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  • Congressional Panel Votes To Extend Rights To Terror Suspects

    05/26/2007 6:39:36 PM PDT · by TaxPayer2000 · 23 replies · 902+ views
    AHN ^ | May 26, 2007 11:35 a.m. EST | Christopher Rizo - AHN Staff Writer
    Washington, D.C. (AHN) - Legislation aimed at extending legal protections to terror suspects cleared a Congressional panel this week with the backing of Democrats, who worry that detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, may be denied due process. The proposal, approved by the Senate Armed Services Committee, would, among other things, restrict the type of evidence that could be used against terror suspects. It would also narrow the legal definition of an enemy combatant and give detainees access to lawyers. That would help the approximately 380 detainees at the naval instillation. Currently, only so-called high-value terror suspects selected for prosecution are...