Bush veto keeps torture techniques on the board

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US PRESIDENT George Bush has used his veto to halt a congressional effort to limit the CIA's latitude to subject terrorism suspects to harsh interrogation techniques.

The bill would have explicitly prohibited methods such as waterboarding. This technique, in which restrained prisoners are threatened with drowning, has been much criticised.

The veto deepens the President's battle with assertive Democrats in Congress over issues at the heart of his legacy.

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