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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 to meet Guantanamo deadline: top aide

AFP – SINGAPORE (AFP) – US President Barack Obama pressed Sunday for Myanmar’s military junta to release democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, during a landmark encounter with the regime’s prime minister, the White House said.

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Obama tells Myanmar PM: Release Suu Kyi

AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – A Democratic US senator on Friday unveiled details of a plan to create a tax credit for businesses that create jobs, as the White House has called a December summit to tackle sky-high unemployment.

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US senator unveils tax credit for jobs

Reuters – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House Counsel Gregory Craig, who has played a central role in the Obama administration’s rocky efforts to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, said on Friday he was resigning.

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Obama aide who guided Guantanamo policy is resigning

AFP – TOKYO (AFP) – President Barack Obama’s top lawyer Greg Craig is expected to officially resign Friday, with the White House admitting it may miss its one-year deadline to close the Guantanamo Bay prison camp.

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Obama top lawyer expected to quit: sources

Reuters – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House Counsel Gregory Craig, who has tried to lead the closure of the Guantanamo Bay military prison, intends to resign on Friday, the Washington Post and the New York Times reported.

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White House counsel to resign: reports

AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – The White House is set to announce a key decision on where to prosecute a number of Guantanamo Bay detainees, including five men accused of planning the September 11, 2001 attacks.

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Deadline nears over 9/11 accused at Guantanamo