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Obama preparing order to close Gitmo
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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.
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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Obama to order Guantanamo Bay prison closed
cnn.com - 1/12/2009
Obama to order Guantanamo Bay prison closed
— cnn.com — President-elect Barack Obama is expected to sign an order closing the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.... (more) Obama to order Guantanamo Bay prison closed

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Obama To Order Closing Of Gitmo
Oliver Willis — Just one part of making America into America again. 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 unlikely the detention facility at the Navy base in Cuba will be closed anytime soon. In an interview last weekend, Obama said it would be ‘a challenge’ to close it even within the first 100 days of his administration. But the order, which ...

Bush admits "authorizing torture" - or did he?
Wizbang — ... will be a bit tougher -- getting Democrats to admit that they and the Republicans were actually on the same side at the onset of the War On Terror, before the issue of detention and interrogation became so politically polarized. If we can get both sides to agree that the ultimate goal of our domestic and foreign policies should be the safety of America, then we will have made real progress. Unfortunately, President-Elect Obama's selection of Leon Panetta to head the CIA, and his insistence on closing Gitmo (with or without a clear plan for the fate of its prisoners) means ...

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