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By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- The annual March for Life disbanded on Capitol Hill last month, but the controversy over abortion lingers on as Republicans in Congress put the perennial hot-button issue at the top of their agenda this week. Several bills to cut funding for abortion services are the subject of hearings and news conferences by GOP lawmakers and their socially conservative allies: The House Judiciary Committee today held a hearing on the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act sponsored by Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J. The bill would make permanent the annually renewed Hyde Amendment that bans ...
What Would GOP Takeover of Congress Mean for Judiciary Committees?
By Andrew Cohen - Politics DailyMost polls suggest that Republican candidates will win enough seats in Tuesday's midterm election to take over the House of Representatives, if not the Senate, for the first time since 2007. If this occurs, all of the committee leadership positions will change over into GOP hands. If the House becomes Republican, for example, no longer will Rep. John Conyers, the iconic Democratic from Michigan, preside over the House Judiciary Committee. And if the GOP picks up a Senate majority, a longer shot if you believe the odds, no longer will Sen. Patrick Leahy, the bald patrician from Vermont, preside ...
Investigation Finds ACORN Didn't Break Laws
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyA report commissioned by the House Judiciary Committee found ACORN, a community organizing group heavily criticized after an undercover video surfaced, has not violated any federal regulations. The study by the non-partisan Congressional Research Service found that ACORN correctly used all federal dollars it received and did not improperly register any voters during last year's presidential election. ACORN came under fire after undercover video footage surfaced that showed employees discussing prostitution, tax evasion, and smuggling with a couple posing as a pimp and a prostitute. Earlier ...
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