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Tuesday, September 26, 2006

GOP's Specter Plans New Obstacle For Bush's Detainee Bill...

Reuters Vicki Allen September 25, 2006 at 09:58 PM
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A leading Republican senator on Monday said he will fight to give detainees the right to challenge their imprisonment, creating a new potential obstacle for legislation President George W. Bush wants in order to try terrorism suspects.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter said he would join Democrats working to amend a bill setting up trial procedures for foreign terrorism suspects that Republican leaders are trying to push through Congress this week.

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