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Barney Frank Supports Immigration Bill Without LGBT Protections

by David Badash ● 4:35 PM May 22, 2013
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Recently-retired Congressman Barney Frank says he supports the immigration reform bill that does not contain protections for LGBT binational couples, which a Senate Committee passed yesterday.

Guns

GOP Congressman Giving Away The Same Type Of Rifle Used In Sandy Hook

by David Badash ● 8:47 AM May 9, 2013
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Republican Congressman Steve Stockman is giving away a “FREE Bushmaster AR-15 rifle,” the same type of gun the Sandy Hook shooter used to kill 20 first grade children and six educators.

Civil Rights

Rape: Air Force Commander Overrules, Tosses Out A Jury’s Sexual Assault Conviction

by David Badash ● 1:47 PM March 12, 2013
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A U.S. Air Force Commander has tossed out a military court jury’s decision that found Lt. Colonel James Wilkerson guilty of sexually assaulting a woman service member.

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This Is Not A Joke. Seriously, This Is Not A Joke.

by David Badash ● 6:48 PM March 7, 2013
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The video argues the Violence Against Women Act is offensive because it positions women as victims and notes 40 percent of domestic violence victims are men. Let’s do the math here, OK?

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Watch: President Obama Signs Violence Against Women Act With Huge Audience — Full Text And Speech

by David Badash ● 6:23 PM March 7, 2013
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President Barack Obama speaks about and signs the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) which the GOP had obstructed. The law will extend coverage for LGBT, immigrant, and Native American victims of domestic abuse.

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Breaking: House Passes Senate’s Violence Against Women Act, Sends To Obama

by David Badash ● 12:43 PM February 28, 2013
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After months of stalling and obstruction, the House minutes ago finally declared defeat and voted to accept the Senate’s broader version of the Violence Against Women Act, passing it 286 – 138.

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Bachmann: ‘I Didn’t Get Anything Wrong’ In The Debates

by David Badash ● 10:14 AM February 27, 2013
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Michele Bachmann says she quite proud that she didn’t get anything wrong during the presidential debates and considers herself a walking Wikipedia.

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Breaking: Anti-Gay GOP US Senator Retiring — Will Not Seek Another Term

by David Badash ● 1:25 PM February 18, 2013
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Senator Mike Johanns, an anti-gay long-term Republican has just announced he will will not seek re-eelection and retire from the US Senate after his term next year.

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Increased Funding For Sexual Assault Victims Is Why Marco Rubio Voted Against VAWA

by David Badash ● 1:25 PM February 13, 2013
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“I could not support the final, entire legislation that contains new provisions that could have potentially adverse consequences,” Rubio claims. Really? Let’s see.

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READ: President Obama’s State Of The Union Address — Full Text

by David Badash ● 9:19 PM February 12, 2013
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President Barack Obama tonight is delivering the State of the Union address,
Here, the President’s complete speech, as prepared for delivery.

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Marco Rubio Leads Charge Of 22 GOP Male Senators To Block Violence Against Women Act, Loses

by David Badash ● 3:40 PM February 12, 2013
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U.S. Senator Marco Rubio led a charge of twenty-two male Republican senators trying to block the long-expired Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), but lost the fight.

Celebrities

Coming Out: Jodie Foster At Golden Globes Proves Humanity Is In The Eye Of The Beholder

by David Badash ● 4:31 AM January 14, 2013
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Jodie Foster, the intensely private 50-year old award-winning actress, at the Golden Globes proved humanity, independence, strength, are in the eye of the beholder.

Analysis

India to USA: “I Am Somebody and I Don’t Deserve to be Raped”

by Tanya Domi ● 11:53 AM January 6, 2013
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From New Delhi, India to Steubenville, Ohio, the planet is experiencing an epidemic of violence against women and girls that is intolerable and must be confronted

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Bachmann Introduces 1st Bill In New Congress: Not Sandy Relief Or VAWA, But Obamacare Repeal

by David Badash ● 8:32 AM January 4, 2013
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Bachmann introduced the first bill into the new 113th Congress and it wasn’t the Violence Against Women Act, or a bill to fund relief for victims of Hurricane Sandy.

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