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Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis says she hopes voters relate to a campaign memoir in which she discloses the circumstances of an abortion. (Sept. 7)
Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis says she hopes voters relate to a campaign memoir in which she discloses the circumstances of an abortion.
Davis told Dallas supporters Sunday
Her campaign declined a request by The...
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US House Moves Ahead on Puerto Rico Debt, Zika
In a breakthrough, House Republicans and Democrats have struck a deal with the White House to help rescue Puerto Rico from $70 billion in debt.A revised bill introduced late Wednesday would create a control board to help manage the U.S....
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Senate Answers Orlando with Gun Curbs Gridlock
A divided Senate blocked rival election-year plans to curb guns Monday, eight days after the horror of Orlando's mass shooting intensified pressure on lawmakers to act but knotted them in gridlock anyway — even over restricting...
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Senate Answers Orlando with Gun Curbs Gridlock
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus057893A divided Senate blocked rival election-year plans to curb guns Monday, eight days after the horror of Orlando's mass shooting intensified pressure on lawmakers to act but knotted them in...
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Senate answers Orlando with gun curbs gridlock
A divided Senate blocked rival election-year plans to curb guns Monday, eight days after the horror of Orlando's mass shooting intensified pressure on lawmakers to act but knotted them in gridlock anyway — even over restricting...
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Intense Brexit debate expected in UK Parliament
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Sweeping health care legislation is on the brink of Senate passage after Democrats crushed a year-end Republican filibuster against President Barack Obama''s call to remake the nation''s health care system.
HEADLINE: Health care bill deals and disappointments
CAPTION: As the Senate prepares to vote on an overhaul of the nation''s health care system, AP reporter Erica Werner explains what it took to get all 60 Democrats on board and why some...
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Trump Blames Democrats for Healthcare Ails
President Donald Trump is lambasting the Senate for not passing a health care overhaul.
During a Phoenix rally Tuesday night, Trump bemoaned the fact that the Senate was only "one vote away" from passing a health care...
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60 Second Civics: How Congress Functions: Pt. 7: Senate Rules and Filibusters
The rules of the Senate are less rigid than for the House of Representatives, and permit the practice of filibustering, as well as the amendment of bills on the floor.