Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

Obama Praised, Pummeled on Gitmo and KSM

Susan Crabtree | April 4, 2011, 2:35PM

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)

President Obama took a long-awaited drubbing on his broken campaign promise of closing the detainee prison facility at Guantanamo Bay after news broke Monday that Attorney General Eric Holder had reversed plans to try 9/11 conspirators in federal court in New York City and will instead have them stand trial before military commissions at the U.S. base in Cuba.

The administration's decision is a 180-degree about-face from earlier plans announced in November 2009.

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Lamar Smith

White House Signals Intent To Work With GOP On Their Immigration Ideas

Jillian Rayfield | December 29, 2010, 8:45AM

Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TN)

Immigration groups eager to see reform might not have been happy with Rep. Lamar Smith's (R-TX) proposal to expand the E-Verify program, but they're unlikely to be any more pleased with the White House's response to it. President Obama has previously expressed support for the program, and the White House today left open the possibility of working to achieve Smith's vision.

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