Senate limits detainee treatment despite veto threat
6th Oct 2005, 18:30 GMT
Setting up a possible veto showdown with the White House, the Senate voted overwhelmingly for an amendment to a Pentagon spending bill that sets standards for the treatment of prisoners in U.S. military custody.
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