Craig taking heat as January closing deadline slips away
(NEWSER) - The Obama administration's promise to close Guantanamo Bay within a year is in serious danger of being broken, and White House counsel Greg Craig may be leaving his post because of it, senior officials say. Craig ordered the January deadline after being advised not to by outgoing Bush administration officials and "the entire civil service," sources tell the Washington Post. He is no longer leading the team tasked with closing the detention center, which is quickly trying to regroup, officials say. More»