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President Bush discusses the creation of military commissions to try suspected terrorists during a speech at the White House today. He announced the transfer of 14 high-value terrorist detainees from CIA custody to confinement at the Defense Department’s detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

DETAINEE LEGISLATION

President Bush discusses the creation of military commissions to try suspected terrorists during a speech at the White House today. He announced the transfer of 14 high-value terrorist detainees from CIA custody to confinement at the Defense Department’s detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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