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cnn.com - 1/23/2009

Obama signs order to close Guantanamo Bay facility

— cnn.com — A guard keeps watch from a tower at the military facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.... (more) Obama signs order to close Guantanamo Bay facility

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experts.foreignpolicy.com - 1/22/2009

Closing Guantanamo is way harder than you think

— experts.foreignpolicy.com — Closing Gitmo is the right decision; now the really hard work starts. by Matthew Waxman Today, U.S.... President Barack Obama suspended military commissions at the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and it is widely expected ... (more) Closing Guantanamo is way harder than you think

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gallup.com - 1/22/2009

Americans Send No Clear Mandate on Guantanamo Bay

— gallup.com — WASHINGTON, D.C. -- With President Barack Obama already taking action relating to the U.S. prison Guantanamo Bay... on his first full day in office, Americans are sending no clear mandate on the issue. Slightly more think the United States should not ... (more) Americans Send No Clear Mandate on Guantanamo Bay

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Jules Crittenden — ... via Yahoo News : Obama admin circulates a draft order to close Gitmo in a year. You can call that a pander if you want, or you could call it a major toe in the water. Key details:  Closing the facility in Cuba“would further the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States and the interests of justice,” read the draft prepared for the new president’s signature. While some of the detainees currently held at Guantanamo would be released, others would be transferred elsewhere and later put on trial under terms to be determined. It was not known when ...