Abortion bill fails in waning Republican House
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The U.S. House of Representatives, in its last days under Republican control, failed on Wednesday to pass a bill that would have required doctors to offer painkillers for fetuses before they abort them.
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While they still can, House Republicans are looking at scheduling a vote next week on a fetal pain abortion bill in a parting shot at incoming majority Democrats and a last bid for loyalty from the GOP's base of social conservatives.
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A broad immigration bill to legalize millions of people in the U.S. unlawfully failed a crucial test vote in the Senate Thursday, a stunning setback that could spell its defeat for the year.
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A tenuous compromise to overhaul the nation's immigration laws collapsed tonight when senators from both parties refused to cut off debate and move to a final vote, handing the unlikely alliance of Democratic leaders and President Bush a setback on a major domestic priority.
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Supporters of a childrenâs health insurance bill failed, as expected, to override President Bushâs veto, falling 13 votes short of the necessary two-thirds majority of those present.
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In a defeat for President George W. Bush, rebellious Republicans in the House of Representatives derailed legislation Saturday to overhaul US intelligence agencies along lines recommended by the Sept.
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RICHMOND, Feb. 16 -- The Virginia Senate has rejected efforts by House Republicans to crack down on illegal immigration and limit abortions, exposing a widening gap within the GOP over how far the party should go in addressing controversial issues.
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A national referendum to scrap Portugal's strict abortion law appeared headed to defeat Sunday because of low turnout, even though a majority of voters approved it.
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Mostly Republican lawmakers defeated a Democratic bid on Wednesday to outlaw cloning of human babies, concurring with the White House that the effort was flawed and would still permit destruction of life because it would allow embryos to be created for stem-cell research.
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The US House of Representatives, voting less than five weeks before the presidential election, rejected a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage backed by President George W. Bush.
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WASHINGTON - The House on Thursday rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage but gave Republican leaders a consolation prize by putting lawmakers on record on an issue that will be used as campaign fodder in the November
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An influential group of Republicans in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday rejected President George W. Bush&#39;s sweeping immigration reform bill -- before even seeing the final product.
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House Republicans abruptly pulled from floor action Tuesday a bill to open a large area of the eastern Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas drilling after it became clear the legislation lacked the two-thirds vote needed for passage.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (BP)--In a blow to pro-lifers, the Florida Supreme Court struck down &quot;Terri&#39;s Law&quot; Sept. 23, ruling against the 2003 act that allowed Gov.
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(CBS/AP) In a defeat for President Bush, rebellious House Republicans aligned with the Pentagon derailed legislation to overhaul the nation&#39;s intelligence agencies along lines recommended by the Sept.
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Congress fails to pass electronic-surveillance and phone-records-privacy legislation before recessing.
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House Republicans united Wednesday to reject a Democratic-backed bill to ban human reproductive cloning, a prelude to the larger battle this week over the federal funding of stem cell research.