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US President Barack Obama speaks during a signing ceremony for the Violence Against Women Act on March 7, 2013 in the Department of the Interior in Washington, DC. (AFP)
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US President Barack Obama speaks during a signing ceremony for the Violence Against Women Act on March 7, 2013 in the Department of the Interior in Washington, DC. (AFP)