President Barack Obama signs the Fair Sentencing Act in the Oval Office

U.S. President Barack Obama (C) signs the Fair Sentencing Act in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington DC, USA, on August 3, 2010. The law will aim to correct the disparities between crack and powder cocaine sentencing. Also in the picture (L to R); Attorney General Eric Holder, Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont, Democratic Representative Bobby Scott of Virginia, Democratic Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, Republican Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama, Republican Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah and Democratic Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee of Texas. UPI/Michael Reynolds/Pool