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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/29/us/politics/senate-votes-to-override-obama-veto-on-9-11-victims-bill.html?_r=0

Congress Overrides Obama Veto of Bill Allowing 9/11 Lawsuits Against Saudi Arabia

(New York Times) Jennifer Steinhauer - Congress on Wednesday voted to override a veto by President Obama for the first time, passing into law a bill that would allow the families of those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to sue Saudi Arabia for any role in the plot, with a 97-to-1 vote in the Senate and a 348-to-77 vote in the House.

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