Barack Obama actually said...

Not only will this help address the urgent overcrowding problem at our Nation's Federal prisons, but it will also help achieve our goal of closing the detention center at Guantanamo in a timely, secure, and lawful manner.

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Stating the dual benefits of acquiring the Thomson facility.

01/21/2009

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