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The following text is the verbatim letter I received from Senator Menendez. My own name is irrelevant, so it has been removed.

The question I had sent the senator, was a request for an explanation as to what power the government has to imprison Bradley Manning for eight months without a trial.

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Dear Mr. (citizen of New Jersey):

Thank you for contacting me to express your concern about the case of Pfc. Bradley Manning. I appreciate hearing your views on this matter and having the opportunity to respond.

Pfc. Bradley Manning, who worked as an intelligence analyst in Iraq, is being held at the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Va., while the Army determines whether he'll