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Obama moves to regain initiative on Guantanamo closure

May. 20, 2009
The president will speak Thursday to defend his plans in the face of growing opposition. One option may be to hold detainees indefinitely without trial. President Obama signaled his intention Wednesday to press forward on his plan to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, despite a growing challenge...
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McCain criticizes Guantanamo plan

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WASHINGTON, May 10 (UPI) -- Arizona Sen. John McCain lashed out at President Barack Obama on Sunday over his plans to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Congress questions Obama's Gitmo plans

WASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) -- Congressional Republicans and Democrats are sharply questioning plans by President Obama to close the Guantanamo Bay military prison, officials say.
Prosecutors face dilemma with detainees

Prosecutors face dilemma with detainees

WASHINGTON, May 4 (UPI) -- U.S. prosecutors may have to accept lesser sentences for terrorism detainees if they are convicted in the federal court system, legal analysts say.

France offers to take a Gitmo detainee

PARIS, April 4 (UPI) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday his country would agree to take a single Guantanamo detainee, apparently one with ties to France.

Decisions loom on Bagram detainee base

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- While the U.S administration has ordered the closing of a controversial military detention facility in Cuba, another in Afghanistan still looms, experts say.

Al-Qaida ramps up anti-Obama rhetoric

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The inauguration of Barack Obama as U.S. president is causing problems for al-Qaida, which used the polarizing George Bush as a recruiting tool, experts say.

Obama's first day as president a full one

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Foreign policy will dominate Barack Obama's first official day as U.S. president, aides said Tuesday.

Obama to close Gitmo

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- President-elect Barack Obama plans to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, shortly after taking office this month, a source said.

Britain to help close Guantanamo prison

LONDON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Britain plans to accept foreign terror suspects from Guantanamo Bay so Barack Obama can close it when he becomes U.S. president, The Times of London says.

ACLU urges Obama to close Gitmo

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The American Civil Liberties Union says it has started an ad campaign urging U.S. President-elect Barack Obama to close the Guantanamo Bay prison camp.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch