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5 hrs ago | OregonLive.com

Symbolic abortion vote will cost Republicans

To those who accuse the Republican Party of inflexibility on social issues such as abortion, its leaders can always point to their ability to reach around and slap a "kick me" sign on their own backs.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Greg Walden, Paul Ryan, Opinion

10 hrs ago | Alabama Live

U.S. Representatives or sex ed teachers? You make the call

It started Monday, when U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess, R-TX, offered comments amid debate of a proposed ban on abortion after 20 weeks.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Republican, Michael Burgess, Phil Gingrey

14 hrs ago | Congress.org

Goppers: Trent Franks Sidelined as Abortion Ban Passes House

The House on Tuesday evening voted 228-196 on legislation banning abortion after 20 weeks - with the bill's champion conspicuously absent from the debate.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Trent Franks, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Abortion, Representative Richard Hanna, Marsha Blackburn

16 hrs ago | The Fresno Bee

Capitol Alert: Bera says Republican abortion bill 'is not going to go anywhere'

Rep. Ami Bera , a doctor who was elected to Congress last year, questioned Tuesday why his Republican colleagues brought a bill to the floor to restrict abortions beyond 20 weeks when they knew it had no chance of becoming law.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Trent Franks, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Kevin McCarthy, Representative Jeff Denham, Representative David Valadao

20 hrs ago | The Daily Caller

Obama group uses Todd Akin against Republicans in abortion fight

A group that supports President Obama is trying to link an anti-abortion measure passed Tuesday by the House of Representatives to Rep. Todd Akin's comment last summer that women cannot become pregnant after a "legitimate rape."

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Abortion, Trent Franks, Conservative Political News

23 hrs ago | Politico

The GOP's clueless caucus

They've waxed philosophic about "legitimate rape," reflected on the economic role of "wetbacks" and denounced the actions of "brazen, self-described illegal aliens."

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Phil Gingrey, Don Young, Trent Franks, Steve King

Tue Jun 18, 2013

Poughkeepsie Journal

Rekha Basu: It's up to all of us to prevent violence against women

Twenty-one years ago, Grinnell College student Tammy Zywicki, then 21, was driving back to school from her home in New Jersey when her car broke down on an Illinois highway.

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Related Topix: Grinnell College, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Illinois, US Senate, Saxby Chambliss

River Front Times

Claire McCaskill Endorses Hillary Clinton: "It's Important That We Start Early"

U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, the Democrat who got national attention for her race against Todd Akin of "legitimate rape" fame , this morning formally endorsed a 2016 Clinton bid through Ready for Hillary , an independent group that is, well, ready for Hillary to run.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Claire McCaskill, US Senate, Democrat, Hillary Clinton, Republican, US House of Representatives, Missouri

Examiner.com

Legitimate Rape (2013) dir. Izzy Lee

The short film is as tricky an art to master as it is to offer solid criticism on, and yet, as is usually the case, when a solid piece of work is placed before the eyes, solid criticism comes.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News

Daily Kos

Republican rebranding fail, continued: The new nopology

Last week, Republican Rep. Trent Franks dismissed concerns about banning abortion for victims of rape and incest by saying that they really don't get pregnant all that often so it's no big deal.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Trent Franks, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Marsha Blackburn, Abortion

Politico

House set to vote on 20-week abortion ban - FTC can challenge 'pay...

HOUSE SET TO VOTE ON 20-WEEK ABORTION BAN BILL The House is set to plunge back into a battle over abortion today when lawmakers vote on a bill that would ban abortion after 20 weeks nationwide.

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Related Topix: Abortion, US News, Healthcare Law, Law, US Politics, Trent Franks, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Supreme Court

Mon Jun 17, 2013

TwinCities

Despite perils, GOP pushes an anti-abortion agenda

After Republicans lost the presidential election and seats in both the House and the Senate last year, many in the party offered a stern admonishment: If we want to broaden our appeal, steer clear of divisive social and cultural issues.

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Related Topix: Abortion, US News, US Politics, Trent Franks, Republican, US House of Representatives, Marsha Blackburn, Criminal Defense Law, Law

CNN

House GOP leaders add rape exception to abortion bill

House Republican leaders are hoping to head off a repeat of last week's controversy over the issue of whether there should be an exception for cases of rape and incest in a GOP sponsored bill banning late term abortions by adding that exception before the House debates the measure on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Trent Franks, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Marsha Blackburn, Zoe Lofgren, Democrat

Salon

Republicans think they're winning the abortion wars now

The federal abortion wars are back this week, as the House of Representatives votes on a national ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, that is highly unlikely to become law.

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Related Topix: US News, Abortion, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Boehner, Marilyn Musgrave, Trent Franks

Forward

The Enduring Rape Myth Created by Nazis

Usually on the internet when Nazi analogies come into play, it means Godwin's Law -the theory that all online arguments will eventually devolve into a Hitler comparison-has been invoked and the conversation is over.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News, Trent Franks

The Hill

Rep. Wagner seeks to strengthen female voice in Republican Party

Rep. Ann Wagner may no longer be a diplomat, but she's always had a bit of a diplomatic nature.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Roy Blunt, US Senate, Senator Roy Blunt, Representative Ann Wagner, University of Missouri

Sun Jun 16, 2013

The Daily Beast

Gemunu Amarasinghe/APRape Won't Get You Pregnant?That's what a...

Didn't we go over this already? Apparently the backlash surrounding Missouri Rep. Todd Akin's controversial-and wildly inaccurate--claim that you can't get pregnant from "legitimate rape" didn't make an impact on Trent Franks.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Trent Franks, Representative Jim Bridenstine, Immigration Reform, Steve King

Sat Jun 15, 2013

The Jackson Sun

House revises abortion bill after rape controversy

House Republicans have modified a tough anti-abortion bill to include exceptions for rape and incest after the GOP sponsor of the legislation raised a firestorm by declaring that very few rapes result in pregnancies.

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Related Topix: Abortion, US News, US Politics, Trent Franks, Republican, US House of Representatives, Eric Cantor

Politico

Evangelicals to GOP: Don't betray us on abortion

After Todd Akin last year and Trent Franks this week, abortion is about the last topic many national Republicans want the political conversation to focus on.

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Related Topix: Evangelicals, Abortion, US Politics, Trent Franks, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Marilyn Musgrave

Commentary Magazine

GOP Should Listen to Santorum

Rick Santorum has had a hard time getting in the discussion about 2016. The deep bench of Republican contenders for the next presidential election has moved the unofficial runner up in the 2012 GOP contest to the party's back burner.

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Related Topix: US News, 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, Rick Santorum, Senator Marco Rubio, US House of Representatives, Senator Rand Paul