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Archive for June, 2012

Mississippi to become only state without abortion clinic?

Mississippi soon could become the only U.S. state without an abortion clinic as a new law takes effect this weekend. Critics say it would force women in one of the country’s poorest states to drive hours to obtain a constitutionally protected procedure or carry unwanted pregnancies to term.


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Obama plays the poor man in campaign fundraising pitches

President Obama, the most prolific fundraiser in U.S. presidential campaign history, returned Saturday to a fundraising strategy that increasingly appears more like tin cup rattling.


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GOP backer, casino mogul Adelson reportedly gave $10 M to Koch brothers’ efforts

Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson has donated $10 million to the Koch brothers’ efforts to elect Republicans and ouster President Obama and other Democrats — forging perhaps the most powerful, well-financed political fundraising machine of 2012.


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Health law battle enters round 2

A new front has opened in efforts to reshape how the federal government implements President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul now that the Supreme Court has ruled to keep the law in place.


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Supreme Court ruling results in ‘colorful’ responses from Democrats and Republicans

The Supreme Court decision that upheld the Affordable Care Act resulted immediately in serious discussions about taxes, mandates and the presidential campaigns. But it also brought a flurry of responses from Democrats and Republican using dicey language.


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