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FTN: Gitmo A "Perfect Place" For Terrorists

Senate Minority Leader Says GOP Will Work To Keep Military Prison Open

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FTN: Durbin: Hard To Support Health Care Tax

Defends Obama On "Face The Nation," But Wary Of Democratic Proposal On Employer-Based Benefits

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Remembering Tim Russert

Schieffer Says He Delighted In Scooping His "Meet The Press" Competitor, But Also Shared A Love Of Baseball

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FTN: Gingrich Opts To "Reframe" Racist Tweet

Former House Speaker Says It Was Sotomayor's Words, Not Judge Herself, That Were Racist

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FTN: Concerns About Detainees Becoming Martyrs

Senior Obama Advisor Axelrod Says No Final Decision On Whether To Accept Guilty Pleas At Gitmo



FTN: Gingrich Responds To Powell-Cheney Debate

Former Speaker Talks About His Future, And That Of His Party

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FTN: Political Theater In Critics v. Sotomayor

Journalists Discuss Racism And Empathy Surrounding Sotomayor Nomination And How One Case May Or May Not Derail It

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FTN: Senators On Sotomayor And Racism

Kyl, Feinstein Debate Charges Against Obama's Supreme Court Pick And Empathy On The Bench

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FTN: Firefighters Case "Red Hot" For Sotomayor

Judge's Decision In New Haven Race Case May Play Role In Her Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings

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Back On Planet Earth

Schieffer Says Obama Has Learned A Presidential Lesson About Turning Promises To Actions



FTN: Powell: Cheney Misinformed

Fomer Secretary Of State Answers Criticism From Ex-VP; Says He's Still A Republican But GOP Needs Makeover

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FTN: Powell: I Have "No Idea" If Torture Works

But Former Secretary Of State Says It Would Have Been "Inforgivable" If U.S. Didn't Take Steps To Prevent Another Attack



FTN: Powell: Obama Didn't Handle Gitmo Well

Former Secretary Of State Says President Erred In Taking Issue To Congress Without Plan



Honoring Soldiers In (And Out Of) Uniform

Schieffer Comments On The Now-Famous Soldier In Pink Boxers

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