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    May 22, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  1. House Republicans, taking on own leaders, promote legislation to ban abortion after 20 weeks

    Associated Press
    WASHINGTON (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: Republican Party, Abortion Issue, Politics, John Boehner, Abortion

    2. May 22, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  2. From Apple to storms to immigration, GOP divisions may dilute focus on White House scandals

    Associated Press
    WASHINGTON (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: Radio, John McCain, Republican Party, Politics, White House

    3. May 20, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  3. Obama urges Myanmar to stop violence against Muslims

    Reuters
    WASHINGTON (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: Suzan Johnson Cook, Wars and Interventions, Civil Rights, Rush Holt, Politics

    4. May 20, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  4. 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: Wars and Interventions, Civil Rights, Rush Holt, Politics, Labor Legislation

    5. May 19, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  5. Obama walks a fine line with Myanmar president's landmark visit

    Reuters
    WASHINGTON (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: Wars and Interventions, Civil Rights, Rush Holt, Politics, Labor Legislation

    6. Feb 19, 2013 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  6. 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: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, American Enterprise Institute, Republican Party, Unemployment Benefits, Federal Reserve

    7. Aug 21, 2012 |Story| CNN

  7. The 50 richest members of Congress

    The 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.
    CNN Money
    The 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: Bob Corker, Bill Flores, Rob Portman, Frank Lautenberg, Republican Party

    8. May 31, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  8. Briefs: Gender-based abortion ban in House

    <span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>House to vote on whether to make abortions based on gender of fetus illegal &mdash; but not on race-based</strong></span>
    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...

    Tags: Republican Party, Democratic Party, Politics, White House, SpaceX

    9. Jun 1, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  9. New abortion ban falls short in House

    WASHINGTON &mdash; 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&rsquo;s votes.
    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: Republican Party, Civil Rights, Democratic Party, Politics, Labor Legislation

    10. Jun 7, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  10. Briefs: U.S. fed up with Pakistan

    <span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Panetta says U.S. is 'reaching the limits of our patience' with Pakistan</strong></span>
    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...

    Tags: Republican Party, Politics, U.S. Department of Defense, Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs

    11. Jul 9, 2011 |Story| Aberdeen News

  11. 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: Republican Party, Democratic Party, Politics, Health, Medicare

    12. Mar 3, 2010 | Chicago Tribune

  12. Blacks better off during slavery?

    Exploring race
    Rep. 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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