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A federal judge this morning ordered five detainees freed from Guantanamo Bay, according to the New York Times.

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — In unusually pointed remarks at a rally, Sen. Barack Obama ripped into Republicans for undermining the rule of law, blasted Gov. Sarah Palin for “mocking” the Constitution and assailed the Bush administration for talking tough while failing to apprehend Osama bin Laden.
The Democratic nominee, in answering a question about civil liberties [...]