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Obama to lay framework for closing Gitmo

May. 21, 2009
President Obama on Thursday will try to take the reins on the debate over national security and rally support for his plan to shutter the military prison at Guantanamo Bay in what his administration is billing as a major address.
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Bush has warning about Gitmo closing

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush has warned his successor that closing the Guantanamo Bay detention center could boomerang, The Washington Times says.

Closing Gitmo may take up to a year

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Closing the controversial military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, could take months and perhaps a year, experts said.

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ACLU urges Obama to close Gitmo

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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