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Holder vows Gitmo defendants will not be released in the U.S. By Susan Crabtree - 11/13/09 04:31 PM ET Attorney General Eric Holder has pledged not to allow the release of dangerous detainees in the United States if they are found not guilty in federal court or if their case is thrown out on a technicality.

He says Khalid Sheikh Mohammed who has described himself as the mastermind of the terror attack will be brought from Guantanamo Bay to New York along with four others, to face a trial in a federal civilian court just blocks from ground zero.

Self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be brought to trial in a civilian federal courthouse in New York, blocks from site of the devastating 2001 terror attacks.

This is a rush transcript from "On the Record," November 9, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.

Senator Jon Kyl and Rep. Spencer Bachus co-signed a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke last week opposing calls to delay the Dec.

If you want to be sure of reaching a destination, you need a map. It's the same with an ambitious goal like ramping up solar energy in America.

The U.S. Senate squashed an effort Thursday to include questions in the 2010 U.S. Census regarding immigration and citizenship status.

As the 48th and last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the Union, Arizona has always boasted of being a "maverick" state and populated with cowboy ingenuity and lots of presidential hopefuls.

The 2010 census will not include a controversial question about citizenship that critics said could have led to significant undercounts in Arizona and other states with large immigrant populations.

The second-ranking Republican in the United States Senate acknowledged on Thursday that he has had conversations with Sen.

A missile control treaty violated by one signatory is little better than no treaty at all.

Being female should not be a reason to deny health insurance coverage or to charge higher insurance rates.

Sen. Jon Kyl says he won't be following in Sen. John McCain's footsteps and making his own bid for president.

Last month, Sen. Jon Kyl introduced a health-reform-bill amendment that would have prevented the federal government from requiring insurers to offer any particular medical benefits.

Senate Minority Whip Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., left, speaks as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., listens, right, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct.

House Democrats reached agreement Wednesday on key elements of a health care bill that would vastly alter America's medical landscape, requiring virtually universal sign-ups and establishing a new government-run insurance option for millions.

Meet the Press : Sen. John Cornyn ; Sen. Charles Schumer ; Erin Burnett ; Andrew Ross Sorkin ; Roundtable : Jane Mayer , Joe Scarborough , Former Bush Adviser Dan Senor and Tavis Smiley .

October 21, 2009 Wednesday FINAL EDITION SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 5A LENGTH: 541 words HEADLINE: Poll: Americans skittish over health changes; But most trust president over GOP on issue BYLINE: John Fritze WASHINGTON -- Americans are increasingly worried about the cost and quality of medical care that could result from President Obama's effort to revamp ...

Afghan President Hamid Karzai Afghanistan's president and his main electoral challenger say the country's political future should be decided at the ballot box, not through the formation of a coalition government.

Top lawmakers sparred Sunday over the timing of President Obama's decision on how to move ahead in Afghanistan, with Republicans urging a quick move to boost troop levels and Democrats counseling patience.