama Renews Push to Close Cuba Prison
www.nytimes.com-May 01, 2013
President Obama said on Tuesday that he would recommit himself to closing the Guantánamo Bay prison, a goal that he all but abandoned in the face of Congressional opposition in his first term and that faces steep challenges now.
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Panel seeks to fine tech companies for noncompliance with wiretap orders
www.washingtonpost.com-April 29, 2013
A government task force is preparing legislation that would pressure companies such as Facebook and Google to enable law enforcement officials to intercept online communications as they occur, according to current and former U.S. officials familiar with the effort.
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With Civilian Charges, Obama Renews Terror Debate
www.realclearpolitics.com-April 23, 2013
Within hours of authorities apprehending a 19-year-old Boston college student Friday as a suspected terrorist, President Obama used the words “justice” and “intelligence” to describe the government’s pursuit of facts and its responsibility to protect the public.
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Carney: Boston Bombing Suspect Will Not Be Charged As Enemy Combatant
www.realclearpolitics.com-April 23, 2013
White House press secretary Jay Carney says Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will not be charged as an enemy combatant but instead face trial in a federal court.
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Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law captured, turned over to U.S.
www.washingtonpost.com-March 08, 2013
A former spokesman for al-Qaeda and son-in-law of its founder, Osama bin Laden, was captured overseas and secretly brought to New York this month to face a criminal trial for allegedly conspiring to kill Americans, U.S. officials said Thursday.
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Bin Laden Relative With Qaeda Past to Have New York Trial
www.nytimes.com-March 08, 2013
Weeks after he was first arrested in Turkey, a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden who once served as a spokesman for Al Qaeda will appear in a New York courtroom on Friday to face terrorism charges that could result in life imprisonment.
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Administration debates stretching 9/11 law to go after new al-Qaeda offshoots
www.washingtonpost.com-March 07, 2013
A new generation of al-Qaeda offshoots is forcing the Obama administration to examine whether the legal basis for its targeted killing program can be extended to militant groups with little or no connection to the organization responsible for the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, U.S. officials said.
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Senators Press Holder on Use of Military Force
www.nytimes.com-March 07, 2013
Senators of both parties on Wednesday criticized Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. for the secrecy surrounding the Justice Department legal memorandums justifying drone strikes aimed at American citizens, while pushing him to say more about when the Obama administration believes it can use military force on United States soil.
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C.I.A.’s History Poses Hurdles for an Obama Nominee
www.nytimes.com-March 07, 2013
John O. Brennan’s first difficult challenge at the C.I.A. may not be confronting the agency’s future, but its past.
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