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Mich. lawmaker to help perform 'Vagina Monologues'
A Michigan lawmaker barred from speaking in the state House after she used the word "vagina" during a debate on an anti-abortion bill will participate ...
Obama proposal to raise dropout age falls flat
President Barack Obama's call for states to raise the minimum age at which students can drop out of high school seems about as popular as a homework ...
New law to keep booze flowing for Dem convention
Adding a twist to blue laws in an increasingly red state, North Carolina's Republican-led legislature is toasting a measure intended to keep the booze ...
Calif. lawmakers pass budget, but work unfinished
California lawmakers passed a $92 billion budget Friday to keep their paychecks coming, but they left welfare cuts and other difficult issues ...
Wis. GOP lawmaker asks for recount in recall race
A Republican Wisconsin state senator asked Friday for a recount in the election that could hand Democrats their only victory in this month's six ...
Mich. lawmaker silenced for abortion bill comments
A Michigan lawmaker said support and campaign donations were rolling in Friday, a day after she was barred from speaking in the House because she used ...
In many statehouses, GOP confronts dissension
Republicans set out a bold conservative agenda after taking control of state capitols across the Midwest and South in the last general election.
Young millionaire's PAC seeks influence in races
College student John Ramsey stands out in a new campaign finance world order filled with big names like Republican casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and ...
NYC ban on big sodas could face legal test
If New York City bans big sodas, what's next on the list? Large slices of pizza? Double-scoop ice cream cones? Tubs of movie-theater popcorn? The ...
Republican won't seek rematch for Giffords' seat
The tea party Republican who sought former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' seat in Congress has dropped out of the fall race, two days after losing ...
ND school officially drops Fighting Sioux nickname
North Dakota's flagship university dropped its contentious Fighting Sioux nickname for the third time Thursday, and officials expressed hope that the ...