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Obama says he still will close Guantanamo prison

Jan. 5, 2010
President Barack Obama says he remains committed to closing the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba. Obama's renewed pledge Tuesday to shutter the controversial prison came as he also said there were no plans to transfer any more detainees from Guantanamo...
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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