Senate Hearing to Push for Guantanamo Closure, Plan to Move Detainees

Closing Time?

Miranda Green on what to expect from a Senate hearing on closing Guantánamo Bay, the first since 2009.

Published Jul. 24 2013 4:45AM EDT

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President Obama and Guantánamo Bay prisoners have something in common: they both say they are being held captive by Congress. But a renewed congressional effort to close the Cuban detention center is seeking to change that.

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A Senate committee hearing scheduled for Wednesday will be the first of significance to address...

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Senate Hearing to Push for Guantanamo Closure, Plan to Move Detainees

Miranda Green on what to expect from a Senate hearing on closing Guantánamo Bay, the first since 2009.

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