New Hampshire GOP Adopts Fetal Personhood Into Platform
Even voters in Mississippi, one of the most socially conservative states, rejected a ballot measure that would have granted personhood rights to fetuses. New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan (D) slammed the GOPs new language in a statement on Monday, .
Cardinal Burke: Catholic Church Under Pope Francis Is A Ship Without A Rudder
VATICAN CITY (RNS) American Cardinal Raymond Burke, the feisty former archbishop of St. Louis who has emerged as the face of the opposition to Pope Francis reformist agenda, likened the Roman Catholic Church to ���a ship without a rudder��� in a fresh .
Bill Frist: Health Care Is Law Of The Land, GOP Should Drop
WASHINGTON -- As congressional Republicans ready themselves for a largely symbolic effort to repeal President Obamas health care reform law, at least one former GOP leader is urging them to drop the charade and build on the legislation. Sam Stein Become a fan stein@huffingtonpost.com. Posted: 01/18/2011 11:23 am EST Updated: 05/25/2011 6:25 pm EDT. You have no choice but to bring in the private sector, and the private sector know that its time to play, he said.
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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Thursday said Republicans are weighing the option of a short-term debt limit extension, but that House GOP leaders are using their annual retreat to highlight the realities��.
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Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) rejected the notion on Friday that House Republicans will feel pressure -- even a little -- to pass immigration reform just because the Senate passed a sweeping bill on Thursday. The assumption.
Santa Clara University Drops Elective Abortion Coverage.
The change by the universities moves in the opposite direction of Californias abortion law. Just this week, Gov. Jerry Brown, himself a former Jesuit seminarian, signed a bill allowing nurses and midwives to perform abortions.
Thursdays Morning Email: GOP Drops Anti-Abortion Bill
TOP STORIES. To get The Morning Email, HuffPosts daily roundup of the news, in your inbox, sign up here. GOP WOMEN KILL BILL BANNING ABORTIONS AFTER 20 WEEKS ���House Republican leaders abruptly dropped plans late Wednesday to vote on .
HUFFPOLLSTER: Nearly A Quarter Of Americans Support Their States Secession
Massachusetts gubernatorial poll shows narrow edge for Dem - Jim OSullivan: Democratic Attorney General Martha Coakley enters the general-election stage of the gubernatorial campaign with a slight lead over Republican Charlie Baker, who, as the.
Stop-And-Frisk Is Declining, But Advocates Say The NYPDs Real Problem Hasn.
The New York City Police Department is on pace to stop, question, and/or frisk about 50,000 New Yorkers this year, NYPD Commissioner William Bratton said Monday, which represents a significant drop from last year. This year, as of. And Mayor Bill.
HUFFPOLLSTER: Polls Find Pat Roberts Likely To Stave Off Primary Challenge
On the Republican side, an anti-abortion rights representative who pressured both his ex-wife and a patient who was his mistress to have abortions will see if voters have forgiven him for his hypocrisy.. States that expanded Medicaid and created.
Kansas Abortion Bill: Legislators Push To Allow Medical.
Kansas lawmakers are rushing to save the states OBGYN medical residency program, which is threatened by the states sweeping anti-abortion bill. One provision in the 69-page bill prohibits state employees from performing��.
Senate Democrats Dump Ads In Louisiana
WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Senate Democrats campaign committee on Thursday began canceling plans for television ads in Louisianas major markets to help Sen. Mary Landrieus runoff campaign against Republican Bill Cassidy, making her re-election bid an .
Cameron Esposito Answers Questions About Being A Lesbian
Shes back! Cameron Esposito, one of our favorite comedians, has released her latest installment in a series of Buzzfeed videos where she answers (often really dumb) questions about her experiences navigating the world as a lesbian. Tackling queries.
Republican Thom Tillis Defeats Sen. Kay Hagan In North Carolina
And after he had campaigned in the GOP primary on his opposition to expanding Medicaid coverage to some 500,000 North Carolinians under the Affordable Care Act, he said during the general election that he would encourage North Carolina Gov.
Fusion Host On Joni Ernst: We All Want To See Her Go To Congress And Chop.
���Shes going to be the first woman to represent Iowa in the U.S. Senate, and shes going to be seen by many as a rising star within the GOP, she told Fusion hosts Nando Vila and Kal Penn. And we all want to see her go to Congress and chop their balls.
Wisconsin Abortion Law Questioned By Chicago Judges
At times appearing exasperated, Posner repeatedly interrupted Lennington, asking why lawmakers ��� if its true they saw the law as primarily a public health measure and not an anti-abortion bill ��� focused on abortion clinics and not other. Republican Gov. Scott Walker signed the GOP-authored law on July 5. A similar mandate was included in sweeping legislation that Texas lawmakers approved in July after weeks of protests. That law also faces a legal challenge,��.
Health Care Whip Count Live Updates: Will Reform Bill.
Health Care Whip Count Live Updates: Will Reform Bill Have The Votes? The Huffington Post. Posted: 05/19/2010 5:12 am EDT Updated: 05/25/2011 3:55 pm EDT.. Stupaks office postponed a news conference the lawmaker had scheduled for Saturday morning. He was later. Along with eight Democrats and one Republican as co-sponsors, Stupak had introduced a resolution Friday that would insert his abortion restrictions as a correction to the underlying bill.
