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14 hrs ago | The Clinton Herald, Clinton, Iowa

Another prison hearing set

A panel of Illinois lawmakers could make a decision after another hearing is held in Chicago on Jan.

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Thu Dec 31, 2009

The Post Chronicle

Guantanamo Open Until 2011: Lawmakers Delay Funds For Prison Move

Lawmakers have refused a White House bid for money to buy an Illinois prison where Guantanamo Bay terrorism detainees would be moved, The New York Times says.

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Tue Dec 29, 2009

Chronicles

Americans Are Hell-Bent on Tyranny

Obama's dwindling band of true believers has taken heart that their man has finally delivered on one of his many promisesa 'the closing of the Guantanamo prison.

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Sun Dec 27, 2009

The Daily Gazette

What locals had to say about Thomson

Testimony at Illinois' Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability's public hearing at Sterling High School on Tuesday lasted nearly 7 hours and drew passionate words from supporters and detractors alike.

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Sat Dec 26, 2009

Seattle Times

Detainees bring hope a " not danger a " to struggling Illinois town

This town has waited eight years for its prison to open. Families have come and gone.

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Fri Dec 25, 2009

The Washington Post

Gitmo prepares for trials instead of close in 2010

Protesters gather outside a Illinois legislative hearing Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009 in Sterling, Ill.

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Daily Chronicle

Our View: Feds should pay for prison

Hundreds of new jobs? Sounds good. An influx of wages rippling through the area economy? Sounds good.

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WLS

Cash flow may slow Thomson prison plan

Does the federal government have the money it needs to close Guantanamo Bay prison and move suspected terrorists to Illinois? The New York Times says the Federal Bureau of Prisons doesn't have the cash to make the move happen and Democratic leaders of the House Appropriations Committee are refusing to earmark new money to buy and update the prison.

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Thu Dec 24, 2009

The Daily Gazette

As it's happening: The Thomson hearing

Remarks from Jack Lavin, Gov. Pat Quinn's representative at the hearing: Perimeter fencing and internal security upgrades would make Thomson the most secure federal prison in the United States.

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The Daily Gazette

Thomson ready for a change a " whatever it might be

THOMSON – Far from sleepy Illinois Highway 84 and the mostly empty prison, the Pentagon and Justice Department are drawing up plans to build a new security perimeter and send in federal marshals if President Barack Obama's administration succeeds in moving detainees here from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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Wed Dec 23, 2009

WQAD

Emotions run high at hearing on plan to bring Guantanamo Bay detainees to rural Ill. prison

A sign directs prisoners to sit down when shots are fired in the main yard during a media tour of the Thomson Correctional Center Tuesday, Dec.

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Tue Dec 22, 2009

WEEK-TV

Media Tours Thomson Prison

The first state hearing regarding the plan to move Guantanamo detainees to a prison in Thomson, Illinois takes place Tuesday afternoon.

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KQED-FM

At What Cost? Moving Guantanamo Inmates To Ill.

A public hearing Tuesday on the conversion of an Illinois prison into a detention center for Guantanamo detainees could prove contentious, as supporters and opponents face off over the controversial White House plan.

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WBUR-AM Boston

At What Cost? Moving Gitmo Detainees To Ill.

The Obama administration says moving detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a prison in Thomson, Illinois, will create about 3,000 jobs in the region.

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Sun Dec 20, 2009

UnionLeader.com

Bringing terror home: Obama's colossal mistake

By transferring terror detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Thomson, Ill., President Obama plans to exchange security for a vague hope of removing just one of the numerous incentives terrorists have invented to justify attacking us.

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WCPO-TV9 Cincinnati

US Sends 12 Gitmo Detainees To Their Home Nations

The U.S. has transferred a dozen Guantanamo detainees to Afghanistan, Yemen and the Somaliland region as the Obama administration continues to move captives out of the Cuban facility in preparation for its closure.

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NY Daily News

Thomson (Ill.) eager to take in Gitmo terror thugs; Washington Republicans slam plan

A guard tower and prison yard at the Thomson Correctional Center in November. Take our Poll The new Gitmo Do you believe it is a wise choice to house suspected terrorists at the Thomson Correctional Center in Illinois? WASHINGTON - President Obama is moving dozens of Islamic terrorists from Gitmo to Thomson, Ill.

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Decatur Tribune

Hare Issues Statement on Thomson Prison Decision

Congressman Phil Hare today released the following statement in response to the White Houses announcement that the federal government will acquire Thomson Correctional Center.

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Sat Dec 19, 2009

Fables of the reconstruction

Dozen Released From Gitmo; 198 to Go

The United States freed a dozen men from Guantanamo this week -- including one of the last captives sent there by the Bush administration -- in a mission that dropped detainees off in Yemen, Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa.

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The Clinton Herald, Clinton, Iowa

Clinton eyes economic effect from Thomson

A new subdivision, more restaurants and retail stores could all be in Clinton's future after the Obama administration made its intentions official Tuesday that it will purchase the near-vacant prison in Thomson.

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