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The amendment will deny abortion coverage to women who already have it and who pay for part of the cost of their private health insurance plan.

So went the call for change on the steps of New York City Hall. On October 22, folks from the New York Civil Liberties Union and I participated in a rally at City Hall to raise public awareness about and garner support for the Student Safety Act.

Well, many of us thought this day would never come: the House of Representatives is finally prepared to vote on the Affordable Health Care for America Act. It's hard to understate the historic nature of this particular vote.

Good news on national security legislation. I know! I can hardly believe it myself! The USA Patriot Amendments Act was marked up this week in an epic House Judiciary Committee meeting that spanned two days...

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The House of Representatives is preparing to vote on HR 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, on Saturday, November 7th. Unfortunately, one of the issues that has roiled the Congress is access to abortion care in health care reform.

Tomorrow morning at 10 a.m., the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). This will be the first Senate hearing on ENDA since 2002...

Today, an Italian court convicted 23 Americans for the “extraordinary rendition” of a Muslim cleric who was kidnapped in Milan in 2003. The case is the first of its kind to hold Americans accountable for the rendition of terrorism suspects overseas.

Ron Peterson has a variety of exciting aliases. "In Florida I'm a female prostitute (named Ronnie); in Texas I'm currently incarcerated for manslaughter," Peterson, a California resident, said. "In New Mexico I'm a dealer of stolen goods. Oregon has me as a witness tamperer...

I’m not going to try to spin it: Our loss in Maine yesterday, where voters rejected a law that would have given same-sex couples the right to marry, was deeply disappointing and discouraging. ...

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Full Committee
12:30 P.M. in 2141 Rayburn House Office Building
Full Committee Markup of: H.R. 3845, H.R. 984
H.R. 3845, the "USA PATRIOT Amendments Act of 2009";
H.R. 984, the "State Secret Protection Act of 2009"
Live Webcast starts at 12:30 pm here: http://bit.ly/11Wf8O
ACLU will be Tweeting from the inside the hearing: h...ttp://twitter.com/ACLU
TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress it's Time to Reform the Patriot Amendments!
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12:30 P.M. in 2141 Rayburn House Office Building
Full Committee Markup of: H.R. 3845, H.R. 984
H.R. 3845, the "USA PATRIOT Amendments Act of 2009";
H.R. 984, the "State Secret Protection Act of 2009"
Live Webcast starts at 12:30 pm here: http://bit.ly/11Wf8O
ACLU will be Tweeting from the inside the hearing: h...ttp://twitter.com/ACLU
TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress it's Time to Reform the Patriot Amendments!
http://bit.ly/32CjHMRead More
Time:12:30PM Wednesday, November 4th
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On November 3, Washington voters will have the chance to approve or reject R-71, a measure that will allow same-sex couples and unmarried opposite-sex seniors to access many of the rights and protections granted to married couples...

On November 3, Washington voters will have the chance to approve or reject R-71, a measure that will allow same-sex couples and unmarried opposite-sex seniors to access many of the rights and protections granted to married couples...

On November 3, Washington voters will have the chance to approve or reject R-71, a measure that will allow same-sex couples and unmarried opposite-sex seniors to access many of the rights and protections granted to married couples...

On November 3, Washington voters will have the chance to approve or reject R-71, a measure that will allow same-sex couples and unmarried opposite-sex seniors to access many of the rights and protections granted to married couples...














