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talkleft.com - 1/11/2009
Obama: Gitmo Will Take Time to Close
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During the presidential campaign, Barack Obama said he would close Guantanamo during his first 100 days in office. This morning, on ABC 's This Week with Stephanopoulos , he backtracked: "It is more difficult than I think a lot of people realize," the President-elect explained. "Part of the ...
Obama: Gitmo Likely Won't Close in His First 100 Days
abcnews.go.com - 1/11/2009
Obama: Gitmo Likely Won't Close in His First 100 Days
— abcnews.go.com — President-elect Barack Obama said this weekend that he does not expect to close Guantanamo Bay in his... first 100 days in office. "I think it's going to take some time and our legal teams are working in consultation with our national security apparatus ... (more) Obama: Gitmo Likely Won't Close in His First 100 Days

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google.com - 1/12/2009
The Associated Press: Obama preparing order to close Gitmo
— google.com — 2 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) Advisers to President-elect Barack Obama say one of his first duties in... office will be to order the closing of the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay. That executive order is expected during Obama's first week on the ... (more) The Associated Press: Obama preparing order to close Gitmo

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Advisers say Obama preparing to close Gitmo - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com - 1/12/2009
Advisers say Obama preparing to close Gitmo - Yahoo! News
— news.yahoo.com — WASHINGTON President-elect Barack Obama is preparing to issue an executive order his first week in office —... and perhaps his first day — to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay , according to two presidential transition team advisers. It's ... (more) Advisers say Obama preparing to close Gitmo - Yahoo! News

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'It Is More Difficult Than I Think a Lot of People Realize'
JammieWearingFool — ... will close. "I don't want to be ambiguous about this. We are going to close Guantanamo and we are going to make sure that the procedures we set up are ones that abide by our constitution. That is not only the right thing to do but it actually has to be part of our broader national security strategy because we will send a message to the world that we are serious about our values . Do our values include stupidity? Apparently. Speaking of the angry left, they're upset Bush won't be put on trial for war crimes . Hey, you can always ...

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