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Senate Kills Graham Amendment

By | 11.05.09 | 6:55 pm

The Senate just tabled the amendment proposed by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) that would have prohibited use of Justice Department funds to prosecute the 9/11 terror suspects in U.S. federal courts. Effectively, that means it’s dead.

The amendment, S.A. 2669, to the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies More…

Graham Amendment Would Bar Trials of Terror Suspects in Federal Court

By | 11.05.09 | 2:49 pm

When I wrote my earlier post about the group of illustrious Americans urging the Obama administration to close Guantanamo and bring suspected terrorists to justice in U.S. federal courts, I neglected to mention that Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), joined by Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Jim More…