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A key report on the detention of terrorism suspects ordered by US President Barack Obama will be delayed by six months, officials have said. | A key report on the detention of terrorism suspects ordered by US President Barack Obama will be delayed by six months, officials have said. |
President Obama commissioned the report as part of his efforts to close the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay. | President Obama commissioned the report as part of his efforts to close the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay. |
The fate of Guantanamo inmates has caused divisions in Washington. | The fate of Guantanamo inmates has caused divisions in Washington. |
Another report on the interrogation of suspects and their transfer to other countries would be delayed by two months, administration officials said. | Another report on the interrogation of suspects and their transfer to other countries would be delayed by two months, administration officials said. |
However, a task force did send an interim report setting out legal goals for handling terrorism suspects in the future. | |
Obama administration officials say the president's goal of closing Guantanamo Bay by the beginning of 2010 still holds. |