'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America
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The top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee broke with President Obama Tuesday and struck a deal with Republicans on the contentious issue of handling and prosecuting terrorism-suspect detainees, clearing the way for the defense-policy bill to be voted on next week.

Republican Sen. Orrin G. Hatch of Utah says he'll oppose Solicitor General Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court.