Fri 30 Oct 2009
Obama signs law blocking release of torture photos
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Daniel Tencer Raw Story 10/30/09
President Barack Obama received a great deal of media attention on Wednesday for signing a historic hate-crimes bill into law. But, on the same day, the US president also signed a Homeland Security spending bill that received far less attention, even though it effectively blocks efforts by activists to reveal photos of detainee abuse in US custody. (more…)