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THE 1997 ELECTIONS: PROFILE -- Born With Politics in Her Veins; Behind Whitmans Earnest Talk, a Fierce Spirit Lies
When Gov. Christine Todd Whitmans Labor Commissioner, Peter J. Calderone, tried to muster opposition to her plan to privatize the states temporary disability insurance fund, he was asked to resign. When one of her spokesmen, Robert Thompson, publicly stated that her privatization of the Department of Motor Vehicles was not working as well as she - Article profiles life and political career of New Jersey Gov Christine Todd Whitman; photo (M) - By BRETT PULLEY
Abortion: Virginia Governor Backpedals On Transvaginal Ultrasound ...
The Virginia Governor has requested the legislature amend its highly controversial bill requiring women considering abortion to now require an external ultrasound. ... Pro-choice advocates pointed to the FBI whose new definition of rape requires undesired penetration, calling the original bill “state-sponsored rape.” The MaddowBlog notes: After more than a thousand people staged a silent protest at the state capitol, the Virginia House of Delegates twice put off voting ...
Bill requiring abortion seekers to get ultrasound is expected to ...
NORFOLK – A controversial bill involving abortion is ... expected to make it to the governor this time around. The bill was ... Democrats are formulating a change to the bill ...
Transvaginal Probe Gov. Bob McDonnell Wavering on Virginia State ...
Religious conservatives are underestimating what signing Virginia's state rape legislation will mean for the career and ambitions of Gov. ... McDonnell, who strongly opposes abortion, will no longer make that commitment. ... Cobb, president of the conservative Family Foundation, which considers the ultrasound bill one of its top priorities, said Tuesday that she and her staff were trying to determine what they need to do to persuade the governor to sign the legislation.
The Believer
Rick Santorum, the boyish-looking 47-year-old senator from Pennsylvania, could not, in more decorous political times, have risen to a position of much power in Congress. He has been impatient and sometimes impertinent -- the political equivalent of the too-rough kid on the playground who either doesnt know the rules of the game or just doesnt - Michael Sokolove, author of The Ticket Out: Darryl Strawberry and the Boys of Crenshaw, is a contributing writer for the magazine. - By Michael Sokolove
Virginia governor called ‘zealot on social issues’ in lieu of ...
Attached to that bill is the governor’s amendment to ... reporters the Senate vote on the governor’s abortion ... exchange bill is among more than 130 changes to bills ...
The Virginia Coalition to Protect Womens Health
... to Protect Women’s Health Calls on Governor to ... In March, Governor McDonnell signed SB 924, a bill that classifies women’s ... for Targeted Regulations Against Abortion ...
THE SENATOR CANNOT HELP BEING HIMSELF
IN THE LAST DAY OF JANUARY AT 7 P.M., Alfonse DAmato popped out of the side door of his office on the fifth floor of the Hart Senate Office Building and moved swiftly down the hallway with two aides and a reporter in pursuit. The Senator was upset. "Did you see that? When he read that letter out loud?" DAmato shook his head. "What am I, a dope? I - Philip Weiss is a contributing writer to the Magazine and the author of "Cock-a-doodle-doo," a novel about New York politics, to be published this month in paperback by St. Martins. - By Philip Weiss
Bill requiring ultrasound before abortion nears vote
A bill requiring ... If it is adopted, Virginia will become the eighth state to require ultrasounds before abortions, a rule that anti-abortion forces hope will cause some women to change their minds but that womens advocates call an effort ...
POLITICO Pulse: Wait and see
“I think the White House made a good decision in including a mandate for contraception coverage in the [health care act] insurance policy,” Kaine, a former Virginia governor ... from a bill that makes it illegal to perform an abortion based on the ...
Ultrasound Abortion Bill Nears Vote in Virginia
The bill ... If it is adopted, Virginia will become the eighth state to require ultrasounds before abortions, a rule that anti-abortion forces hope will cause some women to change their minds but that women’s advocates call an effort to ...
Virginia's new abortion law: 'State-sanctioned rape'? - The Week
Gov. Bob McDonnell is on the cusp of signing an unpopular bill that would force many women to undergo an invasive sonogram before getting an abortion. ... The rise of child sex-change treatments · Charlie Sheen has viciously trashed his former show "Two and a Half Men" and. Charlie Sheen vs. Ashton ... "Let's start calling this what it really is: State-sanctioned rape," says Andy Kopsa at RH Reality Check. Is this hyperbole by abortion-rights advocates? Rape is an ...
Virginia governor no longer fully supports ultrasounds before abortions
Virginia governor no longer fully supports ultrasounds before abortions. By Anita Kumar, WashPost. Published: February 21. RICHMOND — Gov. Robert F. McDonnell is backing off his unconditional support for a bill requiring ...
