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Is there a Republican Party war on women?
Is the Republican Party really pursuing a war on women? Well, yes and no to that question. Is it the official position of the Republican Party to strip away women's rights? No, with the caveat that if you are in favor of abortion rights then you're...Tags: Voting, Claire McCaskill, Punishment, Politics, Abortion
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DCCC launches Akin robocalls in 6th District
The campaign arm of House Democrats began running a series of automated phone calls in Maryland's 6th Congressional District on Monday as part of the its latest effort to tie Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett to controversial comments on rape made this month by...Tags: Mitt Romney, Feminism, Annapolis, Republican Party, Democratic Party
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Ignore distractions, focus on deficit
With Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri refusing to leave the race for the U.S. Senate seat, the distractions are guaranteed to keep coming ("Akin fights on, says he's 'standing on principle,'" Aug. 23). Despite his apologies and retraction, and despite...Tags: Medicare, Judges, Politics, Government Health Care, Abortion Issue
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Tropical Storm Isaac's Slow Pace Makes it More Dangerous
CNNTAMPA, Fla. -- New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast faced the anniversary of devastating Hurricane Katrina by hunkering down for new storm amid "a high level of anxiety," as the Crescent City's mayor put it Monday. Forecasters project Tropical Storm...Tags: John McCain, Hurricane Isaac (2012), CBS Corp., Hurricane Katrina (2005), Heavy Engineering
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Abortion ethics not so simple
Missouri Republican Rep. Todd Akin recently said some morally objectionable things about rape and abortion, but in his attempted apology he included a statement that can't be dismissed lightly by anyone interested in moral or legal justice: "I do not...
Tags: Crime Victims, Politics, Abortion, Values, Social Issues
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The politics of rape and abortion
In the 1988 presidential election, Republicans successfully hanged Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis with Willie Horton, a convicted murderer who committed a rape and assault after he was furloughed. Horton was free because Dukakis, as...
Tags: Planned Parenthood, Joe Biden, Sex Crimes, American Civil Liberties Union, Politics
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Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, Todd Akin: Going for distance
In an interview on the eve of his acceptance of the Republican Party's nomination for president, Mitt Romney sought to distance himself from his running mate and criticized those who would, as he put it, "chain us together." "I mean, who is Paul Ryan?"...
Tags: Cancer, Politics, Abortion, 2012 Republican National Convention, Elections
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Gossip fades a bit as the political scene fires up
Liz Smith"They pray to Jesus and bow to Ayn Rand," writes Allegra Smith about the tea partiers who are gathered in Tampa. I want to recommend that followers of this column might call up something call "Cluster#$%$ Nation" -- whether you approve of the name of the...Tags: Claire McCaskill, Liz Smith, Carl Levin, Entertainment, Prince (music artist)
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Isaac's impact on the GOP
Jules WitcoverWASHINGTON -- Hurricane Isaac may have spared Tampa its most severe hit, but the Republican National Convention taking place there nevertheless has been left with a clean-up job regarding the Grand Old Party itself. With all but the ceremonial acceptance...Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), Hurricane Isaac (2012), Joe Biden, Hurricane Katrina (2005), Abortion
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Letters to the editor: Gold Star mothers, race for Congress, GOP war on women
Remember the Gold Stars Editor: Gold Star Mother's Day will be observed on Sunday, Sept. 30. According to VFW magazine: Specially recognizing the families, especially mothers, of Americans killed in war dates officially back to World War I. When a...
Tags: Birth Control, Planned Parenthood, In Vitro Fertilization, Sex Crimes, Family Planning
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INKED! RNC a mere formality on the road to 2016
Between a message that massaged the truth shiatsu-style and the tepid support for the robotic Romney-Tronic 2012, it’s as if the Republican National Convention was about killing time. What we witnessed was a rally for 2016, and the hopes that the...
Tags: Taliban, Politics, Plant Closings, 2012 Republican National Convention, Mitt Romney
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McMahon's Media Manager Mess: Not A Good Sign For Her Campaign
Erin Isaac, Tim Murtaugh, Todd Abrajano. Those are the names of the three people Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon has gone through in trying to find the right person to manage her campaign press operation. And it's all happened in less than...Tags: Mitt Romney, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Government, Linda McMahon, Executive Branch
Aug 27, 2012
|Column| Petoskey News
Aug 27, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Aug 27, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Aug 27, 2012
|Story| KTLA-LTV
Aug 27, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Aug 28, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Aug 30, 2012
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Aug 29, 2012
|Story| Tribune Media Services
Aug 29, 2012
|Column| Tribune Media Services
Aug 30, 2012
|Story| Petoskey News
Aug 30, 2012
|Column| Imperial Valley Press Online
Aug 23, 2012
|Story| WTXX-LTV
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