Open Congress : News Articles for S.1925 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012

New Jersey enacts new law to keep its solar industry going

2012-07-31T01:40:32Z

Governor Chris Christie signed into law S-1925, which will help stabilize the state's renewable energy credit market and will also boost its total output of solar energy. The new legislation, according to The Associated Press, will increase the amount of .

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Hillsborough's 1925 fire truck finally back

2012-07-31T00:00:19Z

An effort is underway to restore Hillsborough's 1925 Maxim ladder truck which was on display last week at the Hillsborough Balloon Festival. (NANCY BEAN FOSTER PHOTO) HILLSBOROUGH — Deputy Fire Chief Scott Murdough is on a bit of a treasure ...

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Hillsborough's 1925 fire truck finally back

2012-07-29T23:54:20Z

An effort is underway to restore Hillsborough’s 1925 Maxim ladder truck which was on display last week at the Hillsborough Balloon Festival. (NANCY BEAN FOSTER PHOTO) HILLSBOROUGH — Deputy Fire Chief Scott Murdough is on a bit of a treasure ...

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Hillsborough's 1925 fire truck finally back

2012-07-29T23:47:11Z

Veepstakes: Previewing Portman attacks

2012-07-25T08:57:08Z

The Republican governor signed S-1925, a bipartisan bill that easily passed in both houses of the state legislature," Reuters reports. PORTMAN: The New Jersey Star Ledger: "Democrats have made no secret of how they would skewer Ohio Sen.

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Veepstakes: Previewing Portman attacks

2012-07-25T08:57:08Z

Veepstakes: Previewing Portman attacks

2012-07-25T08:57:08Z

Christie signs bill to boost New Jersey's solar industry

2012-07-25T08:28:30Z

The Republican governor signed S-1925, a bipartisan bill that easily passed in both houses of the state legislature. The bill will move up the start of a mandatory renewable energy production quota by four years and would lower the price ceiling ...

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Unique North Pole seaplane replica unveiled

2012-07-25T01:47:38Z

More than 300 were built before the war, but only one original still exists. The one which made it back from Amundsen’s 1925 North Pole mission was a prized specimen, displayed in the Deutsche Museum in Munich, but was destroyed in a fire during World Wa

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North Pole seaplane replica warms Dornier hearts

2012-07-25T01:04:42Z

CROUSE: Violence Against Women Act needs reform

2012-07-25T00:14:35Z

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is up for reauthorization again this year. This newest version of VAWA — loaded up with even more leftist provisions — has hit a snag. First signed into law in 1994 with bipartisan support and ...

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Christie signs bill to boost New Jersey's solar industry

2012-07-24T23:03:00Z

Christie signs bill to boost New Jersey's solar industry

2012-07-24T23:03:00Z

Violence Against Women Act needs reform

2012-07-24T19:06:47Z

Christie signs bill to boost New Jersey's solar industry

2012-07-24T18:38:09Z

Christie signs bill to boost New Jersey's solar industry

2012-07-24T18:38:09Z

Christie signs bill to boost New Jersey's solar industry

2012-07-24T18:38:09Z

Christie signs bill to boost New Jersey's solar industry

2012-07-24T18:02:21Z

Christie signs bill to boost New Jersey's solar industry

2012-07-24T17:55:12Z

Christie Signs Bill To Stabilize NJ Solar Market

2012-07-24T09:55:35Z

That is what this measure is really about – supporting quality, good-paying jobs for New Jersey’s workers.” The law, S-1925, alters the multi-year schedule which dictates the amount of solar energy that electric energy suppliers must ...

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Governor Christie signs S1925, Solar Acceleration Legislation, saving thousands of solar jobs

2012-07-23T19:58:04Z

During the past few years the New Jersey solar industry has boomed. Installed solar generation capacity exceeded the amount required under the New Jersey Renewable Portfolio Standard, creating a potential crash of this thriving industry. A total ...

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Governor Christie signs S1925, Solar Acceleration Legislation, saving thousands of solar jobs

2012-07-23T14:57:25Z

BORDENTOWN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--During the past few years the New Jersey solar industry has boomed. Installed solar generation capacity exceeded the amount required under the New Jersey Renewable Portfolio Standard, creating a potential crash of this ..

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Christie signs solar rescue bill

2012-07-23T13:38:41Z

Gov. Chris Christie today signed S-1925, nearly a month after the bill passed the Legislature with strong bipartisan support. "All of the legislators standing behind me were from the other party," Christie said of the five legislators who ...

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Reader Letters | Pass the VAWA

2012-07-19T04:10:46Z

The U.S. Congress seems to have given up on protecting victims of rape, domestic violence, stalking and dating violence. Even though nearly one in five 5 U.S. women has been raped and one in four women has been the victim of severe physical ...

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Credit Suisse (Eur) Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - Xstrata Plc

2012-07-18T18:23:47Z

Credit Suisse (Eur) - Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - Xstrata Plc RNS Number : 9472H Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd 18 July 2012 FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER ...

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Henri Matisse's Stolen 'Odalisque In Red Pants' Recovered By Undercover FBI Agents In Miami Beach

2012-07-18T18:23:47Z

Two people were arrested Tuesday on Miami Beach after trying to sell what is believed to be Henri Matisse's 1925 painting "Odalisque in Red Pants" to undercover agents for $740,000, according to the FBI. The painting has been missing from the ...

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Henri Matisse's Stolen 'Odalisque in Red Pants' Sold To Undercover Agents At Miami Beach Hotel: Report

2012-07-18T17:05:03Z

But as it turns out, it's also home to black market art dealing as well. Tuesday a man and woman tried to sell Henri Matisse's 1925 painting "Odalisque in Red Pants" to undercover FBI agents for $1.5 million at the Loews Hotel, Local 10 reported Wednesday.

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I''m humbled that people still consider me an icon: Bachchan

2012-07-18T05:23:32Z

His career continues to scale new heights, the latest being his Hollywood debut in Baz Luhrmann''s "The Great Gatsby", a 3-D film adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald''s 1925 novel of the same name. The film also stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Tob

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Stolen Matisse Painting Reportedly Recovered After Almost a Decade

2012-07-17T19:58:02Z

A man and a woman allegedly tried to sell Henri Matisse's 1925 "Odalisque in Red Pants" to undercover agents for $1.5 million, reported ABC's Miami affiliate WPLG. James Marshall, spokesman for the FBI's Miami division, said he could "neither confirm nor .

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County's director of personnel to retire

2012-07-17T11:58:25Z

Main St., at the Monday meeting. Eleven Goshen firefighters and three Elkhart Township firefighters were called to vacant property behind Menard’s, 1925 Lincolnway East, at 4:41 p.m. Monday when a grass fire was discovered. It had taken a crowbar to do i

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Council loan needed to purchase Fidler's Pond for park

2012-07-17T09:56:44Z

Property owner making progress on repairs

2012-07-16T19:59:13Z

Goshen High School reunion set for Sept. 6

2012-07-16T19:59:13Z

Goshen firefighters extinguish grass fire

2012-07-16T19:23:25Z

GOSHEN — Eleven Goshen firefighters and three Elkhart Township firefighters were called to vacant property behind Menard’s, 1925 Lincolnway East, at 4:41 p.m. Monday when a grass fire was discovered. Goshen firefighters had two engines and an ambulance

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England's Chapman wins U.S. Senior Open by two strokes

2012-07-16T00:10:56Z

Otherwise, Chapman had no explanation for his Michigan dominance. But this week, at least, he liked the looks of Wilfrid Reid's 1925 links-style course design, even if he had no idea who Reid was. "No, but I like his work," Chapman said of the ...

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Local View: Talking about sexual violence can stop it

2012-07-15T05:05:37Z

Throughout this month of July, the Program to Aid Victims of Sexual Assault, or PAVSA, is hoping to raise awareness about sexual violence in the Northland as part of the 856 Campaign. The “856” represents the number of victims of sexual ...

