Closing Gitmo

Closing Guantanamo Bay Fades As A Priority

New York Times | CHARLIE SAVAGE | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stymied by political opposition and focused on competing priorities, the Obama administration has sidelined efforts to close the Guantánamo prison, m...

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Sam Stein

Robert Gibbs: We Don't Know When Gitmo Will Be Closed

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Friday marks the one-year anniversary of President Obama's pledge to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay within the year. And, as anyone wh...

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The Fall Of Greg Craig

TIME | Massimo Calabresi and Michael Weisskopf | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nearly 100 days after Barack Obama entered office, his top White House lawyer, Greg Craig, braced the President's senior advisers for a potentially ex...

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Holder: Guantanamo Closing Might Be Made More Difficult By Lawmakers

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday he is worried that lawmakers' opposition to bringing terrorist suspects held at the milit...

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Guantánamo Closing Faces Major Hurdles And Headaches For The White House

New York Times | DAVID JOHNSTON and ELISABETH BUMILLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- With six months left before a White House deadline, the Obama administration is struggling with legal, political and logistical problems...

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