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Obama vetoes $612 bn defense bill

US President Barack Obama vetoed a $612 billion defense spending bill Thursday, saying it resorted to budget "gimmicks," wastes money on unwanted programs and prevents the closure of Guantanamo Bay prison. Obama said the text agreed by the Republican-controlled Congress "falls wo

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Published 22 October 2015, 8:00 · Updated 21:47

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Obama vetoes $612 bn defense bill

US President Barack Obama vetoed a $612 billion defense spending bill Thursday, saying it resorted to budget "gimmicks," wastes money on unwanted programs and prevents the closure of Guantanamo Bay prison.

Obama said the text agreed by the Republican-controlled Congress "falls woefully short" in key areas, as he made a rare public show of vetoing a law.

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