US President Barack Obama signs the Fair Sentencing Act in the Oval Office of the White House
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US President Barack Obama signs the Fair Sentencing Act in the Oval Office of the White House (7 pictures)
View All Images- United States President Barack Obama, front right, shakes hands with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, 2nd left, after signing the Fair Sentencing Act in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington DC, USA, Tuesday, 03 August 2010. The law will aim to correct the disparities between crack and powder cocaine sentencing. Previously, people in possession of powder cocaine could carry up to one hundred times more grams than crack offenders and receive the same sentence. Also in the picture is Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Gil Kerlikowske, left, and U.S. Representative Bobby Scott (Democrat of Virginia), back right. Photo by Michael Reynolds/Pool-CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States President Barack Obama (C) signs the Fair Sentencing Act in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington DC, USA, Tuesday, 03 August 2010. The law will aim to correct the disparities between crack and powder cocaine sentencing. Previously, people in possession of powder cocaine could carry up to one hundred times more grams than crack offenders and receive the same sentence. Also in the picture (L to R); U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (Democrat of Vermont), U.S. Representative Bobby Scott (Democrat of Virginia) U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (Democrat of Illinois), U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (Republican of Alabama), U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (Republican of Utah) and U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee (Democrat of Texas). Photo by Michael Reynolds/Pool-CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States President Barack Obama (C) signs the Fair Sentencing Act in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington DC, USA, Tuesday, 03 August 2010. The law will aim to correct the disparities between crack and powder cocaine sentencing. Previously, people in possession of powder cocaine could carry up to one hundred times more grams than crack offenders and receive the same sentence. Also in the picture (L to R); U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (Democrat of Vermont), U.S. Representative Bobby Scott (Democrat of Virginia), U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (Democrat of Illinois), U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (Republican of Alabama) U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (Republican of Utah) and U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee (Democrat of Texas) Photo by Michael Reynolds/Pool-CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States President Barack Obama (C) signs the Fair Sentencing Act beside a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington DC, USA, Tuesday, 03 August 2010. The law will aim to correct the disparities between crack and powder cocaine sentencing. Previously, people in possession of powder cocaine could carry up to one hundred times more grams than crack offenders and receive the same sentence. Photo by Michael Reynolds/Pool-CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States President Barack Obama (C) shakes hands with U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (L) (Democrat of Vermont), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, after signing the Fair Sentencing Act in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington DC, USA, Tuesday, 03 August 2010. The law will aim to correct the disparities between crack and powder cocaine sentencing. Previously, people in possession of powder cocaine could carry up to one hundred times more grams than crack offenders and receive the same sentence. Also in the picture (L to R); U.S. Representative Bobby Scott (Democrat of Virginia), U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (Democrat of Illinois), U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (Republican of Alabama), U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (Republican of Utah) and U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee (Democrat of Texas). Photo by Michael Reynolds/Pool-CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States President Barack Obama (C) signs the Fair Sentencing Act beside a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington DC, USA, Tuesday, 03 August 2010. The law will aim to correct the disparities between crack and powder cocaine sentencing. Previously, people in possession of powder cocaine could carry up to one hundred times more grams than crack offenders and receive the same sentence. Photo by Michael Reynolds/Pool-CNP-PHOTOlink.net
- United States President Barack Obama, right, shakes hands with Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Gil Kerlikowske, left, as U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, center, looks on, after signing the Fair Sentencing Act in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington DC, USA, Tuesday, 03 August 2010. The law will aim to correct the disparities between crack and powder cocaine sentencing. Previously, people in possession of powder cocaine could carry up to one hundred times more grams than crack offenders and receive the same sentence. Photo by Michael Reynolds/Pool-CNP-PHOTOlink.net `