Congress passes bill renewing anti-violence law
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 12:45 pmCongress passes bill renewing anti-violence law
from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m. EST by By JIM ABRAMS
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House on Thursday passed and sent to President Barack Obama a far-reaching extension of the Violence Against Women Act. The vote came after House Republican leaders, cognizant of divisions in their own ranks and the need to improve their faltering image among women voters, accepted a bill that cleared the Senate two weeks ago on a strong bipartisan vote....
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from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m. EST by By JIM ABRAMS
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House on Thursday passed and sent to President Barack Obama a far-reaching extension of the Violence Against Women Act. The vote came after House Republican leaders, cognizant of divisions in their own ranks and the need to improve their faltering image among women voters, accepted a bill that cleared the Senate two weeks ago on a strong bipartisan vote....
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