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3 hrs ago | CNN

Lawyer: 9/11 suspect to plead not guilty, argue attacks justified

Ali Abd al-Aziz Ali, shown in a 2008 court sketch, is one of five suspects facing trial in connection with the 9/11 attacks.

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Related Topix: Terrorism, Guantanamo Bay, US Military Prisons, Cuba, World News, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican

11 hrs ago | CNN

amFix: Civilian terror trials debated

Should alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed be tried in a civilian court? He's been linked to a virtual smorgasbord of terror crimes, among them: September 11th, the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, the 1995 attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II, and the gruesome killing of journalist Daniel Pearl.

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Related Topix: Roman Catholic Church, Religion, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Lindsey Graham

19 hrs ago | York Dispatch

The GOP's no-exit strategy

Normal human beings -- let's call them real Americans -- cannot understand why, 10 months after President Obama's inauguration, Congress is still tied down in a procedural torture chamber trying to pass the health care bill Obama promised in his campaign.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, US Senate, Republican

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Michael Douglas

Eric Holder confronts the state of fear

Who's afraid of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed? By Michael Douglas Beacon Journal editorial page editor Published on Sunday, Nov 22, 2009 Barack Obama promised change.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, US Senate, Republican, John Boehner, US House of Representatives, Opinion

Free Republic

Republicans Demand Immigration Status of Terrorists

We guess immigration is never not an issue, even in putting terrorists on trial.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, Prison, Washington, DC, US Politics, US Senate, Republican

Crooks and Liars

Republican Flip Flops Abound

There literally is no end to the extent by which Republican politicians will lie, distort, and manufacture statements in their efforts to disrupt, deny, and destroy the Obama administration's attempts to govern.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Bush, LA

Sat Nov 21, 2009

The Huffington Post

Phil Bronstein: Obama & Khalid Sheikh Mohammed -- if one branch is good, two must be better?

Obama & Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: If One Branch is Good, Two Must be Better? Not every president in the last 35 years has considered Richard Nixon a role model.

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Related Topix: Nixon, TX, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Rudy Giuliani, US Senate, Republican

WCBS

Schumer: 9/11 Trial Could Cost More Than $100M

Schumer: 9/11 Trial Could Cost More Than $100M Share + Nov 18, 2009 7:34 pm US/Eastern Schumer: 9/11 Trial Could Cost More Than $100M Reporting Don Dahler 1 of 1 An image of a courtroom drawing by artist Janet Hamlin, reviewed by the U.S. military, shows Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and co-defendant Walid Bin Attash attending a pre-trial session on Dec.

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Related Topix: Guantanamo Bay, New York, Terrorism, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Cornyn chooses principle in giving judicial nominee a vote

Republicans in the U.S. Senate blasted Democrats for obstructing up-or-down votes on President George W. Bush's nominees to federal appellate courts.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, George Bush, US Senate, Republican, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison

Fri Nov 20, 2009

KansasCity.com

Make terrorists face American justice

A message to the doubters of our justice system: The United States was founded on freedoms and based on the rule of law.

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Related Topix: Prison, Criminal Defense Law, Law, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Sam Brownback

Telegram & Gazette

Panel OKs Kallon for Alabama federal judgeship

AL CLEMON SEAT NOMINEE,1ST LD-WRITETHRU The Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Birmingham lawyer Abdul Kallon has moved a step closer to replacing Alabama's first black federal judge.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Montgomery Metro, Montgomery, AL

Free Republic

Sen. Sessions blasts Justice Department for mixing politics into Ft. Hood inquest

Sen. Jeff Sessions is questioning the motive behind what he sees as the Justice Department's reluctance to provide information about the Fort Hood massacre to congressional investigators.

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Related Topix: Fort Hood, TX, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Violent Crime

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Politico

Senate confirms controversial judge

The Senate confirmed Judge David Hamilton to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals 59-39 Thursday after breaking a GOP filibuster Tuesday and a five-and-a-half month delay.

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Related Topix: Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, US News, US Politics, Richard Lugar, US Senate, Republican, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

The Huffington Post

Allison Kilkenny: Holder Acts Like A Patriot As Republicans Continue To Shriek In Terror

The swift regression of the Republicans from an oppositional political party into a mob of screaming infants during the Khalid Sheikh Mohammed trial preliminaries has been well documented by Salon's Glenn Greenwald .

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Related Topix: Prison, Criminal Defense Law, Law, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Alabama

The Dispatch

Holder Defends Decision to Use U.S. Court for 9/11 Trial

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Wednesday defended his decision to prosecute five men accused as co-conspirators in the Sept.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, Alabama, US Military Prisons, Prison

Truthdig

GOP Obstruction Goes Unnoticeda "and Unpunished

Normal human beings - let's call them real Americans - cannot understand why, 10 months after President Obama's inauguration, Congress is still tied down in a procedural torture chamber trying to pass the health care bill Obama promised in his campaign.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, US Senate, Republican

Wed Nov 18, 2009

The Agitator

HackWatch: A Good Chunk of the GOP Senate Edition

Dana Milbank plays gotcha with GOP senators on the filibuster. Surprise! Their feelings on the parliamentary maneuver are largely dependent on who's in power.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Alabama, Alabama Government, George Bush

Medical News Today

Sessions To Attempt Filibuster Of Appeals Court Nominee Hamilton; Vote Likely To Proceed

Main Category: Litigation / Medical Malpractice Also Included In: Public Health Article Date: 18 Nov 2009 - 5:00 PST Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, George Bush, W.

CNN

Holder defends 9/11 trial call

Attorney General Eric Holder defended his decision Wednesday to try five suspected 9/11 terrorists in civilian court.

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Related Topix: Guantanamo Bay, Terrorism, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican

Think Progress

ThinkFast: November 17, 2009

With the federal deficit at "a record $1.4 trillion," a plan for reducing long-term deficits will be "a key component" of President Obama's State of the Union address.

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Related Topix: US News, State of the Union, Banking, Financial Services, Bank of New York, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, Lindsey Graham

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