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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: 2012 U.S. Presidential Election, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Security, Parties and Movements, Justice System
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Briefs: Gender-based abortion ban in House
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: Prisons, NASA, Parties and Movements, Social Issues, Murder
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New abortion ban falls short in House
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: Discrimination, Prisons, Jerrold Nadler, Planned Parenthood, Social Issues
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Briefs: U.S. fed up with Pakistan
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: U.S. Department of State, Haqqani Network, U.S. Department of Defense, Energy Saving, Parties and Movements
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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: Retirement, Nancy Pelosi, Social Issues, Career and Workplace, Wages and Pensions
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Blacks better off during slavery?
Exploring raceRep. 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... -
Roll Call: House votes on abortion, health exchange bills
WASHINGTON - Here's how area members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending Saturday: HOUSE Abortion tax policies Voting 251 for and 175 against, the House on Wednesday sent the Senate a bill (HR3) that would use the U.S. tax code as a...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Texas, Tim Johnson, Nancy Pelosi, Career and Workplace
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Have gun, Will talk: Arizona Sheriff Clarence Dupnik not speechless over Tucson shootings or much else
Top of the TicketGabrielle Giffords and 19 others dead or wounded....
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