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Ayotte sharpens attacks on Obama over Guantanamo detainees

Ayotte sharpens attacks on Obama over Guantanamo detainees

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 releas

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 releas…