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December 5, 2011

White House Renews Military Spending Bill Veto Threat Over Indefinite Detention 
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The White House appears to be standing by a threat to veto a military
spending bill for its inclusion of a controversial provision expanding
the use of indefinite detention. The measure would authorize the
military to jail anyone it considers a terrorism suspect without charge
or trial anywhere in the word, including the United States. The Senate
approved it last week as part of the larger National Defense
Authorization Act. On Friday, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney
said President Obama's advisers will recommend a veto, but stopped short
of saying a veto is assured.



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