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Activists wearing orange jumpsuits mark the 100th day of prisoners' hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay during a protest in front of the White House in Washington May 17, 2013.

Obama Plan to Close Guantanamo Prison Faces Significant Obstacles

Congress has blocked closing facility and many US communities do not want Guantanamo detainees in prisons close by More

President Barack Obama speaks at US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., May 24, 2013

Obama: Sexual Assaults Threaten Military Strength

President discusses issue during commencement address at US Naval Academy More

FILE- Unmanned Predator B drone, taken November 8, 2011.

Pakistan Reiterates Opposition to US Drone Strikes

Day earlier US President Barack Obama justified 'constrained' drone usage to save livesMore

Victims of Oklahoma Tornado Get Help From Near and Far

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Hundreds of people lost their homes from the tornado More

President Barack Obama talks about national security, May 23, 2013, at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington.

Video Obama Outlines Limits on Drone Use in Counterterrorism War

During National Defense University speech, President Obama justified secretive military tactic as 'narrowly targeting' al-Qaida terrorist group More

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Video Soldiers Place US Flags in Arlington Cemetery for Memorial Day

On Memorial Day - Monday, May 27 this year - Americans remember those in the military who died while serving their country. Ahead of that day, soldiers place American flags in front of the more than 360,000 gravestones in Arlington National Cemetery, outside Washington. VOA’s Deborah Block brings us to the famous military cemetery for what is known as the Flags-In Ceremony.
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Marion Cotillard poses during a photocall for the film "The Immigrant" at the 66th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 24, 2013.

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In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, rescue boats approach victims at their vehicles in the Skagit River after the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge in Mount Vernon, Wash., May 23, 2013.

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