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U.S. Senior Open: Roger Chapman wins again in Michigan

2012-07-14T19:54:26Z

Otherwise, Chapman had no explanation for his Michigan dominance. But this week, at least, he liked the looks of Wilfrid Reid’s 1925 links-style course design, even if he had no idea who Reid was. “No, but I like his work,” Chapman said of ...

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Family, colleagues say goodbye to father, friend

2012-07-14T08:12:55Z

The flag-draped casket of Christopher Reeves was carried atop the fire department’s 1925 American LaFrance pumper “Phoebe,” which was wrapped in memorial bunting. Family members took their places under a canopy over the grave, tucked in a ...

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Violence Against Women Act must be renewed

2012-07-14T02:22:10Z

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), authorized in 1994, created effective and cost-saving responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. VAWA expired in December 2011 and must be reauthorized by Congress to ensure the ...

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NJ Solar May Rise Again — “Resurrection Bill” Passed

2012-07-05T04:56:00Z

“New Jersey’s General Assembly approved the substitution for S-1925 (A-2966), and the Senate just approved the amendments,” Eric Wesoff of Greentech Media writes. “This piece of solar legislation, which has been referred to as the ...

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A Break in the Clouds? Inside New Jersey's SREC Legislation

2012-06-26T19:54:18Z

On June 25, 2012, S1925/A2966, now aligned, passed the New Jersey Senate and House. Next, the bill needs to be signed into law by the Governor, which given his recent public support is expected to be completed within the next couple weeks. The bill, which

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Flight Attendant Union Calls For Action To End Domestic Violence

2012-06-26T14:25:01Z

WASHINGTON, June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Joined by hundreds of supporters and inspirational speakers, International President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), Veda Shook, spoke at a rally today in support of a Violence Against

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Flight Attendant Union Calls For Action To End Domestic Violence

2012-06-26T14:25:01Z

"It is imperative that Congress continue its work to reauthorize the VAWA. We need to pass comprehensive, expansive reauthorization that expands protections to all victims of domestic violence; female, male, gay, bisexual, transgender, Native American and

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SMITH & SWEENEY BILL TO STABILIZE NEW JERSEY SOLAR MARKET RECEIVES FINAL LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL

2012-06-26T11:33:13Z

The bill, S-1925, would alter the multi-year schedule which dictates the amount of solar energy that electric energy suppliers must purchase each year. New Jersey, which is second in the nation in solar energy production, has seen a boom-and ...

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Legislature Passes Bill To Aid NJ’s Solar Energy Market

2012-06-26T10:14:29Z

The legislation, S-1925, would alter the multi-year schedule which dictates the amount of solar energy that electric energy suppliers must purchase each year. “New Jersey has become an international leader in solar energy production – making ...

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Will Lawmakers Throw a Lifeline to the Struggling New Jersey Solar Industry?

2012-06-26T10:00:10Z

Responding to a call for legislative action, the New Jersey Senate Environment and Energy Committee has advanced a bill (S-1925) aimed at stabilizing the state’s solar energy market. The legislation, proposed by Sen. Bob Smith and Senate President Steve

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Flight Attendant Union Calls For Action To End Domestic Violence

2012-06-26T01:00:00Z

...The "real" VAWA passed in the Senate on April 26. AFA and supporters hope that the Senate will resolve the procedural problems in S.1925 and bring the bill to conference with the House. A final bill must be passed before the end of summer, reauthorizing

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Hot Tips and Top Picks: DVDs, Blu-rays and Digital Debuts for the Week of June 12

2012-06-15T10:34:41Z

"The Gold Rush" (Criterion), Charlie Chaplin's 1925 frozen north comedy classic, has been on DVD before, but Criterion remasters the original silent version from a newly restored print for their new DVD release and Blu-ray debut. Both feature ...

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Blu-ray Review: ‘The Gold Rush’

2012-06-14T13:41:59Z

The Criterion Collection releases Charlie Chaplin's 1925 comedy classic "The Gold Rush" on a single-disc Blu-ray package. Although it is originally presented as a silent film, it received Academy Award nominations for Best Sound Recording and Best Musical

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'Sherlock Holmes' sequel arrives on DVD

2012-06-13T05:07:47Z

the Elite” (animated), “Too Big to Fail” (HBO), “Kill Speed,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete Eighth Season,” “Demoted,” “The Gold Rush” (Charlie Chaplin’s 1925 feature-length comedy debut and his 1942 update ...

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U.S. Sen. Scott Brown calls House Republican holdup of Violence Against Women Act 'beyond frustrating'

2012-06-12T17:40:35Z

Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown called on the Republican House leadership on Tuesday to work with the Senate to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. The legislation is currently being held up by disagreements between the House and the ...

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112th Congress Second Session (By Date)

2012-06-06T19:56:33Z

2012 House Rules S 1925 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011 (1 page, 190 kb) April 23, 2012 Senate SJR 36 Providing for Congressional Disapproval of the Rule Submitted by the National Labor Relations Board Relating to Representation Election

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Occupy D.C. Ends with a Whimper

2012-06-06T00:44:04Z

S. Eliot’s 1925 prediction that the world would end “not with a bang but a whimper” must seem apposite. After all of their rhetoric and the repeated promise of a spring return, the vanguard of the revolution looks to have disappeared into ...

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Occupy D.C. Ends with a Whimper

2012-06-05T16:51:37Z

DVD Previews: Coming June 12

2012-06-05T08:30:32Z

the Elite" (animated), "Too Big to Fail" (HBO), "Kill Speed," "Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete Eighth Season," "Demoted," "The Gold Rush" (Charlie Chaplin's 1925 feature-length comedy debut and his 1942 update, restored update, Criterion Collection ...

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Ore. Domestic Violence Groups Wait Out Stalemate

2012-06-04T04:28:20Z

The Senate has passed a bill (S 1925) that includes protections for immigrant, Native American and lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT) victims of domestic abuse, but the House bill (HR 4970) does not. Vanessa Timmons, executive director of the .

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Ore. Domestic Violence Groups Wait Out Stalemate

2012-06-04T03:59:42Z

Was Kiev Beating Anti-Semitic Act?

2012-06-03T05:05:19Z

In Beilis’s 1925 autobiography, first published in Yiddish, the accused man stressed that many ordinary Russians and Ukrainians sprang to his defense. “There was real heroism, real sacrifice,” Beilis wrote according to the latest English translation

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SMITH & SWEENEY BILL TO STABILIZE NEW JERSEY SOLAR MARKET APPROVED IN SENATE

2012-05-31T17:33:20Z

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Are our senators against women?

2012-05-29T13:18:01Z

On April 26, the U.S. Senate voted on Senate Bill 1925, the “Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012, as amended,” also called VAWA. It passed on a bi-partisan vote of 68-31. Fifty-one Democrats, 15 Republicans and 2 Independents voted in

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IAN STACEY: Bash and batter curbs a grand showing

2012-05-27T20:08:24Z

I WAS interested in researching Geelong Football Club 's 1925 season after reading "Won just for the record" (Murphy's Lore, GA, 23/5). I noted the Geelong Advertiser August 3 edition for that year reporting a rough game at North Melbourne with Geelong.

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Why VAWA Must Include LGBT Survivors

2012-05-25T07:32:00Z

The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center works every day with some of the most vulnerable lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) survivors of domestic and sexual violence, including many immigrants -- survivors who will be put at risk by the changes made by .

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SENATE PASSES VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT

2012-05-23T22:22:00Z

A critical federal measure to assist victims of domestic violence has passed in the United States Senate. Idaho Senator Mike Crapo joined with Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) in introducing the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act ...

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Bollywood superstar defends humble Hollywood debut

2012-05-23T06:22:47Z

The Bollywood veteran laughed off his brief cameo in the new adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel "The Great Gatsby" starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan. "I play (underworld criminal) Wolfsheim for about a few seconds...