Election 2012 HuffPost Blog: Latest News On The Campaign
A Republican consultant who is supporting Romney said that even if the Santorum campaign may be legitimately upset about a disparity in how its Protestant faith is examined more intensely than others, going after Romneys Mormonism is bad idea. People are not about. His father is running for president, and since no one has won even 20 percent of the delegates needed to win, he is a contender for the nomination, Stafford said in an email. If he does not win��.
Kansans Are Moderate As Hell And Theyre Not Going To Take It Anymore
Kansas Republicans still identify with no-fuss moderates like President Dwight Eisenhower and Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, multiple local officials told The Huffington Post. And they arent exactly thrilled. Im a traditional, fiscally.
Michigan Abortion Legislation Package Moves Forward
Posted: 12/06/2012 5:48 pm EST Updated: 12/06/2012 10:21 pm EST. economy, particularly in Michigan, and to women and their power to say, This is what we want, and this is what we dont want, Desiree Cooper, a spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan, told The Huffington Post.. Coleman Young II (D-Detroit) sharply criticized his Republican colleagues on Thursday for pushing forward with the anti-abortion agenda.. Sign me up for The Morning Email.
HUFFPOST HILL - Government Was Solution: John Boehner
Joni Ernst will deliver the GOP rebuttal to the State of the Union. Make your own water bottle joke. REP INVOLUNTARILY SPONSORS ANTI-ABORTION BILL - Amber Ferguson: ���Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) has reason to be a��.
Bob Marshall: Virginia GOP Pressures Me 7 Days A Week.
Bob Marshall: Virginia GOP Pressures Me 7 Days A Week To Drop Anti-Abortion Agenda. Posted: 11/26/2012. It doesnt happen more than seven days a week, 52 weeks a year, he told The Huffington Post sarcastically in an interview. Through. Marshall said it doesnt bother him that his anti-abortion amendments might kill or stall an important bill that would otherwise pass, because in his opinion, no matter could be more important than ending abortion. Youre��.
Paul Ryan On Abortion - Huffington Post
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican vice presidential nominee in 2012 and an abortion opponent, said Thursday that anti-abortion activists should try to build a broad coalition and find common ground with��.
Fox News Hosts Manage To Connect Midterm Elections With Ebola, Redskins.
. the tight Senate race in Virginia is due to Republican Ed Gillespies recent ad, in which he says, if elected, he will step up and oppose the anti-Redskins bill. Im telling you, that Redskins ad! Baier insisted. It was the Redskins ad! Monday.
GOP Candidates Reveal How They Would Enact Pro-Life.
WASHINGTON -- Four of the seven Republican presidential candidates reaffirmed their pro-life positions and pledged to protect fetal personhood both legislatively and constitutionally Tuesday night. Former House speaker��.
Maine Gov. Paul LePage Wins Re-election
But he didnt drop out, although his presence in the race was widely seen as hurting Democrats -- who urged him to drop out. The Republican Governors Association even released an ad praising Cutler. In exit polls, Cutler voters were more likely to say.
Thursdays Morning Email: GOP Drops Anti-Abortion Bill.
Thursdays Morning Email: GOP Drops Anti-Abortion Bill Huffington Post TOP STORIES. To get The Morning Email, HuffPosts daily roundup of the news, in your inbox, sign up here. GOP WOMEN KILL BILL BANNING��.
HUFFPOST HILL - But Can Ebola Lead?
A DSCC official said advertising will likely be on the air by Monday. As in the. TEXAS: ABORTION ACCESS PRIMARILY IN WEALTHY AREAS - Everythings bigger, and more economically inequitable, in Texas, Laura Bassett: A series of draconian anti.
23 Moments From 2014 Women Are Happy To Leave Behind
A woman claiming to be this mans wife posted the spreadsheet to Reddit and wrote: Yesterday morning, while in a taxi on the way to the airport, Husband sends a message to my work email which is connected to my phone. Hes never done this, we always .
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TOP STORIES HOUSE PASSES $1.1 TRILLION DOLLAR SPENDING BILL The bill, which will fund government operations for the fiscal year, is expected to pass in the Senate. Elizabeth Warren railed against a banking��.
Scott Brown: Ive Supported Womens Access To Contraception Since I Was 18.
Asked about the bill on Monday, Brown said it had nothing to do with his support for contraception access. To think that I dont. The campaign also noted that Brown has urged the Republican Party to drop anti-abortion language from its platform.
The Absolutist Politics of Norquist and LaPierre Will Destroy.
Even more than its anti-abortion stance, the Republican Party is bound to its anti-tax pledge and pro-gun commitments.. On Thursday, House Republicans walked out on Speaker John Boehner and formally rebuffed his public suggestion that they might be prepared to make a meaningful contribution to the fiscal cliff negotiations. But like the NRA,. After all, if the slope has been slippery, it is sliding in the wrong direction. Assault.. Sign me up for The Morning Email.