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Published 1/22/2009 at Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to issue an order on Thursday to close Guantanamo prison after a busy first full day in office that saw him meet his economic advisers and war council and plunge into Israeli-Palestinian peace diplomacy.
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