Published March 08, 2013, 12:00 AM

Obama signs Violence Against Women Act


Vice President Joe Biden reaches to shake hands with President Barack Obama after the president signed the Violence Against Women Act, Thursday in Washington. From left are, Diane Millich, a member of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe in Colorado and domestic abuse survivor, Deborah Parker, Vice Chairwoman of the Tulalip Tribes of Washington State, Biden, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Tysheena Rhames, a trafficking survivor and advocate, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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