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AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama remains committed to closing the controversial Guantanamo Bay prison, but may not meet a January 2010 deadline, a top White House aide said on Sunday.

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Obama may not meet Guantanamo deadline: top aide

AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama remains committed to closing the controversial Guantanamo Bay prison, but may not meet a January 2010 deadline, a top White House aide said on Sunday.

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Obama to meet Guantanamo deadline: top aide

AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – The Obama administration is considering relocating some Guantanamo detainees to a mostly vacant prison in the president’s home state of Illinois, US media reported.

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Illinois prison mulled for Guantanamo inmates: report

Reuters – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans Friday condemned the Obama administration’s decision to prosecute five September 11 suspects in a U.S. court in New York rather than at the Guantanamo Bay military base as “irresponsible.”

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Republicans blast Obama decision on Gitmo

Reuters – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans Friday condemned the Obama administration’s decision to prosecute five September 11 suspects in a U.S. court in New York rather than at the Guantanamo Bay military base as “irresponsible.”

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AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama Friday announced the resignation of one his key legal advisors, Greg Craig, who has battled for almost a year with the thorny problem of trying to close Guantanamo Bay.

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Obama Guantanamo advisor steps down

AFP – BRUSSELS (AFP) – Guantanamo Bay was used as a “recruiting tool” for terrorism more than anything else, US homeland security chief Janet Napolitano said Friday, during a visit to the European parliament.

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Guantanamo became a recruiting tool for terrorism: Napolitano