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Obama Signs Defense Authorization Bill

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This afternoon, Obama signed the controversial Defense authorization bill, despite his reservations about provisions related to the treatment of terrorism suspects. The National Journal reports: President Obama signed on Saturday the defense authorization bill, formally ending weeks of heated debate in Congress and intense lobbying by the administration to strip controversial provisions requiring the transfer of some terror suspects to military custody. 'I have signed this bill despite having serious reservations with certain provisions that regulate the detention, interrogation, and prosecution of suspected terrorists,' Obama said in a statement accompanying his signature. The AP has more from the signing statement: 'My administration will not authorize the indefinite military detention without trial of American citizens. Indeed, I believe...'

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