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Showing posts with label Politics. Show all posts
Jan
05

GOP governors walk balance beam on health law

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ATLANTA (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who made a fortune as a health care executive, long opposed President Barack Obama's remake of the health insurance market. After the Democratic president won re-election, the Republican governor softened his tone. He said he wanted to "have a conversation" with the administration about implementing the 2010 law. With a federal deadline approaching, he also...
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Judge allows ban on funds to Planned Parenthood

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge has ruled that the state may cut off funding to Planned Parenthood's family planning programs for poor women.The attorney general's spokeswoman, Lauren Bean, said Judge Gary Harger has ruled that Texas may exclude otherwise qualified doctors and clinics from receiving state funding just because they advocate for abortion rights. The state has long banned the use...
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Column: Gun debate revives enduring American fight

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On the eve of a new year, a libertarian strain pulses through America — a get-government-out-of-my-personal-life sensibility that cuts across ideologies and is driven by a younger generation's cultural attitudes.We've seen it in gay-marriage legalization and marijuana decriminalization. And in the fact that, four decades after Roe v. Wade allowed abortion, there's little appetite among most for overturning...
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Texas judge OKs ban on Planned Parenthood funding

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas can cut off funding to Planned Parenthood's family planning programs for poor women, a state judge ruled Monday, requiring thousands to find new state-approved doctors for their annual exams, cancer screenings and birth control.Judge Gary Harger said that Texas may exclude otherwise qualified doctors and clinics from receiving state funding if they advocate for abortion...
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Monti says 2nd term could vindicate his policies

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MILAN (AP) — Premier Mario Monti says a second term would demonstrate to Italians that he is not a wicked taxman.Monti told RAI public television Thursday that he believes his technical government "did good things for Italy."Monti, a trained economist, is heading a caretaker government in the run-up to February elections, where he is harnessing a coalition of centrist parties.His 13-month technical...
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