Obama Closes Guantanamo

Ex-Gitmo Detainee, Al-Shihri, Joins Al Qaeda In Yemen

AP | MAGGIE MICHAEL | Posted 05.25.2011

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CAIRO, Egypt — A Saudi man released from Guantanamo after spending nearly six years inside the U.S. prison camp is now the No. 2 of Yemen's al-Q...

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Day One, A.B. (After Bush)

John Marshall | Posted 05.25.2011

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Making good on a campaign promise, Obama will close Gitmo, which houses 245 of the dangerous inmates in the world. It is expected that they will be relocated to a place they will fit in, like the DMV or the Post Office.

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Obama's First Day: War, Ethics, Recession, Guantanamo, Mideast (VIDEO, TRANSCRIPT)

Huffington Post/AP/NYT | Compiled by Katharine Zaleski | Posted 05.25.2011

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***Scroll down for video and Obama's full remarks*** On Obama's first day in office, Republicans expressed resistance to the Democratic stimulus plan...

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