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Tuesday, December 23, 2008 12:00 AM

Goodbye to Guantánamo?

With just four weeks till Obama's inauguration, the Bush administration's military commissions are supposed to be history. So why does the government act like they'll continue past January 20?
By Stacy Sullivan

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    Hamas passed a bill allowing for torture and executions

    http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3643550,00.html

    And we love those guys.

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