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Outlawing abortions at 20 weeks will lead to total ban
— This week the U.S. House of Representatives voted to outlaw abortion at 20 weeks post-fertilization. That's two weeks earlier than the common measure of fetal viability, the line previously drawn by the U.S. Supreme Court. Why 20 weeks? Because,...Tags: Ann Wagner, U.S. House of Representatives, Martha Roby, U.S. Congress, Abortion Issue
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Boehner torn between conservative issues and those with broad appeal
WASHINGTON — About once a week, like clockwork, House Speaker John A. Boehner insists in a Capitol news conference that jobs and the economy are the "No. 1 concern" of his GOP majority. But from week to week, there's often another priority in the...
Tags: Violence Against Women Act, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, Immigration, White House
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Groundwork for arming Syrian rebels began before Obama's announcement
McClatchy Foreign StaffAMMAN, Jordan The U.S. military began laying the groundwork to arm and support Syrian rebels more than a week ago, using a military exercise currently being held in Jordan as a cover for bringing in personnel and equipment. Despite official statements by...Tags: Chuck Hagel, Barack Obama, Military Equipment, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, National Government
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NSA chief: Surveillance stopped 50 terrorist 'events'
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON The director of the National Security Agency testified Tuesday that the government's massive surveillance program helped thwart more than 50 terrorist "events" worldwide since Sept. 11, 2001, including a planned bombing of the New York Stock...Tags: Mike J. Rogers, U.S. House of Representatives, Verizon Communications, PBS (tv network), U.S. Congress
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Farming: June is . . . a mess
Less than a generation ago, June meant the end of school, the beginning of summer and the arrival of Dairy Month. Now, somehow, June has become the Golf Channel’s official Pace of Play Month, LGBT Pride Month (you can look that up) and Farm Bill...Tags: Pat Roberts, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Congress, POLITICO LLC, Congressional Budget Office
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Newtown Families Returning to Washington
The Hartford CourantNewtown gun control advocates will travel to Washington this week to lobby lawmakers and to raise awareness for their cause as they approach the six-month anniversary of the school shootings. Family members of Daniel Barden, Lauren Rousseau, Jesse Lewis,...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Lobbying, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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As U.S. House takes up farm bill, groups warn of hidden costs
Reuters* Taxpayer costs could skyrocket if crop prices falter mildly * House leaders set farm bill debate for next week * Food stamps are the major House-Senate dispute By Charles Abbott WASHINGTON, June 14 (Reuters) - As the U.S. House of Representatives...Tags: John Boehner, Prices, American Enterprise Institute, Parties and Movements, Elections
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U.S. lawmakers renew push for gun control six months after Newtown
ReutersBy Paige Gance WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - Gun-control advocates renewed their push for stricter measures on Thursday, a day before the six-month anniversary of the school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, which horrified the public and sparked a...Tags: Elizabeth Esty, U.S. Congress, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Shootings, Justice System
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Lawmakers renew push for gun control six months after Newtown
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gun-control advocates renewed their push for stricter measures on Thursday, a day before the six-month anniversary of the school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, which horrified the public and sparked a national debate on guns....Tags: Richard Blumenthal, U.S. House of Representatives, Elizabeth Esty, U.S. Congress, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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Edward Snowden: Ex-CIA worker drops out of sight, faces legal battle
A contractor at the National Security Agency who leaked details of top-secret U.S. surveillance programs dropped out of sight in Hong Kong on Monday, ahead of a likely push by the U.S. government to have him sent back to the United States to face charges....
Tags: Civil Rights, Hong Kong, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Congress
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McManus: 'Tea party' tempest brewing
The "tea party" is back and is brewing trouble for the Republican establishment. After the GOP debacle in the 2012 election, when Republicans not only failed to win the presidency but blew a chance to take over the Senate, party leaders paused to...Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Barack Obama, Ted Cruz, Tea Party Movement, Karl Rove
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Rep. Raul Labrador exits bipartisan House talks on immigration
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON Rep. Raul Labrador, one of Congress' strongest conservative voices in the fight for an immigration overhaul, is walking away from bipartisan talks over disagreements on providing health care coverage to those in the United States illegally....Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Congress, Justice and Rights, Migration, Barack Obama
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