Daily Show mocks Va.'s ultrasound abortion bill | M ...
Daily Show mocks Va.'s ultrasound abortion bill. Steve Contorno | 02-22-2012. Daily Show mocks Va.'s ultrasound abortion bill. First Saturday Night Live, now The Daily Show. Virginia has become a popular punch line for late-night comedians in the last week for some of its controversial anti-abortion ... Abortion-rights groups delivered more than 30000 signatures to the governor in opposition to a conservative social agenda they said has led to changes in women's health laws.
NOTABLE BOOKS OF THE YEAR: 1994
This list has been selected from books reviewed since the Christmas Books issue of December 1993. The list suggests only high points in the main fields of reader interest, and it does not include titles chosen by the editors of the Book Review as the Best Books of 1994. Books are arranged alphabetically under subject headings. Biographies and
Senate reaches crossover with a flurry
Governor Bill Bolling broke the tie to advance ... With strong bipartisan support, senators passed two bills that would change employee participation in the Virginia Retirement System. Under Senate Bill 497, local government employees and ...
Virginia's new abortion law: 'State-sanctioned rape'? - The Week
1 day ago ... Virginia's new abortion law: 'State-sanctioned rape'? Gov. Bob McDonnell is on the cusp of signing an unpopular bill that would force many ...
Daily Show mocks Va.'s ultrasound abortion bill | Washington ...
5 hours ago ... Pressure grows to change Va. ultrasound abortion bill ... of his nightly mock news show Tuesday laying into the Virginia legislature and Gov. ... He ripped into McDonnell for calling the TSA pat-downs at the airport “over the ...
A Case Of the Blues
The Oklahoma Congressman Tom Cole is 58 years old, but he has never been famous before, and after this year, he will most likely never be famous again. Even this kind of fame, brief and slight, is uncomfortable on him. Cole is a party man, a lifelong Republican consultant, campaign worker and politician whose career, like that of a typical European - Benjamin Wallace-Wells profile of Rep Tom Cole of Oklahoma, chairman of National Republican Congressional Committee, describing challenges he faces in seeking to prevent further losses in House elections in November two years after party lost control of chamber; photo (L) - Benjamin Wallace-Wells writes about national affairs for Rolling Stone. His last article for the magazine was a profile of David Axelrod, Barack Obamas chief campaign strategist. - By BENJAMIN WALLACE-WELLS
Virginia Republicans push back against critics of their agenda
RICHMOND — Virginia Republicans ... the “personhood” bill, and another measure that would require women to undergo an ultrasound before they have an abortion. “What’s not cute is the emails that I’m getting and calls and the serious ...
Virginia Senate passes bill requiring women to undergo ultrasound ...
The Virginia Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would require ... partners in the Senate and the governor’s ... in his support of the ultrasound bill and other abortion ...
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Feb. 17 Open Line
So until we can change that law they will keep right on abusing us because we can’t record it. I think it’s an outrage. I think Illinois should put the ex-governor in one ... I pay my own bills so I can call the shots on my own property.
Op-Ed: Va.s Ultrasound Bill Is Unconstitutional
Virginia state legislators passed a bill requiring women to receive an ultrasound — which is conducted via transvaginal probe in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy — before having an abortion ... effect, call and tell us what change made ...
How the Virginia GOP Could Tank Bob McDonnells Political Fortunes
So long as Democrats held onto the Virginia senate, the governor was protected ... to force the closure of abortion clinics; harsh anti-immigrant legislation which arguably goes further than SB 1070 in Arizona. All of these bills passed over the objections ...
The Multilevel Marketing of the President
Republicans in Clark County, Ohio, held their annual Lincoln Day fund-raising dinner in February, at a rustic golf club surrounded by an ocean of farmland. Clark County, comprising both the city of Springfield and a block of agricultural townships, is one of those fast-disappearing places where Republican and Democratic voters are still more or - Matt Bai article describes Bush campaign structure being utilized in Ohio and other key swing states; recent polls show close race between Bush and Kerry in Ohio, and Republicans consider state so crucial to ultimate victory that they are applying some tactics to volunteer force usually associated with companies that use multilevel marketing techniques, where each person who joins sales force also becomes recruiter who is responsible for bringing in new people, creating pyramid structure that broadens at each level; approach is overseen by Ken Mehlman under watchful eye of chief strategist Karl Rove; photos (L) - Matt Bai is a contributing writer. He is covering the 2004 campaign for The Times Magazine. - By Matt Bai
Virginia governor rethinks support on controversial abortion bill ...
