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21/05/2009

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Reports and discussion on President Obama's speech on the closure of Guantanamo Bay.

In depth reporting and analysis of today's leading global news stories.

Reports and discussion on President Obama's speech on closing Guantanamo Bay and defending American values.  

Jon Leyne in Tehran on the failure of all forty-two female candidates to make it onto the final list for the Iranian presidential election.

A victory for Britain's Gurkha veterans as the government relents and grants most the right to live in Britain. A poignant interview with a Gurkha who can stay.

And the staying power of former vice-president Dick Cheney. Love him or not, he's still making headlines. A report from Jon Donnison.

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