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Published 1/21/2009 by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart at CNN Political Ticker
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (CNN) — In one of his first acts in office, President Obama has ordered the U.S. government to suspend prosecutions of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay for 120 days, a military spokesman said Tuesday.
      
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