3 hours ago ... Virginia governor rethinks support on controversial abortion bill ... The reason for the governor's change of mind is unclear, although two officials told ... If you need help using the site: userhelp@guardian.co.uk; Call the main ...
The Fallback
If you harbor serious thoughts of running for the presidency, the first thing you do -- long before you commission any polls or make any ads, years before you charter planes to take you back and forth between Iowa and New Hampshire -- is to sit down with guys like Chris Korge. A real-estate developer in Coral Gables, outside Miami, Korge is one of - Matt Bai profile of Gov Mark Warner of Virginia, who is emerging as fallback candidates for those Democrats who think Hillary Clinton is not electable; photos (L) - Matt Bai, a contributing writer who covers national politics for the magazine, is working on a book about Democratic politics. - By Matt Bai
RONALD REAGAN DIES AT 93; FOSTERED COLD-WAR MIGHT AND CURBS ON GOVERNMENT
Ronald Wilson Reagan, a former film star who became Americas 40th president, the oldest to enter the White House but imbued with a youthful optimism rooted in the traditional virtues of a bygone era, died yesterday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 93. To a nation hungry for a hero, a nation battered by Vietnam, damaged by Watergate and - Ronald Wilson Reagan, former film star who became 40th president, oldest to enter White House, dies at age 93 after living final years in seclusion as he coped with debilitation of Alzheimers disease; nation battered by Vietnam war and damaged by Watergate was hungry for hero and responded to Reagans optimism and promise of return to greatness; Reagan lived longer than any US president, and touched hearts of many when he let it be known in handwritten letter to nation than he was suffering from Alzheimers; died with wife Nancy and children Ron Jr, Patti Davis and Michael at bedside; defeated incumbent Jimmy Carter in 1980 and came into second term with immense popularity, which lasted until he and his administration were plunged into turmoil by Iran-Contra affair; deception and disdain for law undermined Reagans credibility, weakened his powers of persuasion with Congress and left tenure tainted by scandal; biographical sketch; highlights of his presidency discussed; photos (L) - By MARILYN BERGER
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3 hours ago ... Virginia Governor Backtracks On Transvaginal Ultrasound Bill .... does not change a woman's mind about having an abortion, Pennsylvania Rep. .... Satan and for calling President Obama's faith into question on Monday.
Daily Report - Kaiser Health News
4 hours ago ... The Hill: Administration Announces First Reform Law Loans To Nonprofit Insurance Co-Ops .... The Hill: Report: Santorum Supported Abortion Rights In Early Career .... Reuters: Pension, Medicaid Changes Sought In Illinois Budget Illinois Governor Pat Quinn will call for cuts to escalating pension and ...
VA Governor Bob McDonnell Hangs VA GOP Out To Dry | RedState
Gov. Robert F. McDonnell is backing off his unconditional support for a bill requiring women to have an ultrasound before an abortion, focusing new attention on one of the most controversial pieces of legislation in Virginia's ..... You make the call and if the shoe fits, go wear it. ... I also don't think it is fair to conclude McDonell is saying he won't sign the bill in its current form, he just appears to be looking for some changes based on what is perceived as new information.
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell changes his mind about ultrasound law
5 hours ago ... Defenders of Virginia's proposed ultrasound law, which would require ... to have an abortion, say that they support the bill because it's merely ... Why is an Indiana legislator calling the Girl Scouts a "radicalized organization"?
Virginia OKs Regulations That Could Shut Abortion Businesses ...
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell signed a bill earlier this year that pro-abortion ... turn out calls and emails to members of the board. The bill ... life Lt. Governor Bill ...
Making Room for the Old and the New Economies
If he is defeated, only a handful of Democrats from energy-producing states — Joe Manchin and Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia ... to President Bill Clinton, who supported industrial and agricultural development back when he was governor of Arkansas ...
Governor to propose reforms - The News Desk
Fredericksburg, Virginia: The news and information ... Republicans are also likely to push more abortion ... in both houses that will vote for those bills.” GUN LAW CHANGES?
The Right Has a Jailhouse Conversion
Not too long ago, you could tell whether an election was under way by watching prime-time television and counting the number of ominous recitatives about prisoners and ex-prisoners in the commercials. This fall, however, the seven million Americans who are in the custody of the state -- in prison or jail, on probation or parole -- did not loom - Chris Suellentrop writes the Opinionator blog for The New York Times on the Web. This is his first article for the magazine. - By Chris Suellentrop
Virginia governor approves abortion clinic regulations ...
Virginia governor approves abortion clinic regulations ... this year after the legislature passed a bill ... Colleges and suicide threats: When to call home?
