President Obama Signs National Defense Authorization Act (video)
youtube.com 10/28/2009 — The President is joined by Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and others as he signs a bill that will both provide for the countrys ...

President Obama Signs Defense Bill That Further Rolls Back Key Bush-Era Policies
onthehillblog.blogspot.com 10/30/2009 — While its hate crimes provision is grabbing most of the headlines, progressives also are cheering other measures contained within a massive defense bill signed into law by President Obama.

ACLU Urges Secretary Gates Not To Block Release Of Torture Photos
aclu.org 10/27/2009 — WASHINGTON – After the Senate today passed a Homeland Security appropriations bill with an amendment that would grant the Department of Defense (DOD) the authority to continue suppressing photos of prisoner abuse, the American Civil Liberties Union ...

Obama Signs Federal Hate Crime Law
reason.com 10/28/2009 — Today President Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Bird Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. At best, it's a feel-good law that will accomplish nothing. At worst, it will undermine the division of powers between the states and the ...

Obama lifts ban on US entry for those with HIV (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/30/2009
AP - President Barack Obama is lifting the United States' travel ban for those who are HIV-positive.

White House Chalks Up 650,000 Jobs to Stimulus — NYT > Politics 10/30/2009
Administration officials say the figures on jobs saved or created, the first to be based on reports from recipients, show the stimulus is on track to meet its goals.

Obama lifts ban on U.S. entry of those with HIV/AIDS (Reuters) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/30/2009
Reuters - President Barack Obama announced on Friday that a 22-year-old ban on allowing people infected with the AIDS virus into the United States will be lifted on Monday.

Senate, White House agree on reporter protections — msnbc.com: Politics 10/30/2009
Senate supporters of a bill protecting a reporter's right to protect confidential sources in federal court said Friday they've reached a compromise with the Obama administration and media groups.

Obama lifts ban on U.S. entry of those with HIV/AIDS — Reuters: Politics 10/30/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama announced on Friday that a 22-year-old ban on allowing people infected with the AIDS virus into the United States will be lifted on Monday.