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The Great Gatsby trailer released online

2012-05-22T20:57:17Z

THE trailer for the much-anticipated Baz Luhrmann adaption of The Great Gatsby has been released. The film - starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton, Carey Mulligan - is based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel of the same name.

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NJ Senate Environment and Energy Committee Passes S1925

2012-05-21T17:52:21Z

The information and views expressed in this blog post are solely those of the author and not necessarily those of RenewableEnergyWorld.com or the companies that advertise on this Web site and other publications. This blog was posted directly by the author

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Reporter Resources Re: Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization

2012-05-21T15:14:52Z

(EMAILWIRE.COM, May 21, 2012 ) WASHINGTON, D.C. – On May 16, the House of Representatives passed — by a vote of 222-205 — H.R. 4970, the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization, sponsored by Rep. Sandy Adams. Earlier, the Senate adopted its own ..

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NJ looking to rescue ailing solar industry

2012-05-20T05:57:43Z

A bailout bill was approved by the Senate Environment and Energy Committee on Thursday, but Bill S 1925’s chances of becoming law are far from certain as it relies largely on making power companies buy more electricity from solar generators.

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NJ looking to rescue ailing solar industry

2012-05-19T21:15:10Z

A bailout bill was approved by the Senate Environment and Energy Committee on Thursday, but Bill S 1925's chances of becoming law are far from certain as it relies largely on making power companies buy more electricity from solar generators. Critics warn

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Democratic challenger Bobbie Rose calls out Rep. Tim Scott on VAWA

2012-05-19T17:11:47Z

On Wednesday evening the U.S. House of Representatives passed a new Violence Against Women Act, aided by vote of support from South Carolina’s own Rep. Tim Scott. This House version of VAWA (H.R. 4970) doesn’t live up to its title, however ...

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Democratic challenger Bobbie Rose calls out Rep. Tim Scott on VAWA

2012-05-19T17:11:47Z

Scott's VAWA vote offensive, says opponent Rose

2012-05-19T16:07:21Z

A new Violence Against Women Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday evening, with all of South Carolina’s Republican congressmen voting for it, including Dist. 1’s representative, Tim Scott. This version of VAWA (H.R. 4970) doesn’t

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NJ looking to rescue ailing solar industry

2012-05-19T08:36:23Z

Senate Committee Advances Bill To Boost Solar Energy Market

2012-05-18T19:00:20Z

Smith & Sweeney Bill To Stabilize New Jersey Energy Market Advances

2012-05-17T17:14:09Z

US: House Vote a Step Backward for Women’s Rights

2012-05-17T15:05:18Z

The House bill is a gift to abusers. It undoes the great work that Congress did to ensure that abusers could not use the threat of deportation as leverage to keep their victims silent. Meghan Rhoad, women’s rights researcher (Washington, DC ...

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United States: Record Highs And Lows In New Jersey’s Uncertain Solar Market

2012-05-17T09:14:33Z

Smith on an expedited basis. S-1925 will likely seek to regain lost momentum in New Jersey's solar market by focusing on the following key issues: The New Jersey BPU Solar Transition Initiative is expected to be considered at the BPU's May 23 agenda meetin

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House passes Violence Against Women Act reauthorization

2012-05-16T18:26:55Z

As expected, members approved the bill mostly along party lines. The reauthorization was approved 222-205, and just six Democrats voted with Republicans. The vote was relatively close because 22 Republicans voted against it. Throughout the day, Democrats .

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Victims’ Visas Divide Congress on Domestic Violence Bill

2012-05-16T17:36:49Z

The U.S. House of Representatives passed its version of legislation to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. The House today passed the bill, 222-205, on a mostly party-line vote. Democrats criticized the Republican-written measure as part ...

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Victims’ Visas Divide Congress on Domestic Violence Bill

2012-05-16T17:36:49Z

National Coalition for Men backs GOP version of Violence Against Women Act

2012-05-16T17:08:11Z

The National Coalition for Men has endorsed the House version of the Violence Against Women Act. The group, which says it is committed to ending sex discrimination against men, claims that the Senate version of the bill unfairly excludes ...

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60 Mayors Urge Congressional Leaders To Include Protections For Domestic Violence In Senate-Passed Bill

2012-05-15T16:47:53Z

Dear Speaker Boehner and Minority Leader Pelosi: On behalf of the nation's mayors, we strongly urge the House of Representatives to support the protections for victims of domestic violence included in S. 1925, the bipartisan Senate bill to reauthorize the

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House VAWA Bill is Racist, Elitist, Homophobic, and Anti-Victim

2012-05-15T11:47:14Z

See all our coverage of the 2012 VAWA Reauthorization here. There’s a big secret about the bill to address the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, introduced by Representative Sandy Adams (R-FL), that’s no longer so secret: it ...

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60 Mayors Urge Congressional Leaders To Include Protections For Domestic Violence In Senate-Passed Bill

2012-05-15T11:04:17Z

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a letter sent to House Speaker Boehner and Minority Leader Pelosi today, co-signed by 60 of the nation's mayors and USCM Executive Director Tom Cochran, mayors urge the House of Representatives to ...

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60 Mayors Urge Congressional Leaders To Include Protections For Domestic Violence In Senate-Passed Bill

2012-05-15T10:57:08Z

Guest commentary: Why the House version of the Violence Against Women Act is bad for women

2012-05-15T06:32:17Z

The House of Representative’s version of the Violence Against Women Act, H.R. 4970, is harmful to victims of violence. This bill is intended to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a 1994 law with bipartisan support that has ...

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Addressing Violence Against Native Women in the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization

2012-05-13T19:56:23Z

Last week, the House Judiciary Committee considered legislation to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). However, the bill that came out of the House Judiciary Committee failed to include a key provision which has already been ...

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Rolling Back Protections for Domestic Violence Victims

2012-05-11T20:20:13Z

Ed. Note: This is the first in a series of posts on the importance of strengthening the Violence Against Women Act. Additional posts will follow on addressing violence against Native women and LGBT victims. Since 1994, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA

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Rolling Back Protections for Domestic Violence Victims

2012-05-11T12:20:37Z

Cantor says Defense authorization, VAWA up in House next week

2012-05-10T15:27:55Z

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said Thursday afternoon that the House would vote next week on a $643 billion defense authorization bill, and a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The House Armed Services Committee early ..

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US: House Bill Puts Immigrant Women at Risk

2012-05-09T16:12:03Z

Renewing the Violence Against Women Act should take us one step closer to becoming a society in which all women are safe from violence in their homes and on the streets. The bill approved by the House Judiciary Committee does the opposite ...

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In Mother's Day column, Idaho's Crapo calls moms heroic, hails passage of his Violence Against Women Act

2012-05-09T12:22:59Z

Idaho's senior member of Congress, Republican Sen. Mike Crapo, often submits guest columns the Statesman and other newspapers. In 2011 alone, he wrote about 50. This year's Mother's Day column may not break new ground on motherhood. Crapo says ...

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Letter to the editor: Senators Enzi and Barrasso cast votes against victims

2012-05-09T12:08:40Z

The Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, a coalition of 24 domestic violence and sexual assault programs in the state, is deeply disappointed that Senators Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., and John Barrasso, R-Wyo., voted against ...

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Violence Against Women Act: Overdue Justice for Native Women

2012-05-09T05:06:20Z

On April 26, 2010, the Senate passed S. 1925, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012, with broad bipartisan support. Title IX of the bill would restore concurrent tribal criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians who commit certain ...

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Violence Against Women Act: Overdue Justice for Native Women

2012-05-08T19:55:09Z

House VAWA Bill to Strip Native American Protections

2012-05-08T07:02:03Z

WASHINGTON – The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to mark up a Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization bill on May 8 that will likely strip out Native American protections from legislation that passed the U.S ...

