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From: The Washington Times | November 17, 2009
House Republicans say they'll make Democrats feel the political heat for President Obama's decision to try Sept. 11 attack plotters in U.S. civilian courts by trying to force a vote on a bill to block those trials. Republicans will launch a discharge petition -- which means if a majority of House members sign on, then the bill would automatically be brought to the floor for a vote, despite the objections of Democratic leaders who control the chamber's schedule. House Minority Leader John Boehner, Ohio Republican, said the Obama administration's decision to move 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others ...
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