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Obama signs controversial defense bill into law
Max Slater
January 1, 2012 11:11:31 am

US President Barack Obama on Saturday signed the National Defense Authorization Act for 2012 (NDAA) into law despite having reservations over certain provisions in the bill. The contentious legislation contains a clause that...

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On January 22, 1973, the US Supreme Court handed down its split decision in Roe v. Wade, liberalizing abortion.

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