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A vote against victims

2012-05-08T01:04:08Z

The Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, a coalition of 24 domestic violence and sexual assault programs in the state, is deeply disappointed that Sens. Mike Enzi and John Barrasso voted against the bipartisan ...

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House VAWA Bill Threatens Protections for Immigrant Women and Children

2012-05-07T12:18:12Z

This year, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is up for reauthorization. Last week, the Senate passed a reauthorization (S. 1925)—which provides protection to people who are the victims of domestic violence, rape, trafficking, sexual ...

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Violence Against Women Act Passed

2012-05-04T15:42:12Z

I recently wrote a letter to the editor encouraging its readers to support the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act, S. 1925. I am pleased to let you all know that it passed the U.S. Senate by a 68-to-31 vote. And it couldn’t have ...

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Legislative Lowdown: Will Holder be held in contempt?

2012-05-04T10:48:42Z

House Republicans are expected to pass a trimmed version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), H.R. 4970, next week. A beefed-up version of VAWA, S. 1925, passed the Senate on a 68 to 31 vote, including controversial protections for same-sex ...

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VAWA’s long march to reauthorization

2012-05-04T07:35:26Z

I am a long-time supporter of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). VAWA is an important law that gives law-enforcement officers, social-service organizations, and courts tools to prevent domestic violence. In the unfortunate cases when preventive ...

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Violence Against Women Act Passed

2012-05-04T03:03:25Z

Violence Against Women Act Passed

2012-05-04T03:03:25Z

Violence Against Women Act Passed

2012-05-04T02:34:47Z

House Republicans pushing typically Republican version of Violence Against Women Act

2012-05-03T12:58:44Z

particularly domestic and sexual violence offenses that involve offenders closer to the victim,” a staff analysis of the Senate bill (S 1925) found. Given this and opposition to inclusion of mandatory minimum sentences in the Violence Against ...

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Senate vote keeps LGBT in domestic-abuse bill

2012-05-02T13:07:05Z

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas. A casual listener to U.S. Senate debate April 26 would not have heard the skirmish over protections for LGBT victims of domestic abuse. Despite reports that Republicans were upset over new language in the Violence ...

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How Our State's Members Of Congress Voted Last Week

2012-04-30T16:08:25Z

A yes vote backed the amendment. VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT: Voting 68 for and 31 against, the Senate on April 26 sent the House a bill (S 1925) to renew the Violence Against Women Act through fiscal 2016 and expand it to cover gay men and ...

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Violence Against Women Act - VAWA's Long March to Reauthorization

2012-04-30T14:13:53Z

House OKs bills to relax financial regulation

2012-04-29T03:37:59Z

How SC members of Congress voted, week ending April 27

2012-04-29T03:09:21Z

A yes vote backed the amendment. South Carolin voting yes: Graham, DeMint Voting no: None VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT: Voting 68 for and 31 against, the Senate on April 26 sent the House a bill (S 1925) to renew the Violence Against Women Act ...

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Area Votes in Congress

2012-04-29T03:02:11Z

Voting no: Brady and Fattah. Not voting: Holden. Senate Violence Against Women Act. Voting 68-31, the Senate on Thursday sent the House a bill (S 1925) to renew the Violence Against Women Act through fiscal 2016 and expand it to cover gay men ...

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Area Votes in Congress

2012-04-29T03:02:11Z

N.J.). Voting no: Pat Toomey (R., Pa.). Republican substitute. Voting 37-62, the Senate on Thursday defeated a Republican substitute to S 1925 (above). While the GOP plan also extended coverage to gay men, it was less comprehensive and costly ...

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Area Votes in Congress

2012-04-29T02:55:02Z

Capitol Link

2012-04-29T02:55:02Z

A yes vote backed the amendment. Voting 68 for and 31 against, the Senate on April 26 sent the House a bill (S 1925) to renew the Violence Against Women Act through fiscal 2016 and expand it to cover gay men and undocumented immigrants who are abused by ..

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Guest Column: Reauthorize Violence Against Women Act

2012-04-29T00:39:01Z

One in five: that’s how many women will be raped in their lifetime. One in six: that’s how many women will be victims of stalking in their lifetime. 1.3 million: that’s how many women were raped in 2009. Twenty-four people per minute are ...

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Legislative roll call | PUBLIC RECORDS | April 23 to April 27

2012-04-28T23:05:58Z

Voting no: Durbin. Not voting: Kirk. VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT: Voting 68 for and 31 against, the Senate on April 26 sent the House a bill (S 1925) to renew the Violence Against Women Act through fiscal 2016 and expand it to cover gay men and ...

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If the slipper fits, think conspiracy

2012-04-28T20:35:38Z

Just ask the state government of Bavaria, which has decided to republish Adolf Hitler's 1925 work Mein Kampf before the book's copyright expires in 2015. Rights to the book are owned by the Bavarian finance ministry, though publication of the work has been

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Find out how your local legislators voted this week: April 29

2012-04-28T19:52:41Z

Violence Against Women: Senators renewed, 68-31, the Violence Against Women Act and expanded it to cover gay men and battered undocumented immigrants and Native Americans on reservations, A yes vote was to pass a bill (S 1925) also protecting ...

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How Texans voted

2012-04-28T18:33:57Z

1. Violence Against Women Act: Passed, 68-31, and sent to the House a bill (S 1925) to renew the Violence Against Women Act through fiscal 2016 and expand it to cover gay men and undocumented immigrants who are abused by spouses or partners. The bill also

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If the slipper fits, think conspiracy

2012-04-28T11:38:46Z

Rare bipartisan Senate action reauthorizes key domestic violence law

2012-04-28T11:31:37Z

The U.S. Senate send sent the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) to the House of Representatives for its consideration packed with rare bipartisan support in a Congress that has often been stymied with gridlock. The measure ensures that all ...

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The plot thickens for Slipper, but maybe it's all smoke and no fire

2012-04-28T06:23:48Z

Guest Column: Reauthorize Violence Against Women Act

2012-04-28T00:54:31Z

Reauthorize Violence Against Women Act

2012-04-27T23:57:15Z

Court Convicts Charles Taylor; FGM Prevalent in U.K.

2012-04-27T23:35:47Z

The U.S. Senate voted to pass S. 1925, the Democrat's version of the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, 68-31, on April 26. Read more here. The Marine Corps, the most male of the armed services, is taking its first steps toward integrating women .

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U.S. Senate Passes Aid to Victims of Domestic Violence

2012-04-27T14:31:45Z

U.S. Senate Democrats are urging lawmakers in the Republican-led House to quickly pass legislation reauthorizing assistance to victims of domestic violence. Fifteen Senate Republicans joined all of the chamber’s Democrats yesterday to pass a ...

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The Violence Against Women Act Helps Children, Too

2012-04-27T13:20:10Z

Those of us who work and volunteer with children in the foster care system know only too well how domestic violence and sexual abuse can shatter a family and destroy the foundations of a child's life. Children who are exposed to domestic ...

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U.S. Senate Passes Aid to Victims of Domestic Violence

2012-04-27T13:05:51Z

Signs and Wonders 04.27

2012-04-27T12:37:13Z

Approved. President Obama’s approval ratings are trending upward again. Soon after his election, they were nearly 70 percent. Even his advocates knew those honeymoon ratings wouldn’t last, and they didn’t. Over the next two years they fell ...

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Senate confirms slew of nominations for military, Cabinet positions

2012-04-27T10:06:54Z

The Senate approved a slew of executive calendar nominations on Thursday. The nominations, confirmed by unanimous consent, were mostly Air Force, Army and Navy positions but also included Adam E. Namm as ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador, Michael T ...

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Guest Column: The Violence Against Women Act

2012-04-27T00:34:14Z

U.S. Senate Passes Aid to Victims of Domestic Violence

2012-04-27T00:19:55Z

Senate OKs renewing Violence Against Women Act

2012-04-26T19:40:45Z

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate overcame election-year gender politics Thursday to pass a bill renewing the government's main domestic violence program. The 68-31 vote marked the first time since the Violence Against Women Act first passed in 1994 that its ..

