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Obama Withdraws Veto Threat After Lawmakers Alter Indefinite Detention Provisions

HeadlineDec 15, 2011

The Obama administration has withdrawn its veto threat of a military spending bill after lawmakers made adjustments to provisions on indefinite detention. The National Defense Authorization Act would authorize the military to jail anyone it considers a terrorism suspect anywhere in the world without charge or trial. After the White House vowed to veto the measure, House and Senate lawmakers made several revisions, including dropping a ban on civilian courts for al-Qaeda suspects and adding more leeway for exceptions on holding terror suspects in military custody. Although the White House says it is satisfied with the changes, civil liberties groups are continuing to denounce the bill.

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