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On the recordJanuary 4, 2010
We will close Guantanamo prison, which has damaged our national security interests and become a tremendous recruiting tool for Al Qaida.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks Following a Meeting on Improving Homeland Security

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