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Obama Prepares to Defy Congress on Guantánamo Limitations

HeadlineJan 04, 2011

ProPublica is reporting the Obama administration is planning to reject congressional efforts to limit the President’s options on Guantánamo, setting the stage for a confrontation between the President and the new Congress. The Guantánamo provisions, which include limits on where and how prisoners can be tried, were attached to a spending bill for military pay and benefits approved by Congress late last year. Some administration officials are recommending that President Obama sign the spending bill and then issue a “signing statement” challenging at least some of the Guantánamo provisions as intrusions on his constitutional authority.

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