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Obama: Guantanamo Will Not Be Closed in First 100 Days

HeadlineJan 12, 2009

On Sunday, President-elect Barack Obama was asked on ABC’s This Week if he plans to close Guantanamo in his first 100 days.

President-elect Barack Obama: “That is a challenge. I think it’s going to take some time, and our legal teams are working in consultation with our national security apparatus, as we speak, to help design exactly what we need to do.”

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