Gay rights legislation gains bipartisan support
By DONNA CASSATA FILE – In this Oct. 12, 2013 file photo, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Proponents of a bill that would…
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Congress governs self under ‘Obamacare’
By LAURIE KELLMAN FILE – In this Oct. 28, 2013, file screenshot, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ main landing web page for HealthCare.gov. Members of Congress are…
Ruling halts abortions at third of Texas’ clinics
By CHRIS TOMLINSON FILE – In this July 15, 2013 file photo, two signs that read “Who Lobbied For This?” and “We Need Healthcare Options, Not Obstacles” are held by…
Thai parliament moves closer to OK amnesty bill
Thailand Anti-government protesters wave Thai national flags and chant slogans during a rally against the amnesty bill in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Nov. 1, 2013. Thai parliament on Friday moved a…
Minn. Supreme Court sides with HIV-positive man
By STEVE KARNOWSKI FILE- This undated photo provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office in Minneapolis shows Daniel James Rick, who is HIV-positive. The Minnesota Supreme Court has rejected an…
Republicans go on attack _ against others in GOP
By DAVID ESPO FILE – In this July 15, 2013, file photo Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is surrounded by reporters as he heads to the Old Senate Chamber for a…
Governors in key states buck GOP on health care
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Map shows states declining to expand Medicaid or undecided; 2c x 3 inches; 96.3 mm x 76 mm; Rick Snyder, Gene Michalski, Jeffrey Ditkoff FILE– In this…
Here’s the truth: The government doesn’t shut down
By ANDREW TAYLOR Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, speaks with reporters about the looming deadline to fund the government and the fight among House Republicans on a strategy,…