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White House to Give Congress Plan for Closing Guantánamo

HeadlineFeb 23, 2016

The White House is expected to submit its plan for closing Guantánamo prison to Congress today. Despite Obama’s pledge to close the prison as one of his first acts after taking office in 2009, there are still 91 prisoners there, 35 of whom have been cleared for release.

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