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  • Senate moves fast on tribunals issue

    07/01/2006 11:52:14 AM PDT · by ncountylee · 23 replies · 675+ views
    Baltimore Sun ^ | July 1, 2006 | Jill Zuckman
    WASHINGTON -- Congress is moving quickly to begin writing legislation to allow the creation of military tribunals, reacting to a Supreme Court decision this week that repudiated the Bush administration's use of such tribunals to try Guantanamo detainees without authorization from Congress. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, a Tennessee Republican, said he would introduce legislation on the tribunals after the July Fourth recess, which extends through next week. Minority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, has said he wants to work with the White House on crafting a bill. And Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter, a Pennsylvania Republican, introduced...