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3 hrs ago | Feministing

Are abortion rights the best starting point?

I have been thinking a lot about what it takes to sensitize non-feminist folk to issues that have broad implications for women.

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Related Topix: Abortion, US Politics, US News, Candice Miller, Dave Camp, Peter Hoekstra, Republican, US House of Representatives, Bart Stupak, Democrat

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

House passes health care overhaul without West Michigan votes

In this photo taken from pool video via APTN, the final vote the health care bill 3962 is shown as members of the house attend the vote on Saturday Nov.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Peter Hoekstra, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, John Dingell, Barack Obama, Healthcare Law, Law

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

Legislative election in 2010 could give Democrats a chance to win...

New lines: A redrawn 3rd Congressional District linking most of Muskegon and Kent counties could elect a Democrat in 2012.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Kent County, MI, Muskegon County, MI, Peter Hoekstra, Republican, US House of Representatives

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Peter Scott's Library Blog

House re-introduces SKILLs ACT emphasizing role of school librarians

" The Strengthening Kids' Interest in Learning and Libraries Act , or the SKILLs Act, was re-introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives this week with support from both sides of the aisle.

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Related Topix: Libraries, Standardized Testing, Education, Family, Kids, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Raul Grijalva, Democrat, Republican

Fri Nov 06, 2009

MLive.com

West Michigan Reps. Hoekstra, Ehlers explain why they will vote against Democrats' health-care plan

Two local lawmakers say they'll be in the "no" column if House Democrats call for a vote today on a $1 trillion health-care measure that would cover 36 million uninsured people and create a government health plan.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Grand Rapids Metro, Grand Rapids, MI, Health Care Policy, Health, Healthcare Law, Law

Ann Arbor News

AARP unapologetic about health-care stance despite critics, including ...

Michigan's AARP director says the nation's largest senior group won't be stifled in the health care debate by Republicans claiming a conflict of interest because the organization receives insurance royalties on health plans.

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Related Topix: Health, AARP, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Michigan, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicare

Tue Nov 03, 2009

School Library Journal

Congress Takes Up SKILLs Act, Again

This article originally appeared in SLJ's Extra Helping. Sign up now! By Debra Lau Whelan -- School Library Journal, 11/2/2009 2:05:00 PM The SKILLs Act is back as an independent stand-alone bill - not as it was originally introduced in 2007 as a part of the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind .

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Related Topix: US News, Libraries, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Raul Grijalva, Democrat, Republican, George Bush

MLive.com

Wayland family honored with Congressional Angels in Adoption award

Robert and Caroline Deppe were not eager to embark on a newly independent life as empty nesters when their four kids grew up.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Grand Rapids Metro, 9

Sat Oct 24, 2009

Free Republic

Who the RINOs and the DIABLOs are

Who are the the DIABLOs ? Who are the RINOs ? Unfortunately, the American Conservative Union's rankings are pretty useless.

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Related Topix: Mario Diaz-Balart, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Abortion, 9, Michigan

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Insurance Networking

Why Young Workers Don't Care About Computer Science

Just this week, the House of Representatives unanimously approved H. Res. 558, a resolution introduced by Vernon Ehlers , supporting computer science and the designation of a National Computer Science Education Week.

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Related Topix: Science, Computer Science, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Computers, Family, Kids

Mon Oct 12, 2009

Matter Network

Solar Roadmap Bill Heads to Committee

A bill authorizing $2.25 billion for solar research over the next five years, passed through a key House subcommittee.

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Related Topix: Representative Gabrielle Giffords, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Politics, Department of Energy, Solar Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Alternative Energy, Republican

Thu Oct 08, 2009

AOPA Pilot

Members of Congress to president: No user fees

Aviation user fees still loom on the White House agenda for 2011, but leaders of the House aviation subcommittee are informing the president that the plan would be rejected in Congress.

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Related Topix: Flying, Life, Hobbies, US Politics, Jerry Costello, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Thomas Petri, Republican, Federal Aviation Administration, Corrine Brown

Sun Oct 04, 2009

Green Bay Press-Gazette

General aviation vital to the economy

Al Timmerman, owner of Titletown Jet Centre at Austin Straubel International Airport in Ashwaubenon, rattles off the services the business provides daily to pilots and business travelers: Charter services, flight instruction, maintenance, air ambulance and conference facilities, to name just a few.

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Related Topix: Flying, Life, Hobbies, Ashwaubenon, WI, Sheboygan Metro, Sheboygan, WI, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives

Fri Oct 02, 2009

Aircraft Maintenance Technology

NBAA Lauds Proposal For Consistency, Added Industry Input on TSA Proposals

The National Business Aviation Association today welcomed the introduction of legislation, H.R. 3678, sponsored by Rep.

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Related Topix: Flying, Life, Hobbies, John Mica, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Allen Boyd, Democrat, Sam Graves, Thomas Petri

Thu Sep 24, 2009

Computing Research Policy Blog

House S&T Committee Considers Cyber Security R&D

Requires the inclusion of social and behavioral research at NSF as part of the cybersecurity research portfolio Specifically includes 'identity management' as an area of research that should be supported in a cybersecurity research portfolio Requires NSF to create a postdoctoral fellowship program in cybersecurity Authorizes a cybersecurity ...

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Related Topix: Eddie Bernice Johnson, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Timothy Johnson, Sam Johnson, Republican, Daniel Lipinski

Sat Sep 19, 2009

MLive.com

Thousands of area jobless will start losing benefits Monday without extension

Extra time: Myndee Menger, of Shelby, outside the Unemployment Insurance Agency on Plainfield Avenue NE, has been out of work for six months.

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Related Topix: Michigan, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Ottawa County, MI, Grand Rapids, MI

Wed Sep 16, 2009

New Scientist

NASA faces 'Kennedy or Nixon' moment, former chief says

With NASA in a budget crisis, the US faces a historic choice between boosting human space exploration like President Kennedy did in the 1960s or confining astronauts to low-Earth orbit like President Nixon did a decade later, former NASA chief Mike Griffin told a congressional committee on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, NASA, Space, US News, University of Alabama, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Dana Rohrabacher

Tue Sep 08, 2009

Daily Kos

This Week in Congress

In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader: First Vote of the Week... Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Last Vote Predicted... Thursday p.m. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2009 The House is not in session.

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Related Topix: US News, George Miller, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Republican, Los Angeles, CA, Dale Kildee

Fri Sep 04, 2009

Muskegon Chronicle

About 75 supporters of President Barack Obama's health care reform rally at Calder Plaza

As the sun glared down on Calder Plaza Thursday in downtown Grand Rapids, loyal supporters of President Barack Obama's health care reform initiative gave testimonials, expressed optimism and then marched over to the Gerald R. Ford Federal Building.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Grand Rapids, MI, Grand Rapids Metro, Republican, US House of Representatives, Rockford, MI

Thu Aug 13, 2009

AOPA Pilot

AOPA reaches out to media in wake of N.Y. accident

Leaders of the House aviation subcommittee told the Transportation Security Administration March 10 that they are unconvinced that the agency's proposed Large Aircraft Security Program is necessary.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Lynn Westmoreland, Republican, US House of Representatives, Jerry Costello, Democrat, Thomas Petri, Leonard Boswell, John Duncan

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