Senate panel advances Guantanamo bill, White House promises veto

A U.S. Senate panel voted narrowly on Thursday to advance a bill that would bar most transfers of prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay detention center until after President Barack Obama's presidency, which the White House has promised to veto. The Senate Armed Services committee voted 14-12 for the measure during a meeting that was closed to the public. The bill, among other things, prohibits transfers to Yemen for the next two years, continues bans on transfers to the Untied States, suspends