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Judge Grants Obama's Request on Gitmo

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
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A military judge quickly approves the president's request to suspend the war crimes trial of Canadian Omar Khadr.

First in a series of delays sought by Obama to stop prosecuting prisoners at Gitmo for 120 days.

WashPost: "The legal maneuver appears designed to provide the Obama administration time to refashion the prosecution system..."

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