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Senate OKs renewing Violence Against Women Act

2012-04-26T19:26:26Z

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate overcame election-year gender politics Thursday to pass a bill renewing the government's main domestic violence program. The 68-31 vote marked the first time since the Violence Against Women Act first passed in ...

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US: Senate Vote on Violence Against Women Act a Victory

2012-04-26T19:04:57Z

Today women’s safety won out over partisan politics and the Senate united to renew the Violence Against Women Act. The House should come together and stand up for the rights of all women and their families to live lives free from violence ...

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ANALYSIS: Domestic violence act has problems

2012-04-26T17:39:03Z

WASHINGTON (BP) -- One of the age-old tricks of the legislating trade is to name legislation with a title that sounds either catchy or simply too good to oppose. Naturally, lawmakers invoke this tactic on both helpful and harmful bills alike ...

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Senate vote keeps LGBT protections in domestic-abuse bill

2012-04-26T17:24:44Z

A casual listener to U.S. Senate debate April 26 would not have heard the skirmish over protections for LGBT victims of domestic abuse. Despite reports that Republicans were upset over new language in the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that would ...

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U.S. Senate Passes Aid to Victims of Domestic Violence

2012-04-26T16:48:57Z

The U.S. Senate today passed legislation to reauthorize assistance to victims of domestic violence, cast by Democrats as a test of Republicans’ attitudes toward women. The measure, passed 68-31, would renew the 1994 Violence Against Women Act ...

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U.S. Sen. Kohl: Applauds passage of Violence Against Women Act reauthorization

2012-04-26T16:48:57Z

Washington – The Senate today approved legislation that protects victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and includes key components of U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl’s, D-Wis., bill aimed at ending the abuse of older Americans. The Senate ...

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More Conservatives Criticize Tribal Courts; White House Rebuts

2012-04-26T12:24:05Z

WASHINGTON – More foes of tribal courts are making themselves known in the battle to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), legislation currently under consideration in the U.S. Senate that would in part expand the power of tribal ...

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Violence Against Women Act Helps Restore Lives

2012-04-26T11:55:27Z

Our Senators must act now to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), the landmark achievement in the movement to end violence against women and girls. VAWA revolutionized the way violent crimes against women are prosecuted and prevented ...

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Violence Against Women Act Helps Restore Lives

2012-04-26T11:55:27Z

Violence Against Women Act Helps Restore Lives

2012-04-26T11:55:27Z

Violence Against Women Act Helps Restore Lives

2012-04-26T11:55:27Z

McConnell hopeful Senate can finish Violence Against Women reauthorization on Thursday

2012-04-26T10:51:02Z

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said he is hopeful that the Senate can complete work on the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act, S.1925, on Thursday. McConnell said Republicans are working with Democrats on an agreement to consider ..

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Today in Congress: alphabet soup, CISPA & VAWA on the floor

2012-04-26T08:27:52Z

The House passed its two new suspension bills for the day, the first (the DATA Act) by voice vote, and the second (the Small Business Credit Availability Act) in a roll call vote. They also knocked off one of the three suspension votes ...

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Violence Against Women Act Helps Restore Lives

2012-04-25T19:56:15Z

Group Calls For Politicians To Stop Trying To Derail VAWA

2012-04-25T17:40:14Z

The National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women has issued a statement urging politicians not to sacrifice the Violence Against Women Act to the whims of politics. Republicans, it should be noted, by and large have been trying to

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House Republicans to Propose Own Anti-Domestic Violence Bill

2012-04-25T13:44:01Z

U.S. House Republicans today will unveil their version of legislation to reauthorize assistance to victims of domestic violence, an attempt to defuse Democrats’ efforts to portray congressional Republicans as hostile toward women. House ...

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Southern California Tribes Unite to Show Support for Reinstating the Violence Against Women Act

2012-04-25T12:32:26Z

Roughly 200 Indians from various Southern California Indian tribes held a walk to increase awareness of sexual assault against Native women and to show support for the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that Congress has allowed to expire for the ...

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Violence Against Women Act Termed 'Fundamentally Flawed:' SAVE Calls for End to Partisan Rhetoric

2012-04-25T09:19:10Z

WASHINGTON, April 24, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Heritage Foundation has recently released a report that concludes the proposed Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization is "a gross distortion of the original law and is gravely flawed ...

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Today in Congress: Senate wraps up post office bill; House quietly falls in line on transportation

2012-04-25T08:29:03Z

The House debated six suspension bills yesterday, passing two (H.R. 2947 and H.R. 491) by voice vote, H.R. 2157 by a recorded roll call vote, and postponing three more votes for today. The Senate considered and rejected the resolution of ...

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Martin and Weinstein: Don’t Let Inaccuracies Derail VAWA Passage

2012-04-25T00:00:49Z

Rates of domestic and sexual violence in the United States have amounted to a crisis that must be urgently addressed. Nearly one in five women has been raped in her lifetime, while one in four women has been the victim of severe physical violence by an ...

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Martin and Weinstein: Don’t Let Inaccuracies Derail VAWA Passage

2012-04-25T00:00:49Z

Wednesday: Highway in the House, postal reform in the Senate

2012-04-24T20:47:32Z

The House meets at 10 a.m. for speeches, then at 1 p.m. for work on a few bills, plus a motion to go to conference on the highway funding bill, H.R. 4348. The Senate approved its conferees on Tuesday, after rejecting the House's short-term extension of ...

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GOP Drafts Its Own Violence Against Women Act, Because The First One Prevented Too Much Violence Against Women

2012-04-24T19:57:26Z

See? The arc of justice eventually bends onto other groups. Congress has never had a problem renewing the Act before, but S 1925 is taking a surprising amount of heat. The three problems: The Act contains provisions preventing discrimination against LGBT .

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Senate OKs renewing Violence Against Women Act

2012-04-24T19:57:26Z

WASHINGTON — The Senate overcame election-year gender politics Thursday to pass a bill renewing the government's main domestic violence program. The 68-31 vote marked the first time since the Violence Against Women Act first passed in 1994 that its ...

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Senate Passes VAWA without Republican Changes

2012-04-24T19:57:26Z

The U.S. Senate voted in favor of the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, though its passage is less certain in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. (WOMENSENEWS)-- The U.S. Senate voted to pass S. 1925, the Democrat’s version of .

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Violence Against Women Act Termed 'Fundamentally Flawed:' SAVE Calls for End to Partisan Rhetoric

2012-04-24T14:42:28Z

Violence Against Women Bill Fails to Address Fraud

2012-04-24T11:50:40Z

The Senate is poised to consider S. 1925 this week, the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Despite the law’s good intentions, more recent reauthorizations—including the bill before the Senate—are seriously flawed and ...

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Violence Against Women Act Termed 'Fundamentally Flawed:' SAVE Calls for End to Partisan Rhetoric

2012-04-24T10:31:56Z

Reid, McConnell agree to cooperate on Violence Against Women reauthorization

2012-04-24T10:17:37Z

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday morning agreed in principle to reach an agreement that allows for the quick consideration and passage of a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act

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Today in Congress: day ends in -y, so GOP attempts some union busting

2012-04-24T08:58:52Z

Quick recap on action in the House: Yes, the House was in pro forma session yesterday, and nothing happened. The Senate reported in for work yesterday, though, and went through their schedule as planned, confirming the judicial nomination of ...

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Tuesday: VAWA, NLRB, USPS in the Senate

2012-04-24T08:51:43Z

The Senate meets at 10 a.m. to take up the Violence Against Women Reauthorization act, S. 1925. Late Monday, senators agreed by unanimous consent to adopt the motion to proceed to this bill as soon as they're done with the postal reform bill. At 10:30 a.m

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Help the victims

2012-04-24T02:46:38Z

The federal Violence Against Women Act, S.1925, is a strong, bipartisan, filibuster-proof bill that will reauthorize essential laws and programs for another five years and build on effective, existing programs to meet the changing needs of ...

