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Board OKs petition form for abortion proposal
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — An anti-abortion group seeking to ban Michigan health insurance plans from covering abortions without a supplemental policy cleared an early hurdle Wednesday in its effort to take the proposal to voters, even without Republican...Tags: Incest, Social Issues, Politics, Voting, Family Planning
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Gregg pondering 2nd run for Indiana governor
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Gregg said Wednesday he is pondering another run at the state's top job, but has yet to make a decision. Gregg narrowly lost to Republican Gov. Mike Pence last November despite the...Tags: Richard Mourdock, U.S. Senate, Democratic Party, Vi Simpson, Politics
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Wolf hunt referendum to go on 2014 Michigan ballot
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's election board on Wednesday certified the signatures of a group seeking to ban wolf hunting and a referendum will be placed on the November 2014 ballot, but the outcome of the vote could be meaningless. The Board...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Referenda, Hunting, Politics, Voting
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Senate panel approves immigration bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly...
Tags: Chuck Schumer, Politics, Justice and Rights, Orrin Hatch, Chuck Grassley
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Controversial company expansion near school gets green light -- barely!
WSBT-TVGOSHEN – An Elkhart company was given the go-ahead Monday to proceed with expansion plans near an elementary school. MOR/ryde International will expand after rezoning was approved for a 12-acre site close to Eastwood School. Many neighbors are...Tags: Politics, Local Government
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DOCUMENTS: White House releases trove of Benghazi emails
WASHINGTON (AP) — Then CIA-Director David Petraeus objected to the final talking points the Obama administration used after the deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, because he wanted to see more details revealed to the...
Tags: U.S. Department of State, Christopher Stevens, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama
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Niles council OKs festival donation
South Bend TribuneNILES -- A request Monday night for $2,900 from the city of Niles to support the annual Niles Bluegrass Festival almost ended with festival coordinator Mike Majerek singing the blues. But after considerable discussion regarding the benefits of the 11th...Tags: Energy Saving, Environmental Issues, Arts and Culture, Politics, Entertainment Events
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Ind. schools seeing more success with tax hikes
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana school districts that won voters' approval last week for the majority of the tax increases they had sought to boost school funding may be becoming more skilled at selling the public on the need for those tax hikes, say...Tags: Referenda, Taxation, Politics, Voting
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Minn. governor to sign bill allowing gay marriage
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — With marriages to be available for Minnesota's gay couples starting Aug. 1, Duluth residents Gary Anderson and Gary Boelhower are getting ready to do something that seemed impossible when they started dating three years ago:...
Tags: Minority Groups, Marriage, Michele Bachmann, Democratic Party, Same-Sex Marriage
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Walorski joins fellow Republicans, votes in favor of overtime bill
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski voted this week in favor of a bill that would allow private-sector employees to trade overtime pay for paid time off at the same rate of 1.5 hours per hour of overtime worked. The bill passed by a vote of 223-204 with mostly...Tags: U.S. Congress, Democratic Party, Jackie Walorski, Politics, Employees
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South Bend School Board member Stancati dies
SOUTH BEND — When the 2010 election swept John Stancati and two other new members onto the South Bend school board — signaling a public hunger for change — he didn’t seem a big name in the world of education. Yes, he was a public...
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GOP ready to push Benghazi case into 2014, beyond
WASHINGTON (AP) — Steady drips of information about a horrific night in Libya are fueling Republican arguments and ads designed to fire up the conservative base and undercut the Democrats' early favorite for president in 2016. Strategists in...Tags: Christopher Stevens, Solyndra LLC, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Susan Rice, Politics
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