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Abortion Language in Health Bill Pits Catholic Against Catholic
By David Gibson
Democratic leaders and faith-based supporters of health care reform on Thursday stepped up their campaign to convince the public -- and perhaps a few pro-life House members whose votes are critical to passage -- that the legislation does not fund abortions and in fact would reduce abortions. "I ...
Long Island Democrat to Switch Parties, Run for N.Y. Governor, Report Says
By Tom Diemer
This could get interesting. Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, an outspoken fiscal conservative, is about to switch from the Democratic to Republican Party and launch a campaign for governor of New York later this week, according to the New York Times. Levy, the popular elected leader of a county ...
'Repeal It' Group Vows to Undo Health Reform If It Becomes Law
By Tom Diemer
Rarely have politicians signed up to undo a law before it takes effect, or has even passed. But dozens of Republican members of Congress and candidates have done just that with health care reform, agreeing to a "Repeal It" pledge authored by the conservative Club for Growth. The repeal movement is ...
The Woodhouse Civil War Over Health: Brothers Trade Barbs in High-Stakes Showdown
By Jill Lawrence
The Woodhouse brothers aren't sounding very brotherly in the tense make-or-break phase of health care reform and, perhaps, Barack Obama's presidency. Phrases like "anti-American" and "political hack" are the least of the insults flying back and forth between Brad, the communications director of the ...
Is Stupak Backing Off of 'Abortion Economics-Eugenics' Charge?
By David Gibson
Even in a pressure cooker atmosphere already characterized by hyperbole, Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak's accusation that leaders of his party want health care reform to allow financing of abortion because abortions are cheaper than children was eye-popping. Stupak is the pro-life Michigan ...
U.S. Chamber Plans Big Money Campaign to Back Pro-Business Candidates
By Tom Diemer
A powerful pro-business lobby is rolling out a $50 million campaign to back pro-business candidates -- mostly Republicans -- for Congress in the fall elections and defeat political enemies, mostly Democrats. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, an influential and constant force on Capitol Hill, has a list ...
Clarence Thomas' Wife Cranks Up Nonprofit for Conservative Activists
By Tom Diemer
Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has jumped aggressively into the political fray, founding a nonprofit lobbying and organizing group for "citizen activists," such as members of the budding Tea Party movement. Justice Thomas would not comment on whether his wife's ...
Bishops Oppose Health Bill, Still Claiming It Could Fund Abortions
By David Gibson
The nation's Catholic bishops are maintaining a firm stand against the health care reform bill despite the decision of their onetime allies, the national association of Catholic hospitals, to endorse the legislation, and in the face of mounting evidence that the basis of their opposition -- a ...
Is Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli a Birther?
By David SessionsVirginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli speculated in a new interview that there may be evidence to prove President Obama is not an American citizen. Discussing Obama's birth certificate in an audio clip posted on the blog Not Larry Sabato, Cuccinelli outlined scenarios for legal challenges against ...
Excerpts From the New Texas History Textbooks
By Walter Shapiro
The Texas Board of Education voted last Friday to add conservative values and historical interpretations to the statewide social studies curriculum. As Don McLeroy, a dentist who leads the dominant Christian conservative faction on the state board, complained to The New York Times, "Textbooks are ...
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