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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.

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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.

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So, Michele Bachmann Gave A Speech At CPAC — How’d That Go?

by David Badash ● 10:56 AM March 16, 2013
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Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann delivered a speech this morning, a few minutes ago. How’d it go? A few responses from the crowd, via Twitter.

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Growing Demand to Stop Gender Based Violence Marks International Women’s Day 2013

by Tanya Domi ● 4:05 PM March 8, 2013
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From the horrific rape of a young Indian woman in Delhi, India to the rapes of US military women in the United States, the world’s citizenry erupts in indignant opposition to the ugly specter of gender based violence that haunts women in every corner of the world

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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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Marco Rubio’s Poland Spring Moment: Career Ender?

by David Badash ● 6:54 PM February 13, 2013
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CNN today is asking if Marco Rubio‘s Poland Spring gulp last night is a “career-ender?” What do you think? Frankly, the answer is no, but a qualified no. Why?

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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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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.

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Sandra Fluke Wants You To Do Something

by David Badash ● 9:30 AM February 12, 2013
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Sandra Fluke, whose name became synonymous with last year’s GOP war on women and contraception services, wants you to do something. Do it. It’s important, and will take just a minute.

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Is Your Congressman One Of 67 Republicans Who Voted Against Hurricane Sandy Victims?

by David Badash ● 12:20 PM January 5, 2013
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Here are the 67 GOP Congressmen who think helping the poor, the needy, those who have lost not just their homes but all their possessions, are not deserving of help.

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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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