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Obama to act fast on Guantánamo

WASHINGTON, January 12 – US President-elect Barack Obama will issue an executive order, probably within his first week in office, to close the prison at the US Naval base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, an Obama transition adviser said on Monday.

Despite such an order, the prison is unlikely to be shut right away until a solution is found on where to house its occupants.

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