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US flag flies above razor wire at the Guantanamo Bay detention centre
Guantanamo closure plan ordered
US defence chief Robert Gates has ordered plans to be drafted for the closure of Guantanamo Bay, the Pentagon says.
Obama plans deadline
US hails Lisbon offer
Facing the accused

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The Japanese government forecasts that the country's economy will have zero growth in the next fiscal year.

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