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    Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Hillary Clinton returns to public stage as 2016 watch begins

    — Hillary Rodham Clinton returned to the public stage Tuesday night for the opening scene in what many expect to be a carefully plotted performance concluding with another presidential try.
    — Hillary Rodham Clinton returned to the public stage Tuesday night for the opening scene in what many expect to be a carefully plotted performance concluding with another presidential try. The high-profile venue: the Kennedy Center in the nation'...

    Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Entertainment Events, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton

    2. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Obama signs Violence Against Women Act

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> -- President Barack Obama signed into law Thursday the Violence Against Women Act, formally ending a battle fought in Congress in the last year over controversial changes to the act.
    WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama signed into law Thursday the Violence Against Women Act, formally ending a battle fought in Congress in the last year over controversial changes to the act. In a public ceremony in Washington, Obama said this year&...

    Tags: John Boehner, Politics, Elections, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama

    3. Mar 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. 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: Politics, John Boehner, Justice System, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice

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

  4. 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: U.S. House of Representatives, Politics, U.S. Congress, Parties and Movements, Career and Workplace

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

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

    WASHINGTON &ndash; 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 President Obama.
    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: Politics, Elections, Career and Workplace, Raul Labrador, Labor Legislation

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

  6. 2013 State of the Union: Full prepared transcript

    Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, fellow citizens:
    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: Public Finance, Politics, Renewable Energy, War in Afghanistan (2001-present), Aung San Suu Kyi

    7. Jan 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. You go, military girls -- to the front lines

    Annie, get your gun -- and then fall in, soldier!
    Annie, get your gun -- and then fall in, soldier! By 2016, it’ll be "officers and gentlemen and gentlewomen." Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will order the military to open combat roles to women, the last barrier to full engagement. That’s...

    Tags: Abusive Behavior, Wars and Interventions, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Awards and Prizes, Sex Crimes

    8. May 14, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  8. BIA sets abuse training for tribal court staff

    Grand Forks Herald
    The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs has scheduled a series of legal training seminars for judges, prosecutors and defenders who work in tribal courts, including a four-day session in Grand Forks June 17-20. The Grand Forks training will focus on the...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama, Sexual Assault, Prosecution, Sex Crimes

    9. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  9. Dent one of three House GOP lawmakers to support Employment Non-Discrimination Act

    For the second time in less than six months, just three House&nbsp;Republicans signed their names to gay rights legislation. And one of them is again Lehigh Valley Rep. Charlie Dent.
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    For the second time in less than six months, just three House Republicans signed their names to gay rights legislation. And one of them is again Lehigh Valley Rep. Charlie Dent. Dent added his name Thursday to a bill making it illegal to discriminate...

    Tags: Social Issues, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Employment Opportunities, Same-Sex Marriage

    10. Apr 22, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  10. One to watch from Michigan

    WASHINGTON -- America's most interesting development since November is the Republican Party becoming more interesting. Consider the congressman from Grand Rapids, Mich., who occupies the seat once held by Gerald Ford, embodiment of vanilla Republicanism. Justin Amash, 33, may seek the Senate seat being vacated by six-term Democrat Carl Levin, who was elected in 1978, two years before Amash was born.
    WASHINGTON -- America's most interesting development since November is the Republican Party becoming more interesting. Consider the congressman from Grand Rapids, Mich., who occupies the seat once held by Gerald Ford, embodiment of vanilla Republicanism....

    Tags: Tim Scott, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Patrick J. Toomey, Barack Obama

    11. Apr 21, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  11. Will Republican women stay home on Election Day after Sanford trespass charge?

    The Island Packet Online
    For the first time in decades, Julie Bell of Hilton Head Island might sit out an election and not vote. "I'm 50 years old and I always vote. I believe it's important," said Bell, a Republican activist and former member of the Beaufort County school...

    Tags: Polls, Government, Politics, Primaries, Argentina

    12. Apr 20, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  12. Safety and survival: Outreach

    The Sedalia Democrat, Sedalia, Mo.
    Editor's note: This is the last in a series about Citizens Against Spouse Abuse, Inc., which provides services for victims of domestic and sexual abuse. If you or someone you know is the victim of physical or sexual abuse, call the CASA Hotline at 827-...

    Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Politics, Personal Data Collection, Abusive Behavior, Interior Policy

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