Congress OKs bill banning Guantanamo detainees from US

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress sent President Barack Obama a $607 billion defense policy bill Tuesday that bans moving Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainees to the United States — something Obama has been trying to do since he was sworn in as president in 2009.
The Senate’s 91-3 vote gave final legislative approval to the measure. The House overwhelmingly passed it last week, 370-58.
Obama does not like the Guantanamo provisions, but so far has not threatened to veto it. The overwhelming