City of Marion Hoping to Host Gitmo Transplants

City is Seeking Out Any of the More than 200 Detainees from Cuba's Guantanamo Bay Lockup The federal prison in Marion has housed spies, a Columbia druglord and even mobster John Gotti. Now, the southern Illinois city's mayor is rolling out the welcome mat to terror suspects. Marion is part of a small contingent of U.S. cities seeking out any of the more than 200 detainees from Cuba's Guantanamo Bay lockup, which President Barack Obama hopes to... [read full story]                    

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