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Morning Roundup: The Vagina Dance
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
January 14, 2011 - 10:53am (Print)
Pregnant woman bounced from a bar for being pregnant, pro-choice concerns over the filibuster, Exhale's work with women, and yes, the vagina dance.
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Weekly Pulse: Senate Prepares to Cast First Votes
by Lindsay Beyerstein, RH Reality Check
December 2, 2009 - 1:25pm (Print)
The Senate is scheduled to begin voting on proposed amendments to the health care reform bill today. It takes 60 votes to pass an amendment and most of the proposed measures for the health care bill will never pass. It’s a great opportunity to grandstand over pet issues, however.
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Vote on Unemployment Insurance Pushed to Monday
by Mike Lillis, New Journalist Fellow
October 30, 2009 - 4:45am (Print)
The Senate will vote Monday evening on legislation extending unemployment benefits — a procedural vote that could clear the way for final passage as early as late Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) just announced.
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Let's Go Three-for-Three: Don't Give the Right Wing a Win on Obama's Nominees
reader diary by Nancy Keenan, NARAL Pro-Choice America
April 15, 2009 - 4:56pm (Print)
In her reader diary, Nancy Keenan writes: The media is abuzz with stories of GOP obstructionism of some of Obama's nominees. NARAL Pro-Choice America is taking action to keep the pressure on.
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