Gitmo Detainees No Longer 'enemy Combatants'

Gitmo detainees no longer 'enemy combatants'

In a dramatic break with the Bush administration, the Justice Department on Friday announced it is doing away with the designation of "enemy combatants," which allowed the United States to hold suspected terrorists at length without criminal charges.

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