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Rockefeller meeting puts face on domestic violence issue
matthewu@herald-mail.comPatricia Greenlee never thought she would be a victim of domestic violence. She never witnessed a domestic violence in her life. Her parents had been married for 52 years, and she and her four siblings all were college educated. “I always...Tags: Joe Manchin III, Labor Legislation, John D. Rockefeller IV, Career and Workplace, Politics
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'No budget, no pay' advances despite reservations
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an earlier era, a move like the one engineered by House GOP leaders to pass a "no budget, no pay" measure probably would have been stopped in its tracks. But with Congress' approval ratings in the gutter, House lawmakers...
Tags: Jerrold Nadler, Budgets and Budgeting, Patrick Leahy, Politics, Parties and Movements
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You go, military girls -- to the front lines
Annie, get your gun -- and then fall in, soldier! By 2016, it’ll be "officers and gentlemen and gentlewomen." Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will order the military to open combat roles to women, the last barrier to full engagement. That’s...Tags: Armed Forces, Abusive Behavior, U.S. Army, International Military Interventions, Sexual Assault
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Violence Against Women Act
As a the leader of YWCA Metropolitan Chicago, an organization committed to ending violence against women, I am very concerned with the lack of progress Congress is demonstrating toward renewing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). VAWA, which was...Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Joe Biden, Rape, Politics, Immigration
Feb 8, 2013
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Jan 24, 2013
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Jan 9, 2013
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