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WASHINGTON (Thomson Financial) - The White House has denied a US media report that it could close the Guantanamo Bay prison camp soon.'No decisions on the future of Guantanamo Bay are imminent and there will not be a White House meeting' on Friday, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said.The Washington Post on Friday cited 'numerous officials' as saying that top members of President George W Bush's administration were talking about closing the camp on a US naval base in Cuba where around 375 'war on terror' detainees are being held.tf.TFN-Europe_newsdesk@thomson.comsljCOPYRIGHTCopyright AFX News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News.
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