PETE SHEEHAN

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Watching Gitmo

With President Obama’s announcement that he intends to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Register takes a look at issues surrounding torture, the detention of suspected terrorists, and the question of whether to extend constitutional protections to noncitizens.

N.Y. Holy Ground

“I’m so grateful the Pope would come like this,” said Dorry Tompsett of Garden City, N.Y., whose husband, Stephen, died in terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. She spoke to the Register after Pope Benedict led prayers at Ground Zero.

Peace, Poverty and The Pope

When Pope Benedict XVI addresses the United Nations this month, U.N. observers expect that the Pope might have much to say on issues ranging from poverty to terrorism to abortion.