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ACLU Calls on Obama to Close Guantanamo on Day One of Presidency
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has launched a new campaign today calling on President-elect Barack Obama to close the Guantanamo Bay prison and end the military commissions on the first day of his presidency.
ACLU urges Obama to quickly close Guantánamo camps, court
miamiherald.com — Civil liberties lawyers launch a feet-to-the-fire campaign in Monday's editions of The New York Times, a powerful... ad urging President-elect Barack Obama to order the closure of the Guantánamo prison camps and war court on inauguration day. (more) ACLU urges Obama to quickly close Guantánamo ...
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