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Romney distorts his contraception record

newsupdatesonline — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:54:29 +0000

Like many of President Obama’s critics, Mitt Romney has invested quite a bit of energy lately going after the administration on contraception coverage. The attacks have been a little awkward for the former governor because, not too long ago, Romney and Obama were largely in agreement on the issue …

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Bill O’Reilly: Bush, Obama, Clint Eastwood, Chrysler and your money

newsupdatesonline — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:19:20 +0000

The controversy continues over Clinton Eastwood’s Super Bowl commercial, paid for by Chrysler.

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Bill O’Reilly: Bush, Obama, Clint Eastwood, Chrysler and your money

Handel resigns from Komen; cites ‘vicious attack’ from Planned Parenthood

newsupdatesonline — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:19:05 +0000

Karen Handel accused the Planned Parenthood Federation of America Tuesday of plotting for a month before launching an orchestrated “shakedown” of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Handel, who resigned Tuesday as Komen’s vice president of public policy, said Planned Parenthood was informed in December …

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Obama Weighed Religious Politics in Contraceptives Decision

newsupdatesonline — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:18:56 +0000

(Updates with lawmakers’ comments beginning in sixth paragraph. For more election news: ELECT.) Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama ended months of internal White House debate by siding with a group of mostly female advisers who urged him not to limit a health-care law mandate to provide …

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Santorum wins make Romney’s path to nomination much harder

newsupdatesonline — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:18:48 +0000

WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney’s carefully plotted path to the Republican presidential nomination is now a long, unpredictable journey that could last months. The next major tests are primaries in Arizona and Michigan on Feb

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GOP vows to reverse Obama birth control policy

newsupdatesonline — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:18:38 +0000

Republicans vowed Wednesday to reverse President Barack Obama’s new policy on birth control, lambasting the rule that religious schools and hospitals must provide contraceptive coverage for their employees as an “unambiguous attack on religious freedom in our country.’’ The White House …

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Trump: Mitt is my man

newsupdatesonline — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:23:07 +0000

WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney picked up a splashy endorsement yesterday from real-estate mogul Donald Trump, who built a strong Tea Party following and topped national polls for a while last year when he flirted with running against President Obama. Trump gave his stamp of approval in a short statement …

State House to begin discussing gay marriage bill Monday

newsupdatesonline — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:22:51 +0000

OLYMPIA – On Monday morning, Washington state House representatives begin discussing the gay marriage bill passed by the state Senate. At 8 a.m, the House Judiciary Committee starts a public hearing over Senate Bill 6239. Last Wednesday night, the state Senate passed the measure by a 28-21 margin.

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Obama could alter stance of federal appeals courts

newsupdatesonline — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:22:24 +0000

A second term for President Barack Obama would allow him to expand his replacement of Republican-appointed majorities with Democratic ones on the nation’s appeals courts, the final stop for almost all challenged federal court rulings. Despite his slow start in nominating judges and Republican delays …

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Web Fury Spurs Komen Reversal, $3 Million for Planned Parenthood

newsupdatesonline — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:22:03 +0000

Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) — Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc., riding a powerful wave of Internet indignation, raised $3 million in reaction to Susan G