Obama Signs Hate Crimes Bill

President Barack Obama signs the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, which includes the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, October 28, 2009. Standing, from left: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Michael Mullen, United States Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Chairman of Armed Services Carl Levin

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