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U.S. President Barack Obama outlines his plan to close the Guantanamo detention facility and urges Congress to give the plan a "fair hearing" before his time in office is up. Jillian Kitchener reports.
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White House spokesman Josh Earnest says President Obama is still committed to closing the U.S. prison for terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
On Tuesday, U.S. President Barack Obama submitted to Congress a plan to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. Obama hopes to fulfill a campaign promise and one of his national security goals to shut the facility down.
U.S. President Barack Obama and the Defense Department submit a plan to ultimately close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, with Obama urging Congress to give the plan a "fair hearing." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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