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Thursday, August 04, 2011  Capt. Mary Kim Kenney-Gutshall takes command of the Naval Health Clinic in Charleston Thursday.

Thursday, May 12, 2011  House panel OKs defense bill, votes to delay law allowing gays to serve openly

Tuesday, March 08, 2011  Obama allows new military trials at Guantanamo after 2-year ban; could include 9/11 suspects

Monday, December 20, 2010  Taliban show their reach with attacks on Afghan security forces in north and Kabul, killing 13.

Thursday, November 18, 2010  First Gitmo conviction unlikely to help Obama close prison; GOP vows to block more transfers

Monday, November 15, 2010  Juror seeks removal from bombing case, signaling deadlock, but NY judge keeps jury talking

Monday, October 25, 2010  Updated with new text, AP video included

Friday, January 22, 2010  US Officials: 35 Gitmo detainees recommended for trials or commissions in the United States

Monday, January 18, 2010  Questions over deaths of 3 Gitmo detainees raised by magazine article

Friday, January 15, 2010  Officials tell The Associated Press that Hambali, an Indonesian linked to Osama bin Laden, is one of several detainees being considered for Washington trials.

Tuesday, January 05, 2010  President Barack Obama asserted on Tuesday that the U.S. government had enough information to foil the attempted bombing on a Christmas Day airline flight but intelligence agencies "failed to connect the dots."

Wednesday, December 23, 2009  Congressional roadblocks may keep Guantanamo prison open til 2011 as Ill. replacement readied

Thursday, December 17, 2009  Judge: Courts can handle trials of Guantanamo detainees; some gangs are more deadly

Tuesday, December 15, 2009  Senator Jim DeMint criticized an Obama administration decision Tuesday to move detainees from Guantanamo Bay to American soil, saying the move needlessly puts Americans at risk.

Monday, November 30, 2009  South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster is visiting a Navy brig in the Charleston area that could hold Guantanamo Bay detainees.