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Violence Against Women Act

2012-04-23T22:00:19Z

(SitNews) Juneau, Alaska - The Central Council Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Central Council) announed today their strong opposition to the exclusion of Alaska Native tribes from the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The United ...

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Christian women urge Congress to block Protection of Women Act

2012-04-23T15:05:08Z

Concerned Women for America is a Christian public policy group, or a Christian hate group, depending on whose opinion you prefer. It's listed by the Southern Law Poverty Law Center as one of the 18 most anti-gay hate groups in America. (LINK ...

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On the Agenda: Week of April 23 – 27, 2012

2012-04-23T12:13:20Z

This week, Wednesday is a big day for immigrants' rights advocates: The Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Arizona v. United States, the Justice Department's challenge to S.B. 1070, Arizona's racial profiling law. The ACLU will be participating in ..

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Miami Indie Cinema Roundup: Arthouse Films April 23 To 29

2012-04-23T10:54:35Z

In the distance, the apocalypse is near. Hungarian with English subtitles. Charlie Chaplin’s 1925 silent film has been fully restored into a 35mm and HD digital movie. In this classic, Chaplin heads to the Klondike in search of gold ...

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Cornyn: Dems trying to 'score cheap political points' with Violence Against Women Act

2012-04-23T10:54:35Z

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) accused Democrats of trying to "score cheap political points" with the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). In an op-ed in the Houston Chronicle, Cornyn wrote that some members of the Senate are turning the .

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This Week in Congress: are do-nothing Republicans already looking to close up shop?

2012-04-23T08:52:54Z

Not a super productive week, substance-wise, in the House last time around. Last week's "highlights" would be the passage of H.R. 9, the Yet Another Business Tax Cut As If Things Weren't Already Going To Crap Act, and the Return of the Son of ...

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Monday: NLRB resolution in the Senate

2012-04-23T08:09:57Z

The Senate meets at noon, and at 2 p.m. will begin two hours of debate on a Republican resolution disapproving of last year's rule from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) aimed at speeding up union elections. Republicans have said the NLRB rule is .

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Say No to Violence Against the Constitution Act

2012-04-23T06:36:54Z

One of the oldest legislative schemes of the left is to hide terrible statist laws behind mellifluous sounding names. There is no better example of this outrage than the Orwellian Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) of 1994, which is up for ...

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Clash over bill to protect women

2012-04-22T19:59:48Z

The Senate is poised to take up this week a bill addressing domestic violence, but past bipartisan support for reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) has frayed and two Republican lawmakers are preparing their own alternative ...

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Incendiary and False: SAVE Charges VP Biden's Speech is Attempt to Silence Debate

2012-04-20T10:15:12Z

WASHINGTON, April 20, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vice President Joe Biden has come under criticism for attempting to stifle debate on the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization bill, currently up for consideration in Congress. These concerns ...

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Today in Congress: corporate tax cuts, cloture votes, and repetitive stress injury

2012-04-19T08:57:39Z

The House finished up its business with that Mark Twain commemorative coin act, you'll be relieved to know. But the bulk of the day was given over to passing yet another emergency transportation authorization patch, despite the fact that there's ...

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Help domestic violence victims

2012-04-19T02:09:37Z

In 2011, 4,808 domestic violence victims and 828 sexual assault victims sought services from programs across the state, with over 65 percent of these programs located in rural areas and communities. Sexual violence and intimate partner violence know no ...

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U.S. Senator Worries Tribal Courts Will Imprison ‘Any American’

2012-04-16T12:50:16Z

WASHINGTON – Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, is expressing concern that tribal courts operating on Indian reservations will attempt to arrest and imprison ‘any American’ if legislation aimed at protecting Native women from criminal ...

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Blu Simon paving its own path through the changing music industry

2012-04-11T20:55:48Z

Arguably the band’s catchiest track, “Gatsby” is named after F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel. “The first few lines were inspired by ‘The Great Gatsby,’ then it gets into ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ (C.S. Lewis’ 1950s fantasy trilogy ...

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Violence Against Women Act: Reauthorization Fundamentally Flawed

2012-03-29T11:24:14Z

Abstract: Despite the fact that each state has statutes that punish domestic violence, the federal government intervened in 1994 with the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The Senate is now expected to consider the newest reauthorization of the act—S ..

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Lindsay Duncan on Her Broadway Love Affair and London Star Turn in Hay Fever

2012-03-28T14:24:23Z

Lindsay Duncan, winner of both a Tony and an Olivier Award for her scintillating performance as Amanda in Noel Coward’s Private Lives, is back on the West End a decade later leading a revival of Hay Fever, Coward’s 1925 comedy of bad manners about a ..

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Lindsay Duncan on Her Broadway Love Affair and London Star Turn in Hay Fever

2012-03-28T13:34:16Z

Letter to the Editor - March 27

2012-03-27T23:00:58Z

The Violence Against Women Act, S. 1925, has 61 bipartisan sponsors including Senators Bennet and Udall. There are fewer than a dozen bills in Congress right now that have this type of bipartisan support. In 1994, the Violence Against Women Act ...

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Letter to the Editor - March 27

2012-03-27T23:00:58Z

'Mad Men' returns a stunner in two-hour season opener

2012-03-25T22:49:01Z

The enigma that is Gatsby has been one of the reasons there has never been a satisfactory screen adaptation of Fitzgerald's 1925 masterpiece: The impenetrable murkiness of Gatsby's character handily defies cinematic shorthand. But, like Draper, Gatsby's ..

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Arlen Specter: GOP Hurt 'Terribly' By Going After Women's Rights

2012-03-25T15:53:50Z

WASHINGTON -- In his new memoir, Arlen Specter, the moderate Republican senator from Pennsylvania who famously switched to the Democratic Party in 2009, decries the partisanship and extremism in modern politics. One of the issues that ...

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Arlen Specter: GOP Hurt 'Terribly' By Going After Women's Rights

2012-03-25T15:03:44Z

'Mad Men' returns a stunner in two-hour season opener

2012-03-25T09:55:56Z

West's best comes out for bright lights at New Level 7-on-7 in Vegas

2012-03-24T23:47:28Z

Williams relaxed in second go-around with 1925 Former NFL wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson's 1925 team is always looked at with both admiration and envy at events like the New LEvel 7-on-7. While having a target on their backs means they often get the best .

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GOP at war with women of America

2012-03-20T20:17:28Z

Women in Henrico and the metro-Richmond area have had the wool pulled over their eyes. A little known battle has been going on in congress for months about something called the Violence Against Women Act. Because of this act, women in the Richmond area ...

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'Mad Men' review: Season 5 premiere is a stunner

2012-03-20T06:55:44Z

The enigma that is Jay Gatsby has been one of the reasons there has never been a satisfactory screen adaptation of Fitzgerald's 1925 masterpiece: The impenetrable murkiness of Gatsby's character handily defies cinematic shorthand. But ...

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Mad Men’ is back and all is not right with the world in the ‘60s

2012-03-19T23:17:37Z

The enigma that is Jay Gatsby has been one of the reasons there has never been a satisfactory screen adaptation of Fitzgerald’s 1925 masterpiece: The impenetrable murkiness of Gatsby’s character handily defies cinematic shorthand.

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US Senate: Renew the Violence Against Women Act

2012-03-19T17:55:29Z

The Violence against Women Act is more than just another bill. It is a pledge lawmakers made to women in 1994 that they would stand together against the country’s startlingly high levels of sexual and domestic violence. Meghan Rhoad, women’s ...

