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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.
Australia and Papua New Guinea have agreed to close a detention center in Manus Island, but the fate of 800 refugees held in the camp remains unclear.
U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan says House Republicans are preparing legal action in case President Obama tries to transfer Guantanamo detainees to the U.S.. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz calls on President Obama to not only keep the military prison at Guantanamo Bay open, but to "expand it." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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).
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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