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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: Abortion, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Abortion Issue, Republican Party

  2. May 22, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast
  3. 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: Abortion, John McCain, Ted Cruz, Apple Inc., White House

  4. May 20, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  5. 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: Religion and Belief, National Government, Human Rights, Tourism and Leisure, Crime, Law and Justice

  6. May 20, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  7. 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: Human Rights, Tourism and Leisure, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Military, Burma

  8. May 19, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  9. 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: Human Rights, Tourism and Leisure, U.S. Military, Crime, Law and Justice, Burma

  10. Feb 19, 2013 |Column| Allentown Morning Call
  11. 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: Parties and Movements, Crime, Law and Justice, Unemployment Benefits, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, American Enterprise Institute

  12. Aug 21, 2012 |Story| CNN
  13. May 31, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News
  14. 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: Abortion, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, International Organizations, Murder, Massacres

  15. Jun 1, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News
  16. 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: Abortion, Laws, Discrimination, Crime, Law and Justice, Steny Hoyer

  17. Jun 7, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News
  18. 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: International Organizations, Gasoline Industry, Haqqani Network, Energy Saving, Kofi Annan

  19. Jul 9, 2011 |Story| Aberdeen News
  20. 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: Laws, Wages and Pensions, Medicare, Human Interest, Crime, Law and Justice

  21. Mar 3, 2010 | Chicago Tribune
  22. 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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