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Bush Issues Signing Statement After Signing Sudan Divestment Act

HeadlineJan 02, 2008

President Bush has signed the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act. The legislation allows state and local governments to cut investment ties with companies doing business in Sudan. But President Bush also issued a signing statement in which he said he was reserving the authority to overrule state and local divestment decisions if they conflicted with foreign policy.

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