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    Mar 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Voting for women, and against violence

    After more than a year of bitter partisan fighting, Congress on Thursday finally reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act, including new provisions that will extend the law's protections for gay, lesbian, transgender and Native American victims of domestic violence. It's about time.
    After more than a year of bitter partisan fighting, Congress on Thursday finally reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act, including new provisions that will extend the law's protections for gay, lesbian, transgender and Native American victims of...

    Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Abusive Behavior, Judges, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice

    2. Mar 1, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  2. Americans risk losing our most sacred right

    It suddenly hit me this week: I don't live in the real world. I live in Washington, D.C.
    It suddenly hit me this week: I don't live in the real world. I live in Washington, D.C. In the real world, nobody would argue about renewing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). It's a no-brainer. Violence against women, all women, is wrong. Only...

    Tags: Sonia Sotomayor, Judges, Civil Rights, Voting Rights Act of 1965, John G. Roberts, Jr.

    3. Feb 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. House approves Senate version of Violence Against Women Act

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> -- The Republican-led House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Thursday to support the Senate version of the Violence Against Women Act, ending a yearlong battle on Capitol Hill to reauthorize legislation targeting domestic violence.
    WASHINGTON -- The Republican-led House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Thursday to support the Senate version of the Violence Against Women Act, ending a yearlong battle on Capitol Hill to reauthorize legislation targeting domestic violence. The...

    Tags: Labor Legislation, Republican Party, Joe Biden, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Congress

    4. Feb 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. House to vote on two versions of Violence Against Women measure

    WASHINGTON – House Republican leaders failed to rally support for their version of the Violence Against Women Act, so they decided to bring two versions of the legislation to a vote Thursday: the House bill and a Senate-passed measure favored by...

    Tags: Labor Legislation, Republican Party, Raul Labrador, Politics, Career and Workplace

    5. Feb 28, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  5. Odawa tribe youth heads to Washington, D.C.

    Eighteen-year-old Petoskey resident Sarah Schilling may sometimes feel reluctant about stepping up as the voice for her community, but it is a role she is becoming known for -- even on the national stage.
    Staff Writer
    Eighteen-year-old Petoskey resident Sarah Schilling may sometimes feel reluctant about stepping up as the voice for her community, but it is a role she is becoming known for -- even on the national stage. Schilling leaves Sunday, March 3, to be one of...

    Tags: Washington, DC, Human Interest, U.S. Congress, Byron Dorgan, Aspen Institute

    6. Feb 27, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  6. Dent to vote 'no' on House GOP VAWA bill, 'yes' to Senate Dem version

    U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent plans to buck fellow Republicans and vote against their scaled back version of the Violence Against Women Act Thursday.
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    U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent plans to buck fellow Republicans and vote against their scaled back version of the Violence Against Women Act Thursday. But he will support a Senate-passed version that includes protections for gay, lesbian and transgender...

    Tags: Abusive Behavior, Republican Party, Charlie Dent, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama

    7. Feb 18, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  7. Can a new pope save the Catholic Church?

    It's been a busy week. The Senate voted 78-22 to renew the Violence Against Women Act. Christopher Dorner, ex-cop turned cop killer, was finally tracked down near Big Bear, Calif. Leaders of the International Olympic Committee voted to drop wrestling from the Summer Games in 2020. And President Obama delivered a powerful State of the Union address.
    It's been a busy week. The Senate voted 78-22 to renew the Violence Against Women Act. Christopher Dorner, ex-cop turned cop killer, was finally tracked down near Big Bear, Calif. Leaders of the International Olympic Committee voted to drop wrestling from...

    Tags: Christopher Dorner, The Pope, Dan Brown , Religion and Belief, Religious Leaders

    8. Feb 13, 2013 |Story| KTUU

  8. Alaska Tribal Groups Won't Receive Domestic-Violence Power in Federal Act

    The recent reauthorization of the federal Violence Against Women Act has some Alaska Native tribal groups upset, over provisions they say deny their villages the ability to protect families from domestic violence.
    Channel 2 News
    The recent reauthorization of the federal Violence Against Women Act has some Alaska Native tribal groups upset, over provisions they say deny their villages the ability to protect families from domestic violence. The act, which passed the U.S. Senate...

    Tags: Sex Crimes, U.S. Senate

    9. Feb 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. 2013 State of the Union: Full prepared transcript

    Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, fellow citizens: Fifty-one years ago, John F. Kennedy declared to this Chamber that “the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress…It is my task,” he...

    Tags: Petroleum Industry, Al-Qaeda, City University of New York, Wars and Interventions, Crime, Law and Justice

    10. Feb 13, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Pass the Violence Against Women Act

    The 1994 Violence Against Women Act has done tremendous good in stepping up prosecution of domestic violence, aiding victims and increasing awareness of a too-often silent threat to our society. But the act was allowed to lapse in 2011 amid partisan...

    Tags: Abusive Behavior, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Immigration, Lawyers

    11. Feb 12, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  11. Highlights of Obama's State of the Union address

    Highlights of the economic and other proposals President Barack Obama called for in his State of the Union address: — JOBS: Partner with businesses and communities to invest in American-made technologies through a network of Manufacturing...

    Tags: Abusive Behavior, Ecosystems, U.S. Military, Immigration, Migration

    12. Feb 12, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  12. Senate renews Violence Against Women Act

    WASHINGTON (AP) --
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a solid show of bipartisanship, the Senate has voted to renew the two-decade-old Violence Against Women Act with new provisions to ensure that gays and lesbians, immigrants and Native American women have equal access to the act's...

    Tags: Abusive Behavior, Labor Legislation, Washington, DC, U.S. Congress, Politics

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