Indefinite Detention Bill No Longer Faces Veto Threat From White House

[ via Huffington Post ] 15 Dec

The White House on Wednesday abandoned its threat to veto a defense bill that sets in stone the commander in chief's authority to indefinitely detain terrorism suspects, including Americans, in military custody.

The White House had earlier threatned to veto the bill, but reversed course shortly before the House vote.

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British PM threatens to veto EU treaty over financial tax

[ Irish Times ] 7 Dec

BRITISH PRIME minister David Cameron has raised the stakes over Friday’s crucial meeting of European Union leaders, warning that he will veto a new EU treaty unless it guarantees protections for London’s multibillion financial services industry.

The French and the Germans, and some other EU states  want a tax on all financial transactions, but the British argue that that would excessively penalise London – Europe’s dominant financial centre, and has consistently ruled it out.

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