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Veto showdown over 9/11 liability bill
President Obama is set to veto a bipartisan bill that would let families of 9/11 victims sue Saudi Arabia in American courts. Congress is poised to override that veto – the first time that's happened in the Obama presidency.
By Todd Purdum • • 6m ListenPresident Obama is set to veto a bipartisan bill that would let families of 9/11 victims sue Saudi Arabia in American courts. Congress is poised to override that veto – the first time that's happened in the Obama presidency. Julie Hirschfeld Davis, White House correspondent for the New York Times, has more on why bill passed and the Administration's main objection to it.
