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Marylanders on both sides of the abortion divide are steeling themselves for a historic clash over the procedure, after lawmakers voted to prohibit federal subsidies for insurance that covers it.
The House voted yesterday and the anti-women's health Stupak amendment passed 240 to 194 with one member voting present. 64 Democrats voted yes on the...
Here's how the state's members of Congress voted on major issues in the week that ended Friday.
Extended jobless benefits: Voting 403 for and 12 against, the House on Thursday sent President Obama a bill (HR 3548) that would provide 20 more weeks of jobless checks for those whose current allotments have expired or soon will expire and who live in states with at least 8.5 percent unemployment.
The United States Congress embarrassed itself last week. To her credit, however, Madison Democrat Tammy Baldwin did not participate in the charade.
Top war crimes prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said on Saturday he has a strong case against the masterminds behind last year's post-election violence in Kenya.
U.S. Rep. Brian Baird appeared on the Al Jazeera television network last week to discuss his House vote in support of a United Nations report that concluded Israel violated international human rights...
Jobless checks: Voting 403-12, members sent President Barack Obama a bill providing 20 more weeks of jobless checks for those losing current allotments in states with at least 8.5 percent unemployment. A yes vote was to pass a bill (HR 3548) that also provides 14 more weeks in the other states.
"One victory does not mean the battle is won," said Dr. Charmaine Yoest. WASHINGTON, Nov.
Here's how area members of Congress voted on major issues last week.
EVANSVILLE — Rep. Brad Ellsworth, D-Ind., was being credited Saturday by anti-abortion advocates with playing an integral role in crafting an agreement that enabled House members to pass a national health care reform bill after a day of debate. The House version of the bill passed 220 to 215 on a vote largely along party lines. Ellsworth voted for the bill. Ellsworth and his legislative staff ...
Venezuelan Jewish groups partnered with a leading developer to restore the oldest existing Jewish cemetery in South America.
When Sarah Palin spoke in April in Evansville, Ind., at the Vanderburgh County Right to Life banquet, it wasn't supposed to be a political event.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 / Christian Newswire / -- The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of right-to-life organizations in the 50 states, issued the following statement regarding today's actions in the House of Representatives on the health care restructuring legislation, H.R. 3962.
ASHEVILLE — UNC Asheville's Amnesty International Student Chapter will hold its sixth annual Human Rights Film Festival this week, with daily screenings at 7 p.m. Monday-Friday in the Highsmith University Union.
Shoppers at St. Luke Lutheran Church Saturday did more than just find items for themselves or some Christmas gifts, although they certainly did that as well. Through their purchases at the Lutheran World Relief Fair Trade Fair, shoppers were providing income, dignity and hope to people in developing regions of the world.
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