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Rep. John Shadegg Suggests Bloomberg's Daughter May Be Kidnapped Due To Terror Trials (VIDEO)
Nov 17th, 2009 - The Huffington Post
President Obama's decision to try alleged 9/11 plotter Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo detainees in New York -- mere blocks from the World Trade Center site -- has created quite the stir in Washington.
For Ill. town, taking Gitmo detainees equals jobs
Nov 17th, 2009 - azcentral
THOMSON, Ill. - Some folks in this dying town of 450 would rather take their chances with suspected terrorists in their backyard than watch their neighbors continue to move away in despair over the lack of jobs.
Federal prison officials to inspect Illinois facility proposed to house Guantanamo detainees
Nov 16th, 2009 - Los Angeles Times
THOMSON, Ill. (AP) - Federal officials are due to arrive in rural northwest Illinois to inspect a prison that could be bought by the federal government and used to house Guantanamo Bay detainees.
Illinois jail eyed for Guantanamo
Nov 15th, 2009 - Al Jazeera English
A near-empty prison in the US state of Illinois is among the locations being considered to house Guantanamo detainees who might be transferred to the country.
US officials...After years of waiting, dozens of Guantanamo detainees are getting their day in court
Nov 15th, 2009 - StarTribune
WASHINGTON - In courtrooms barred to the public, dozens of terror suspects are pleading for their freedom from the Guantanamo Bay prison, sometimes even testifying on their own behalf by video from the U.S...



