January 20th, 2009
11:55 PM ET
9 years ago

Obama orders suspension of prosecutions at Gitmo

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GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (CNN) - In one of his first acts in office, President Obama has ordered the U.S. government to suspend prosecutions of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay for 120 days, a military spokesman said Tuesday.

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