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Published March 07, 2013, 12:00 AM

President Barack Obama signs the Violence Against Women Act


President Barack Obama, joined by Attorney General Eric Holder, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Md., members of women’s organizations, law enforcement officials, tribal leaders, survivors, advocates and members of Congress, signs the Violence Against Women Act, Thursday, March 7, 2013, at the Interior Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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