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Obama Abandons 'Enemy Combatant'

US News | Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 12:55:03 pm PDT

The Justice Department says they will no longer describe the detainees at Guantanamo Bay as “enemy combatants.”

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is abandoning one of President George W. Bush’s key phrases in the war on terrorism: enemy combatant.

In court filings Friday, the Justice Department said it will no longer use the term to justify holding prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.

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