Published 1/15/2009
by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart
at CNN Political Ticker
President-elect Obama's pick for attorney general said Thursday that the incoming administration will close the Gitmo detention facility.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Attorney General designate Eric Holder said Thursday that the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba will be closed after President-elect Obama takes office, but not as soon as the administration would like.
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