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Obama signs Freedom of Press Act
Associated Press ^ | May 17, 2010

Posted on 05/17/2010 9:59:15 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has signed a law intended to provide more protections for a free press around the world.

The law, the Daniel Pearl Freedom of Press Act, expands efforts to identify countries where press freedom is being violated.

(Excerpt) Read more at hosted.ap.org ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhobillsigning; bhopress; danielpearl; freedomofpressact; islamonazism; obamalegacy
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1 posted on 05/17/2010 9:59:15 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

President of the World.


2 posted on 05/17/2010 10:00:20 AM PDT by gundog (Outrage is anger taken by surprise. Nothing these people do surprises me anymore.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

May as well start here.


3 posted on 05/17/2010 10:01:12 AM PDT by roaddog727 (It's the Constitution, Stupid!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

...more waste of ink by the incompetent one.


4 posted on 05/17/2010 10:01:24 AM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

How about urging religious freedoms in Saudi Arabia? You know, the capital of the Islamic empire that spawned the death cult that murdered Daniel Pearl?


5 posted on 05/17/2010 10:01:49 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Throw the bums out in 2010.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Okay, so the obvious questions: How many billions, and which leftist news organizations will receive them?


6 posted on 05/17/2010 10:02:44 AM PDT by Lazamataz ("We beat the Soviet Union. Then we became them." -- Lazamataz, 2005)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

And then what happens?


7 posted on 05/17/2010 10:02:44 AM PDT by Dallas59 (President Robert Gibbs 2009-2013)
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To: a fool in paradise

How does Obama get to sign a “world” law?


8 posted on 05/17/2010 10:03:17 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: Free ThinkerNY

This is a joke - correct?


9 posted on 05/17/2010 10:03:33 AM PDT by svcw (Habakkuk 2:3)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Wow, this guy Obama is another Churchill. I'm impressed. /s
10 posted on 05/17/2010 10:04:21 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Obama, proving Hillary right that it takes a Village Idiot.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Do these arrogant bastages who pass and sign this tripe think Egypt or Singapore is going to turn over a new leaf?

They would do well to look under their own desks.


11 posted on 05/17/2010 10:06:00 AM PDT by RobinOfKingston (Democrats, the party of evil. Republicans, the party of stupid.)
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To: ilovesarah2012

It’s another Executive Edict. No power but decree.


12 posted on 05/17/2010 10:06:15 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Throw the bums out in 2010.)
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To: roaddog727

Too bad he didn’t take questions from the press at the signing.


13 posted on 05/17/2010 10:06:22 AM PDT by Qout
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Of course, it goes without saying that if Obama signs a bill called “Freedom of the Press Act,” it must attack freedom of the press in some way.


14 posted on 05/17/2010 10:08:17 AM PDT by Arthur McGowan (In Edward Kennedy's America, federal funding of brothels is a right, not a privilege.)
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“President Barack Obama has signed a law intended to provide more protections for a free press around the world. “

He has no authority to affect any protections of any kind , anywhere in the world except the USA. And not much authority here either.


15 posted on 05/17/2010 10:08:28 AM PDT by chooseascreennamepat
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"Too bad he didn’t take questions from the press at the signing."

How long has it been since this guy had a press event? It seems like it has been ages. This is especially surprising because for a while, it seemed like he was having them every other week.

16 posted on 05/17/2010 10:09:52 AM PDT by OldDeckHand
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Did they invite KSM to come watch, maybe say a few words?
Maybe he’s too busy getting ready for his trial, meeting with lawyers and such


17 posted on 05/17/2010 10:13:03 AM PDT by silverleaf
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To: Qout
Too bad he didn’t take questions from the press at the signing.

TRANSPARENCY

18 posted on 05/17/2010 10:13:46 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Throw the bums out in 2010.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

The Pearl family must be so proud.. of Daniel.. but I question his name usage for such an award.. maybe it’s just me.


19 posted on 05/17/2010 10:14:02 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Chuck DeVore - CA Senator. Believe.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Normally I'd be all for this, but when Obama is involved I get suspicious.
How does he define "freedom"?
Is it anything like Holdren or current FCC chairman Genachowski?
20 posted on 05/17/2010 10:14:10 AM PDT by BitWielder1 (Corporate Profits are better than Government Waste)
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