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Published: 04 October, 2009, 15:52

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TAGS: Obama, Politics, Human rights, Terrorism, Law, USA

President Obama has only two months left to keep his promise to close the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison, but the chances of meeting the deadline are fading, with the White House blaming legal complications for delays.

Online reporter Lori “The Resident” Harfenist finds out what people in New York think about it.

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