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Swiss taking Uighur brothers held by US since 2002

18 hours, 59 minutes ago

(AP) A decision by Switzerland to give a home to two Chinese Muslim brothers detained at Guantanamo Bay for nearly eight years could allow the Obama administration to avoid a difficult Supreme Court argument over whether a judge can order detainees released into the United States.The Swiss said Wednesday that they ...

Alito objected to Obama's history claim

19 hours, 7 minutes ago

(AP) Still wonder exactly why Justice Samuel Alito shook his head and mouthed the words "not true" during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address? He objected to the president's saying the ruling reversed a century of law.The president touched off a controversy when he broke with tradition _ and ...

Swiss taking Uighur brothers held by US since 2002

1 day, 18 hours ago

(AP) A decision by Switzerland to give a home to two Chinese Muslim brothers detained at Guantanamo Bay for nearly eight years could allow the Obama administration to avoid a difficult Supreme Court argument over whether a judge can order detainees released into the United States.The Swiss said Wednesday that they ...

Alito objected to Obama's history claim

1 day, 18 hours ago

(AP) Still wonder exactly why Justice Samuel Alito shook his head and mouthed the words "not true" during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address? He objected to the president's saying the ruling reversed a century of law.The president touched off a controversy when he broke with tradition _ and ...

Swiss taking Uighur brothers held by US since 2002

2 days, 19 hours ago

(AP) A decision by Switzerland to give a home to two Chinese Muslim brothers detained at Guantanamo Bay for nearly eight years could allow the Obama administration to avoid a difficult Supreme Court argument over whether a judge can order detainees released into the United States.The Swiss said Wednesday that they ...

Alito objected to Obama's history claim

2 days, 19 hours ago

(AP) Still wonder exactly why Justice Samuel Alito shook his head and mouthed the words "not true" during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address? He objected to the president's saying the ruling reversed a century of law.The president touched off a controversy when he broke with tradition _ and ...

Swiss taking Uighur brothers held by US since 2002

3 days, 18 hours ago

(AP) A decision by Switzerland to give a home to two Chinese Muslim brothers detained at Guantanamo Bay for nearly eight years could allow the Obama administration to avoid a difficult Supreme Court argument over whether a judge can order detainees released into the United States.The Swiss said Wednesday that they ...

Swiss taking Uighur brothers held by US since 2002

4 days, 19 hours ago

(AP) A decision by Switzerland to give a home to two Chinese Muslim brothers detained at Guantanamo Bay for nearly eight years could allow the Obama administration to avoid a difficult Supreme Court argument over whether a judge can order detainees released into the United States.The Swiss said Wednesday that they ...

Critics raise specter of foreign campaign spending

4 days, 19 hours ago

(AP) The Supreme Court's decision on campaign finance has jumbled a seemingly simple rule of American politics _ foreigners should play no role in U.S. elections.President Barack Obama and other critics say the court's decision to let corporations spend their money to directly influence elections opened the floodgates to foreign involvement. ...

Swiss taking Uighur brothers held by US since 2002

5 days, 18 hours ago

(AP) A decision by Switzerland to give a home to two Chinese Muslim brothers detained at Guantanamo Bay for nearly eight years could allow the Obama administration to avoid a difficult Supreme Court argument over whether a judge can order detainees released into the United States.The Swiss said Wednesday that they ...

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