Democrats

Ayotte sharpens attacks on Obama over Guantanamo detainees

Ayotte sharpens attacks on Obama over Guantanamo detainees

Evan Lips

WASHINGTON – New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte is ramping up her criticism of President Barack Obama's decision to release radical Islamic terror suspects from the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, proposing a ban on the transfer of detainees to prisons on American soil as well as the suspension of any further releases until September 2017.

The Nashua Republican, who is faces a tough re-election battle this year, has been a vocal critic of the Obama administration's efforts to release prisoners from Guantanamo and its desire to close the facility altogether. Last week, Ayotte announced she would block Obama's nominee to become the Pentagon's top lawyer until the release of a promised report on the status of detainees held in Guantanamo. Ayotte's battle could prove pivotal for her party's efforts to keep control of the Senate.

Better Future leader challenges Baker inaction on pipelines
Charlie Baker

Better Future leader challenges Baker inaction on pipelines

NBP Staff

The executive director of a Cambridge-based grassroots group that opposes the use of fossil fuels and favors the use of alternative energy recently penned a blog for the Huffington Post, criticizing Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker for not doing more to stop proposals that would increase the state's reliance on natural gas.

In an April 7 blog post entitled, "Charlie Baker:Technocrat or Plutocrat?" Craig Atlemose, head of the Better Future Project, wrote that Baker "sold himself to the Massachusetts electorate as a technocrat" who would act on reason and facts, but whether or not he acts to stop various proposals for increasing our supply of natural gas will reveal whether he is, in fact, a plutocrat who operates in the interest of big business, rather than the people.

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