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Immigration reform heads for slow death — Republicans walked away from their 2012 debacle hell-bent on fixing their problems with Hispanics. Now, they appear hell-bent on making them worse. — In private conversations, top Republicans on Capitol Hill now predict comprehensive immigration reform …
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Republican Women Cringe As Men Lead Abortion Fight
Republican Women Cringe As Men Lead Abortion Fight
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Micah Cohen / FiveThirtyEight:
Rubio Is Losing Support Among Republican Voters
Rubio Is Losing Support Among Republican Voters
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Corrie MacLaggan / Reuters:
Texas House approves sweeping abortion restrictions — (Reuters) - The Texas House of Representatives approved sweeping abortion restrictions on Tuesday, including a ban after 20 weeks of pregnancy and tougher standards for clinics that perform the procedure.
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Interview with Victorian Prude the woman forcibly removed from testifying in Texas — Feel free to ignore any questions you would not care to respond to no explanation needed. Also feel free to add anything you would like to say that I don't cover or ask about. — First off, what was your prepared statement?
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Chris Tomlinson / Associated Press:
Texas House Provisionally Approves Draconian Abortion Law — AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas House on Tuesday night provisionally approved tough new abortion restrictions, making good on a third attempt to pass the measure this year. — Activists on both sides of the issue from across …
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Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
Texans Call Out Rick Perry: If You Want To Reduce Abortions, Then Back Sex Ed
Texans Call Out Rick Perry: If You Want To Reduce Abortions, Then Back Sex Ed
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Justin Bieber Pisses Into Restaurant Mop Bucket — ‘F*** Bill Clinton!’ [VIDEO] — PISSES INTO RESTAURANT MOP BUCKET — ‘F*** Bill Clinton!’ — EXCLUSIVE — Justin Bieber is an oblivious, self-important little twit who goes out of his way to make the working man's life miserable …
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
McDonnell's corporation, wife allegedly benefited from $120,000 more from donor — RICHMOND — A prominent political donor gave $70,000 to a corporation owned by Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell and his sister last year, and the governor did not disclose the money as a gift or loan, according to people with knowledge of the payments.
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Jim Nolan / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Governor's son arrested, charged with intoxication, swearing
Governor's son arrested, charged with intoxication, swearing
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Wal-Mart says it will pull out of D.C. plans should city mandate ‘living wage’ — The world's largest retailer delivered an ultimatum to District lawmakers Tuesday, telling them less than 24 hours before a decisive vote that at least three planned Wal-Marts will not open in the city if a super-minimum-wage proposal becomes law.
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Alex Barron / Washington Post:
Wal-Mart: The D.C. Council has forced our hand
Wal-Mart: The D.C. Council has forced our hand
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Russell Simmons / The Huffington Post:
Just in Case George Zimmerman Walks Free... Like so many people across the country, I have followed the murder trial of George Zimmerman very closely. As we enter what is probably the last week of the trial, I am sure that everyone is anxious about the outcome.
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Lizette Alvarez / New York Times:
Martin Was Shot as He Leaned Over Zimmerman, Court Is Told
Martin Was Shot as He Leaned Over Zimmerman, Court Is Told
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New York Times:
Seeing Opening, House G.O.P. Pushes Delay on Individual Mandate in Health Law — WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders on Tuesday seized on the Obama administration's one-year delay of a mandate for larger employers to offer health insurance or face penalties, demanding the same postponement …
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Linchpin for Obama's plan to predict future leakers unproven, isn't likely to work, experts say — WASHINGTON — In an initiative aimed at rooting out future leakers and other security violators, President Barack Obama has ordered federal employees to report suspicious actions of their colleagues based …
John O'Connor / Associated Press:
Illinois enacts nation's final concealed-gun law — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois became the last state in the nation to allow public possession of concealed guns as lawmakers rushed Tuesday to finalize a proposal ahead of a federal court's deadline. — Both chambers of the Legislature voted …
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Sarah Palin Considering 2014 Senate Run — Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin on Tuesday said that she is considering running for Senate in 2014. — Appearing on Sean Hannity's radio program, Palin also reiterated that she would consider supporting a third party if Republicans don't return to their conservative roots.
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Palin mulls Senate bid
Palin mulls Senate bid
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Rajiv Chandrasekaran / Washington Post:
A brand-new U.S. military headquarters in Afghanistan. And nobody to use it. — The U.S. military has erected a 64,000-square-foot headquarters building on the dusty moonscape of southwestern Afghanistan that comes with all the tools to wage a modern war. A vast operations center with tiered seating.
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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Poll: Majority say Snowden a whistle-blower not a traitor — A majority of Americans say that National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden is a whistle-blower not a traitor, according to a new poll released on Wednesday. — The Quinnipiac University poll found 55 percent identifying Snowden …
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John Celock / The Huffington Post:
Andy Sanborn, New Hampshire State Senator, Compares Obamacare With San Francisco Plane Crash — A Republican New Hampshire state senator, Andy Sanborn, laughingly compared Obamacare to the San Francisco plane crash while guest-hosting a radio show on Tuesday.
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Joe Picard / The Hill:
Democrat on Democrat: Warren spars with Manchin on student loan proposal — Liberal firebrand Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) blasted a fellow Democratic senator Tuesday as a dispute over student loan rates escalated divisions within the party. — The clash, which is highly unusual among party colleagues …
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Effects of Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage Start Rippling Out Through Government — WASHINGTON — The federal government is moving quickly to extend benefits like health care and life insurance to gay and lesbian married couples in response to the Supreme Court decision that struck down the Defense of Marriage Act.
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans in Favor of National Referenda on Key Issues — Majority also backs shorter presidential campaigns and national primary — PRINCETON, NJ — A majority of Americans back three political reform ideas, including 68% who favor national referenda on key issues if enough voters sign …
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