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| Obama plunges into agenda at home |
| Obama plunges into agenda at home and abroad
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 22-January-2009
0:48:35 AM |
| US President Barack Obama is expected to issue an order on Thursday to close Guantanamo prison after a busy first full day in office that saw him meet his economic advisers and war council and plunge into Israeli-Palestinian peace diplomacy.
Obama's packed agenda signalled he was serious about meeting his promise to break sharply with his Republican predecessor George W Bush's policies at home and abroad.
He even managed to squeeze in one small but pressing matter - retaking his oath of office. Chief Justice John Roberts had inadvertently switched a word while administering it on Tuesday.
A draft executive order sets a one-year deadline to close the controversial US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where foreign terrorism suspects have been detained for years without trial.
Acting swiftly on Day One after his inauguration, Obama also ordered a full review of the US strategy in Afghanistan, where he has pledged to boost troop numbers, and told generals to take the first steps toward executing his campaign pledge to withdraw troops from Iraq
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