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Rep. Mark Kirk Taking Local Heat For Gitmo Stance
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| Contributor | Jason |
| Last Edited | Jason Nov 19, 2009 04:42pm |
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| Category | General |
| Author | Christina Bellantoni |
| News Date | Wednesday, November 18, 2009 12:40:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL) has been one of the most prominent critics of a possible plan to transfer Guantanamo Bay detainees to a prison in Thomson, Illinois.
As we wrote yesterday, some conservatives favor it, and the local community sees it as an economic boon. (The Senate defeated a Republican measure to block funding for the detainee transfer today.)
But Kirk, seeking the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate, said today on Fox News he thinks it should be up to the voters. He said it's a "decision bigger than any one senator" and said the "risk is unnecessary."
The Chicago Sun-Times called it a political move, editorializing today: "Kirk's scare talk might do him wonders with the GOP base, but it won't convince a single terrorist that this nation has a backbone." |
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