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Republicans try to block Guantánamo detainees from state prisons: Party members in Congress introduce legislation seeking to prevent inmates from being held near their electorates (Daniel Nasaw, 2/17/09, guardian.co.uk)

Republicans in at least six states are seeking to block the White House from transferring Guantánamo Bay detainees to their districts, in what critics call an effort to stymie Barack Obama's efforts to close the prison.