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House Republicans, taking on own leaders, promote legislation to ban abortion after 20 weeks
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican who oppose abortion promoted legislation Wednesday that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. These Republicans want to move ahead despite recent court decisions that have struck down similar state...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Washington, DC, Abortion Issue, Politics
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From Apple to storms to immigration, GOP divisions may dilute focus on White House scandals
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A string of unrelated events is highlighting divisions among Republicans just when they'd like to show a united front and take full advantage of President Barack Obama's latest political problems. Tensions between libertarian-...Tags: Ted Cruz, Apple Inc., U.S. Senate, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Radio
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Obama urges Myanmar to stop violence against Muslims
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the president of Myanmar on Monday to halt violence against a Muslim minority but praised economic and political reforms in the formerly pariah nation that is emerging as a U.S. ally in China's backyard....Tags: Monuments and Heritage Sites, Career and Workplace, Prisoners and Detainees, Dwayne Johnson, U.S. Military
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RPT-Obama walks a fine line with Myanmar president's landmark visit
Reuters(Repeats May 19 story with no changes to text) * Myanmar president in first visit to Washington * Concern about rights abuses in ethnic conflict * Washington wants to foster ally on China's border By Paul Eckert WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) -...Tags: Career and Workplace, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Prisoners and Detainees, Dwayne Johnson, U.S. Military
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Obama walks a fine line with Myanmar president's landmark visit
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will walk a fine line between fostering a U.S. ally in China's backyard and trying to defend human rights when the president of Myanmar becomes the first head of his country to visit the White House in 47...Tags: Career and Workplace, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Prisoners and Detainees, U.S. Military, Dwayne Johnson
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Balanced budget amendment still a terrible idea
Frustrated by the persistence of large deficits and alarmed by the long-term gap between spending and revenue, congressional Republicans are promoting a constitutional amendment to require balanced budgets. Rep. Trent Franks, an Arizona Republican, tells...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, American Enterprise Institute, Mitt Romney, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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The 50 richest members of Congress
CNN MoneyThe Hill, a political newspaper, unveiled its annual list of the 50 richest lawmakers on Tuesday. Rep. Michael McCaul, a Republican from Texas, held on to the top slot with a cool $290.5 million. "McCaul remains in the stratosphere of the very richest...Tags: John Kerry, Chellie Pingree, Clear Channel Communications Inc., Darrell E Issa, Jared Polis
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Briefs: Gender-based abortion ban in House
House to vote on whether to make abortions based on gender of fetus illegal — but not on race-based WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation coming up for a House vote would make it a federal crime to carry out an abortion based on the gender of the...
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New abortion ban falls short in House
WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday fell short in an effort to ban abortions based on the sex of the fetus as Republicans and Democrats made an election-year appeal for women’s votes. The legislation would have made it a federal crime to...
Tags: Career and Workplace, U.S. Senate, Crime, Law and Justice, Abortion Issue, Politics
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Briefs: U.S. fed up with Pakistan
Panetta says U.S. is 'reaching the limits of our patience' with Pakistan KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Thursday pressured Pakistan to do more to root out the al-Qaida-linked Haqqani terrorist network from its...
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Partisan rhetoric may shrink deficit aspirations
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is appealed to Democrats and Republicans to "make some political sacrifices" and take advantage of an extraordinary opportunity to tackle the government's budget crisis. Obama said in his weekly radio and...Tags: Ohio, Wages and Pensions, Health, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice
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Blacks better off during slavery?
Exploring raceRep. Trent Franks, a Republican from Arizona, told video blogger Mike Stark of StarkReports.com on Friday that blacks are “more devastated” today than when they were enslaved because of the high rate of abortion among some blacks. Franks...
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