Obama weighs how to close Gitmo prison
President Obama considers smaller steps toward ending the Guantanamo Bay detention facility as Congress blocks transfers. With 100 of 166 prisoners on hunger strike and force feeding continuing, Obama pushes a renewed closure effort, reviewing options and potentially reappointing a senior State Department official to focus on transfers.
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Explosive West plant probe aims for May finish
The West Fertilizer Co blast investigation may wrap in two weeks with a May 10 target for origin and cause. Officials caution the cause may remain unknown, as the deadly explosion killed 14 and injured 200, mostly responders at the scene.
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