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On the Agenda: March 19 - 23, 2012

2012-03-19T10:31:40Z

This week, the Senate is expected to begin floor consideration of S. 1925, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act. There are multiple areas of ACLU interest with respect to this legislation, including LGBT-inclusive provisions, housing protections

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For the next Oscar race, the past is present again

2012-03-18T04:56:25Z

What makes F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 classic so compelling? For O'Neil, it's the "unhinged romantic abandon and yearning" that Jay Gatsby has for Daisy Buchanan. The roles are played by a pair of Oscar nominees, Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan.

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Celebrate Irish heritage Saturday

2012-03-16T06:46:10Z

First of all, there are a number of fun things to do for St. Patrick's Day tomorrow. I don't have room to describe them all in detail, and I'm sure there are other events I have not included. One St. Patrick's Day event is the Leprechaun Launch ...

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DEMOCRATS TRY NEW WAR ON WOMEN TACTIC

2012-03-16T01:52:41Z

A batch of new polls released this week confirmed the Democrats's worst nightmare: the majority of Americans strongly disapprove of the way in which the President is handling the economy and gas prices. The findings were a blow to a party that ...

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Made in New Mexico

2012-03-15T19:54:46Z

Battleship Potemkin Four chiles: Previous versions of Sergei Eisenstein’s 1925 classic look like CliffsNotes stacked alongside this full-throttle restoration, more than 20 years in the making, that rebuilds the picture as Eisen ... Made in New ...

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The Struggle to End Violence Against Women Encounters a Road Block

2012-03-15T15:15:35Z

Now, however, it too has become politicized, a casualty of the culture wars. Although the legislation to reauthorize VAWA (S 1925) still has bipartisan sponsors, it was recently voted out of committee in the Senate 10-8 on a strict party-line vote and ...

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For next Oscar race, past is present again

2012-03-15T02:58:17Z

Comeau presses for new school standards

2012-03-14T00:29:09Z

High school juniors should be able to dissect a novel like F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 "The Great Gatsby." In an example from the math standards, a fifth-grader would learn to add and subtract fractions with different denominators -- the bottom numbers.

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The Rick Santorum Music Video

2012-03-12T21:52:51Z

Being Arrested in the U.K. Is Very Different Than Being Arrested in the U.S. Today’s Electric Car Is Like Edouard Belin’s 1925 Fax Machine—It Arrived Too Early The Defendant in the Rutgers Webcam-Spying Trial Didn’t Take the Stand.

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The XX Factor

2012-03-12T11:30:05Z

Did You See This? The First New Bobby Womack Song in Years

2012-03-09T16:45:52Z

Don’t Believe It. What JFK Can Teach Obama About Dealing With Iran Being Arrested in the U.K. Is Very Different Than Being Arrested in the U.S. Today’s Electric Car Is Like Edouard Belin’s 1925 Fax Machine—It Arrived Too Early The ...

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Don't forget your roots:Woodland foundation to plant Paradox Walnut tree

2012-03-08T03:25:20Z

Burbank, whose plant breeding helped revolutionize the fruit and vegetable industry, was invited to Woodland's 1925 Arbor Day celebration by California Agricultural Commissioner George Hecke. Though a storm canceled the festivities, Burbank ...

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Asolo Repertory Theatre stages Noel Coward’s ‘Fallen Angels’

2012-03-07T23:36:16Z

Too few plays give women a chance to show off their acting chops in leading roles like Noel Coward’s 1925 comedy of manners “Fallen Angels.” The Asolo Rep’s production opening Friday features guest artists Kate Hampton and Hillary ...

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Tribes make push for Violence Against Women Act

2012-03-07T03:19:22Z

By SUZANNE GAMBOA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - American Indian leaders say they want support from two more Republican senators for the Violence Against Women Act and they are making a big push this week to muster support for the bill, which includes

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Tribes make push for Violence Against Women Act

2012-03-07T03:12:12Z

WASHINGTON -- American Indian leaders say they want support from two more Republican senators for the Violence Against Women Act and they are making a big push this week to muster support for the bill, which includes measures to specifically ...

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Tribes seek support for Violence Against Women Act

2012-03-07T01:00:00Z

...just had twins and they now have four boys under 6. He said he would continue to fight to end sexual assault and violence. -- Online: National Congress of American Indian: http://www.ncai.org/ Violence Against Women Act, S.1925: http://1.usa.gov/xXrDcq.

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Tribes seek support for Violence Against Women Act

2012-03-07T01:00:00Z

...said he would continue to fight to end sexual assault and violence.__Online: National Congress of American Indian: http://www.ncai.org/Violence Against Women Act, S.1925: http://1.usa.gov/xXrDcq__Follow Suzanne Gamboa at http://www.twitter.com/APsgamboa

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Tribes make push for Violence Against Women Act

2012-03-07T01:00:00Z

Gay, Immigrants Threatening Violence Against Women Act?

2012-03-05T19:49:34Z

WASHINGTON -- Enacted into law as landmark legislation, the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 has received bipartisan support every time it has needed reauthorization, but not this year. A 10-8 vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee produced division ...

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Gay issues threaten domestic violence act

2012-03-05T17:19:15Z

WASHINGTON (BP) -- Enacted into law as landmark legislation, the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 has received bipartisan support every time it has needed reauthorization, but not this year. A 10-8 vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee ...

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Free and easy: Fishbone documentary, Intersections

2012-03-01T18:57:03Z

The Silent Film Orchestra appears at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage to play its original score to Sergei Eisenstein’s 1925 “Battleship Potemkin.” If you’ve donned your finest duds for the Tweed Ride or the Seersucker Social in the ...

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On domestic violence front, more work is needed

2012-03-01T18:35:35Z

Thirty years ago, a Jewish woman experiencing domestic violence had few places to turn. Community leaders strongly resisted acknowledging violence for fear that it would harm marriages and break up families. Few services existed for women ...

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Op-Ed: On domestic violence front, more work is needed

2012-03-01T14:39:21Z

(JTA) -- Thirty years ago, a Jewish woman experiencing domestic violence had few places to turn. Community leaders strongly resisted acknowledging violence for fear that it would harm marriages and break up families. Few services existed for ...

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Domestic violence bill coming up, not without opposition

2012-02-29T16:35:04Z

On any normal day in America, three women will die at the hands of someone they have been intimately involved with, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. It is statistics like this that drive Dawn Dalton and her staff at the Chicago Metropolitan ...

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Longtime Watchdog for Campus-Security Group Looks for a New Role

2012-02-27T20:19:21Z

The group will still promote legislation, including the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act (S 1925) recently introduced in Congress, but no longer devote a member of its full-time staff of six to public policy. It plans to change its name to the Clery

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Longtime Watchdog for Campus-Security Group Looks for a New Role

2012-02-27T08:02:03Z

Events and ways to support anti-trafficking and violence in the Dallas area

2012-02-22T11:21:15Z

I received a recent letter from the Dallas area non-profit Mosaic Family Services. I have worked with them a little bit in the past for their annual 5K event and have used them as references for local stories regarding human trafficking. They have an ...

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Violence Against Women Act Becomes Partisan Issue

2012-02-14T17:07:11Z

WASHINGTON -- Protecting women from violence and abuse has been an issue of bipartisan cooperation since President Clinton signed the landmark Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in 1994. It was reauthorized with overwhelming bipartisan support in ...

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Violence Against Women Act Becomes Partisan Issue

2012-02-14T17:07:11Z

'Helping victims of domestic violence shouldn't be partisan'

2012-02-14T16:52:52Z

When it comes to representing women's interests, the Republican Party hasn't exactly been impressive of late. In recent months, GOP officials, at a variety of levels, have launched aggressive campaigns targeting reproductive rights, access to ...

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NY Times Anti-Violence Editorial Shortchanges Victims, SAVE Says

2012-02-13T14:16:34Z

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A recent New York Times editorial on the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act offers its readers a superficial and misinformed perspective on a bill currently being considered in the ...

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NY Times Anti-Violence Editorial Shortchanges Victims, SAVE Says

2012-02-13T10:13:11Z

TAKE ACTION: Violence Against Women Act Needs Your Voice!

