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Surprise: Obama to issue order to close Gitmo in first week
Surprise: Obama to issue order to close Gitmo in first week
Maybe on Inauguration Day itself , lest the left have to suffer even one more sleepless night. [...] Read the rest »
 Obama: Gitmo Likely Won't Close in His First 100 Days
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
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
Advisers say Obama preparing to close Gitmo - Yahoo! News
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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The Morni…er, Afternoon Scramble - 1/12/2009
No Runny Eggs — ... Allahpundit found the expiration dates of Barack Obama’s words have expiration dates - it seems he won’t even wait until the 21st to order Club Gitmo closed even if the order will be slow-played. ...

Any Takers?
Weekly Standard Blog — ... Isn't there one Democrat who will stand up and save his or her party from its staggering hypocrisy? Perhaps Speaker Pelosi should volunteer her district. San Francisco might not yet have a proper facility to hold these terrorists, but, as Allahpundit suggested, the construction of a new prison might be a good job for Obama's new W.P.A. ...

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