Virginia: Vote on Abortion Funding in Obamacare on Wednesday ...
The governor’s amendment restricts Virginia’s health insurance exchanges from covering abortion ... to call their state legislators urging support for the bill ... change ...
Bob McDonnell won’t back ultrasound bill
“I am requesting that the General Assembly amend this bill to explicitly state that no woman in Virginia will have to undergo a transvaginal ultrasound involuntarily,” the governor said ... consenting to an abortion. Opponents call the requirement ...
Is Virginia's Controversial Anti-Abortion Law 'Akin to Rape'? | Clutch ...
Virginia's Governor Robert McDonnell initially said that he'd sign the bill once it passed the legislature, but after over 1200 men and women engaged in a silent protest over the proposed law, he is now changing his tune.
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
3 hours ago ... The biil calls for no more vasectomies that leave "thousands of children... deprived of birth. ... It's about fairness and showing how preposterous the abortion bill is. ... Eric Cantor (R-VA) successfully navigated the STOCK Act, the bill that ... in the governor's office and he would complicate the plans of a host of ...
Virginia Society for Human Life - VSHL News and Information
... been called for by the Virginia General Assembly and Pro-life Governor ... to women who have had an abortion. WORLD Virginia ... the fence and monitoring bills. Things change ...
Virginia lawmakers OK limits on abortion coverage | HamptonRoads ...
Virginia lawmakers OK limits on abortion coverage ... act, which calls on states to set up exchanges. Opponents of the governors change ... the governors veto of a bill from ...
Ultrasound Abortion Bill Nears Vote in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. — A bill requiring a woman to get an ultrasound before having an abortion is poised to pass Virginia's legislature this week, placing it on track to be signed into law by Gov. Bob McDonnell. The bill, which could pass the ... If it is adopted, Virginia will become the eighth state to require ultrasounds before abortions, a rule that anti-abortion forces hope will cause some women to change their minds but that women's advocates call an effort to shame ...
Governor McDonnell: Changes must be made to Virginia ultrasound abortion bill
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) - Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell would like to see changes to an abortion bill, SB 484, making its way through the Virginia General Assembly. [READ BILL] The bill would require women to undergo an ultrasound, to establish ...
Virginia Bill Requiring Ultrasound Before Abortion Nears Vote ...
1 day ago ... Ultrasound Abortion Bill Nears Vote in Virginia ... to pass Virginia's legislature this week, placing it on track to be signed into law by Gov. ... cause some women to change their minds but that women's advocates call an effort to ...
Anti-abortion bills spark heated debate in Virginia - Political ...
... Democrats decry two anti-abortion bills that have passed through Virginia ... Former Democratic Virginia Governor Tim Kaine ... Santorum calls Occupy movement ...
Virginia General Assembly: Landscape of bills
Legislation that has been approved now moves to the other chamber for consideration.Still to come: Final votes on the bills as well as wrangling over the state budget. The session is set to end March 10. Records and meetings: Various changes to the state ...
THE 1997 ELECTIONS: THE GOVERNOR; Whitman Pleased at Victory In New Jersey, However Slim
Gov. Christine Todd Whitman put the bravest and most optimistic face possible on her narrow victory today, saying that the election that almost ended her political career was, in fact, a triumph. Her portrayal was clearly rendered with an eye to keeping her national standing in the Republican Party and maintaining her ability to lead the - New Jersey Gov Christine Todd Whitman portrays narrow re-election victory over Sen James E McGreevey as triumph; dismisses questions about whether close race tarnished her image as national Republican leader; may face difficulties with states Republican legislative leaders, including Senate Pres Donald T DiFrancesco, who says he will not push through her proposal to cut auto insurance rates; tally; graph; table of legislative results; photos (M) - By JENNIFER PRESTON
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Va. Governor Tramples Democracy to Place Onerous Regs on Abortion ...
... unusual "emergency" process, Virginia Governor Bob ... to comply with law, such as changes in ... for all women in all regions of Virginia to safe first-trimester abortion ...
Rick Santorum Defends Earmark Spending As Mitt Romney Attacks Record
"Hes interested in trying to pander and make political sauce, when theres real substantive issues about how were trying to change ... call with reporters today. Jones, who supported Mike Huckabee in 2008, defended Romneys time as governor of ...
GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA CALLS FOR CHANGES IN ABORTION BILL
Gov. Bob McDonnell of Virginia reversed his position on Wednesday on a bill requiring women to have an ultrasound before undergoing an abortion, saying he wanted changes in the measure before he would sign it. The bill had drawn intense national ...
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