S.987 - International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2010

A bill to protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes. view all titles (4)

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  • Short: International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2010 as passed senate.
  • Short: International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2010 as reported to senate.
  • Short: International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2009 as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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12/24/10
Abbreviated Pundit Round-up

Dan Burton (Ind.) and other Republicans worked to block the International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act (S. 987). ...

Source: Daily Kos
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12/24/10
Diplomacy: The wrong place to star...

Dan Burton (Ind.) and other Republicans worked to block the International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act (S. 987). ...

Source: Washington Post
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12/23/10
The high cost of slashing diplomac...

Dan Burton (Ind.) and other Republicans worked to block the International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act (S. 987). ...

Source: Washington Post
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12/21/10
Kline should explain vote against ...

16, the US House of Representatives failed to pass S.987, an act that "would authorize the president to provide assistance to developing...

Source: Post-Bulletin
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12/20/10
RE: S.987

HR 2103, S. 987 is an unstated and unconscious challenge to the Islamic way of doing things. It will likely be useless, and may also fun...

Source: Right Side News
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12/18/10
How they voted in Washington

... yea; Visclosky, yea PREVENTING CHILD MARRIAGE: The House rejected the International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Ac...

Source: Gary Post Tribune
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12/17/10
So Very Disappointing

...few blogs and on news sites, S.987 which passed the Senate unanimously, was killed in the House last night. The bipartisan bill S.987 ...

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12/16/10
GOP Senator to Dems: If you try to...

S. 987 is short--the body of the bill is around ten pages long--and does not mention abortion ("family planning" isn't in there either)....

Source: Washington Post (blog)
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12/16/10
RE: S.987

In case you missed it, S. 987 (The International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act) failed to pass last night. ...

Source: Washington Post
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12/16/10
In "Shameful Act," Republicans Kil...

...Ileana Ros-Lehtinen sent a "Dear Colleague" letter to House Republicans forcefully urging them "to oppose the Senate bill, S. 987, the...

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05/11/11
S.987: A bill to amend title 9 of ...

Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for S.987 A bill to amend title 9 of the Un...

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12/24/10
The Seminole Democrat: Xmas Presen...

Dan Burton (Ind.) and other Republicans worked to block the International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act (S. 987). The...

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12/24/10
Islam was Born Out of Child Abuse ...

H.R. 2103, S. 987 is an unstated and unconscious challenge to the Islamic way of doing things. It will likely be useless, and may also fu...

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12/22/10
Int. Protecting Girls by Preventin...

H.R. 2103, S. 987 is an unstated and unconscious challenge to the Islamic way of doing things. It will likely be useless, and may also fu...

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12/22/10
USA Child marriage bill UPDATE

Child marriage bill UPDATE By Conor Williams PostPartisan - Child marriage bill UPDATE In case you missed it, S. 987 (The International P...

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12/22/10
Phony arguments kill child marriag...

Washington, D.C. (December 17, 2010) – U.S> Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-4) said this week that Republican leaders spreading misinfor...

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12/21/10
GOP: The party of abuse and injust...

The bill in question, S. 987 (The International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act), passed the Senate unanimiously with n...

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12/21/10
House Bill S. 987

House Bill S. 987. Above is a link to a bill that was before congress last week. If you have a minute, take some time and read it. This p...

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12/21/10
Spencer, Pipes, Zayed, Kunde: Has ...

It is the distribution that must remain in focus. Would US Congressman Ellison consider S. 987 to be -- generally -- a jizya tax? Would t...

Source: Jihad Watch
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12/21/10
Permalink - Newshoggers.com

In case you missed it, S. 987 (The International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act) failed to pass last night. Despite un...

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