Human rights advocates have called on Obama to seal the prison's fate with the stroke of a pen by signing an executive order on the day he takes office.
But the Obama transition team has said that no decision has been made on how to move ahead on the president-elect's commitment to shutter the facility. Analysts warn there is a host of complex issues that would need to be settled first, including what to do about the current military commissions system and ongoing trials.
Closing Guantanamo raises some nettlesome issues
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Today, Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) delivered a speech on the House floor urging Missouri Governor Mike...
Earlier this year, Oklahoma state lawmakers passed a historic law requiring reduced sentences for survivors of...
