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A Kansas senator wants to require President Barack Obama to give Congress a 90-day notice before moving to close the detainee prison at Guantanamo Bay. Republican Sen. Sam Brownback introduced a bill Wednesday. It also would require the president to provide a study regarding the feasibility of closing Guantanamo or transferring the detainees to any other location. One site often mentioned is the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, along with Camp Pendleton, Calif., and a Navy brig in South Carolina. The Associated Press obtained a copy of a draft executive order being prepared by the Obama administration. It orders the Pentagon to close Guantanamo within a year, but doesn't specify where the detainees would be transferred. ~ Via KAKE News.

Sen. Sam Brownback has invited Barack Obama to Fort Leavenworth, saying the president-elect should see for himself that Guantanamo Bay detainees shouldn't be moved to Kansas. Brownback, a Kansas Republican, extended the invitation Monday. A day earlier, Obama appeared on ABC News' "This Week" and said closing the detainee operations at Guantanamo Bay was one of his biggest challenges in taking office. Fort Leavenworth's U.S. Disciplinary Barracks has been mentioned as a potential site for moving the detainees, along with a site in California and South Carolina. Brownback and Kansas Republican Rep. Lynn Jenkins have introduced legislation to block spending any federal money to move detainees to Fort Leavenworth. My Comment: I think the best place for the Guantanamo detainees to move would be the White House. They should move in at the same time Barack Obama does so he can keep an eye on them. ~ Via KAKE News.