Obama to sign law to aid worldwide press freedoms

[babylonsister]

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Obama to sign law to aid worldwide press freedoms
(AP) – 3 hours ago


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to sign a law Monday intended to provide more protections for a free press around the world.

The law, known as the Daniel Pearl Freedom of Press Act, expands efforts to identify countries where press freedom is being violated. The law is named after Pearl, a Wall Street Journal reporter who was beheaded in Pakistan in 2002.

In the afternoon, the president will welcome the NCAA champion University of Connecticut women's basketball team to the White House.

[mucifer]

1. Any way he can break up the monopolies in the USA press? nt

[Orsino]

2. Now you're talking crazy. n/t

[Cha]

4. I wish he could..I know the White House

has done a lot to get real news out instead of relying on corporatemediawhores which would be a fool's thing to do.

[NJmaverick]

5. The internet is our best hope

[NJmaverick]

3. K & R!