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State Republicans say No Gitmo Detainees in Colorado

By Andrea Chalfin

· Jan. 23, 2009, 5:34 pm

Republican state lawmakers are circulating a petition criticizing Governor Bill Ritter for saying he would support Guantanamo Bay prisoners being housed in Colorado. The state is home to "Supermax," one of four federal prisons the Obama administration is considering moving Guantanamo detainees to. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.

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