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Sunday, June 26, 2005

FOXNews.com - Gitmo Conditions Have Improved

For all of you who are so concerned about this issue:

FOXNews.com - Politics - Gitmo Conditions Have Improved

And here's some more about Durbin:

From Brit Hume, Fox News, 6/23/2005-

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine:

It turns out the decisive factor that brought Illinois Senator Dick Durbin to apologize for those controversial remarks on Guantanamo Bay was Chicago Mayor and fellow Democrat Richard Daley's criticism of him.

According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Durbin had no intention of backing away from his comments Tuesday morning, and Senate Democrats were preparing to defend him further. But then Durbin heard Daley had called his remarks a "disgrace," and said he should apologize. Durbin was blindsided.

At about the same time, Daley — realizing his remarks were about to be national news — phoned Durbin to say he didn't mean any harm. But Durbin was already on the Senate floor, apologizing.

Also, in the interest of fairness:

Durbin Apologizes Again to Vets

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