2012-02-10T01:00:00Z

...February 2nd, The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011 (S.1925) was passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee. This is a huge victory, however our work has not ended. Next comes the full Senate vote. Right now, 38 senators are co-sponsors,

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Anti-Violence Bill Loses Focus on Victims, Many Claim

2012-02-06T10:21:29Z

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A growing number of groups, including Stop Abusive and Violent Environments, are criticizing the proposed reauthorization bill of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) for losing sight of the law's ...

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Great Scott! Fitzgerald is enjoying a third act

2012-02-04T18:30:37Z

Few writers have ever enjoyed a more brilliant first act. Fitzgerald's 1925 debut was sensational in a way that's only possible in a feverish, self-inventing society such as the US. This Side of Paradise was a first novel whose language ...

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U.S. Senate: Illegal aliens must commit three DUI’s before they can be deported

2012-02-03T03:22:42Z

On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a measure which would make three DUI convictions an aggravated felony, and a deportable offense. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) introduced the legislative action as an amendment to the Violence Against ...

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Today in Congress: Republican budget plans? 'Pig-Bah!'

2012-02-02T08:53:10Z

The House made short work of yesterday's suspension schedule, plus the attempt to repeal part of the Affordable Care Act, rejecting all amendments offered, and then passing the bill by a vote of 267-159, with a weird mix of 28 Democrats voting ...

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Today in Congress: Republican budget plans? 'Pig-Bah!'

2012-02-02T01:00:00Z

...the budget and economic outlook, focusing on fiscal years 2012-2022. SD-608 10:00 am Judiciary Business meeting to consider S.1925, to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and the nominations of Paul J. Watford, of California, to be Unite

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Saving the Songbook

2012-02-01T20:50:11Z

where selections from Mr. Feinstein's collection—including Fred Astaire's dancing shoes and a player piano roll from George Gershwin's 1925 "Rhapsody in Blue"—have been displayed. Will Friedwald, a jazz writer and frequent contributor to The ...

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U.S. Senate: 3 DUIs before illegals can be deported

2012-01-31T18:56:50Z

(EXAMINER) — On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a measure which would make three DUI convictions an aggravated felony, and a deportable offense. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) introduced the legislative action as an amendment to the ...

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On the Agenda: January 30 – February 3

2012-01-30T11:41:22Z

This week, all eyes are on Florida for Tuesday’s GOP primary. As we pointed out last week, the right to vote in that state is threatened by a new law that makes it nearly impossible for organizations like the nonpartisan League of Women Voters to ...

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Today in Congress: T.G.I.T.!

2012-01-26T01:00:00Z

...conduct a roll call vote on the motion to proceed to H.J.Res.98 (majority threshold). 10:00 am Judiciary Business meeting to consider S.1925, to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and the nominations of Paul J. Watford, of California, t

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On the Agenda: January 23 - 27, 2012

2012-01-23T12:46:56Z

President Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night is this week’s big event. Hopefully we'll hear him address civil liberties issues. Also this week, the Senate may introduce cybersecurity legislation that could affect all Americans’ First ..

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UA's Peabody Hall Earns Award for Historic Preservation

2012-01-17T10:16:34Z

In an attempt to visually unify the campus character during the 1940s, Peabody Hall was painted a light cream color in order to blend with the limestone Collegiate Gothic buildings proposed by the university's 1925 Master Plan. The cementitious paint ...

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Tide's BCS Coaches' Trophy comes to fans in Tuscaloosa (photos)

2012-01-14T15:42:15Z

David Compton, a Tide fan whose father played football for LSU and uncle played on Alabama's 1925 national championship team, had trouble putting into words his thoughts about the trophy. "My vocabulary isn't broad enough to describe it," Compton said.

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Manly Police Station's nod of approval

2012-01-12T01:18:28Z

The plans would see the building’s 1925-era facade preserved and refurbished, and the attached 1978 structure demolished and replaced. The council has asked the panel to reject calls for another six on-street parking spaces to be reserved for police ...

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Presentation looks at the Klan in Worcester County

2012-01-06T23:15:33Z

It's 1925. Which state has the largest Ku Klux Klan contingent: Mississippi …or Massachusetts? Perhaps surprisingly to most, in pre-World War II America states such as Maine and Massachusetts actually had more KKK members than any Southern ...

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Presentation looks at the Klan in Worcester County

2012-01-06T09:10:52Z

Grand Rapids Symphony to screen 1925 silent film as part of Classical Series in DeVos Hall

2012-01-01T07:00:48Z

It was beyond powerful for me.” The Grand Rapids Symphony will screen Eisenstein’s 1925 silent film on Friday and Saturday as part of its Classical Series in DeVos Performance Hall. The film, created and directed by Eisenstein, is the Soviet ...

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This week's missionaries

2011-12-31T10:43:53Z

Benjamin Bahr of Enoch will serve in the England-Manchester mission. He will speak in Sacrament Meeting at 9 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 1, at the Midvalley Ward chapel, 451 E. Midvalley Road. His parents are Michael and Kris Bahr. Michael James Bailey ...

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Porgy and Bess’, ‘Negro Soldier’ Added to National Film Registry

2011-12-28T09:35:52Z

Directed by Otto Preminger, the film is based on the 1935 opera of the same name by George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, and Ira Gershwin, which is in turn based on Heyward’s 1925 novel Porgy. [Scroll down to clips from the film.] The Library of Congress on

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DVD Round-Up: 'Archer,' 'Todd Margaret,' & Buster

2011-12-27T02:13:14Z

By far the best comedy film released during the past few weeks is the Blu-ray edition of Buster Keaton’s 1925 masterpiece Seven Chances: Ultimate Edition (Kino, DVD $29.95, BD $34.95). Painstakingly restored by the Library of Congress and with ...

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DVD Round-Up: ‘Archer,’ ‘Todd Margaret,’ & Buster

2011-12-26T17:02:03Z

Bhagavad Gita trial in Russia closes Indian parliament

2011-12-19T12:09:42Z

Last year Russian prosecutors banned Hitler's 1925 semi-autobiographical book Mein Kampf in an attempt to combat the rise of far-right politics. Post-Soviet Russia recognises freedom of religion and namesRussian Orthodox Christianity ...

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This week's missionaries

2011-12-17T10:46:11Z

Stephanie Abraham of St. George will serve in the Japan-Kobe mission. She will speak in Sacrament Meeting at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, at the Morningside 1st Ward chapel, 881 S. River Road. Her parents are Kevin and Sonya Abraham. Heidi ...

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Why I'm Not Micromanaging Christmas This Year

2011-12-14T14:10:10Z

Santa had special wrapping paper. My father's 1925 Lionel train ran around the dining room while we read Truman Capote's A Christmas Visitor. Gingerbread houses. Cookies from scratch with marbled icing. Neighborhood gifts (usually homemade jam) delivered .

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Why I'm Not Micromanaging Christmas This Year

2011-12-13T18:57:41Z

TAKE ACTION: Support The Violence Against Women Act

2011-12-09T01:00:00Z

...Act (VAWA) was first signed into law, U.S. Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) introduced legislation (S.1925) to further strengthen and improve the programs authorized under the landmark law to assist survivors of domestic violence,

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Around Town: Superman flies again and the New Wave returns

2011-12-01T13:35:29Z

The new 35mm restoration of Sergei M. Eisenstein’s 1925 masterwork “Battleship Potemkin” screens Sunday and Monday. http://www.newbevcinema.com The L.A. Conservancy has a special Sunday matinee of the 1947 holiday classic "Miracle on 34th ...

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Gordon Quinn: Man With a Movie Camera

2011-11-28T23:18:51Z

Thus the name, which we thought sounded like “Potemkin” [a reference to Battleship Potemkin, Sergei Eisenstein’s 1925 classic about a ship mutiny with revolutionary aspirations]. You know, Potemkin, Kartemquin–a terrible idea that has been a ...

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