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New Arizona law bars public funds from Planned Parenthood

Last updated Sunday, May 6, 2012 - 7:39am

PHOENIX -- Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill barring any public money -- city, county or state -- from going to Planned Parenthood, a decision that she says closes loopholes for funding abortions.

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Activist associated with the Occupy Wall Street movement dress as the one percent during a demonstration outside a luxury midtown hotel, Wednesday, March 14, 2012 in New York. Several hundred protesters walked around the Waldorf Astoria on Wednesday behind a black urn they said represented "job cremation" during a fundraiser for Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Democrats ride Romney's Planned Parenthood remark

Steve Peoples The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 10:41am

WASHINGTON -- A coordinated attack by Democrats on Mitt Romney's plan to "get rid of" Planned Parenthood to help balance the federal budget is part of a larger campaign to ensure that Romney and other Republicans lose credibility with female voters.

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Utah bill on abortion waiting period clears hurdle

The Associated Press The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, February 25, 2012 - 11:18pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- A measure that would triple the waiting period for abortions in Utah from 24 to 72 hours has cleared its first hurdle.

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The Susan Komen For The Cure international headquarters are shown in the Dallas suburb of Addison, Texas, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. After three days of controversy, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity says it is reversing its decision to cut breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Komen reverses decision to cut Planned Parenthood funding

Eryn Brown, Karen Kaplan Los Angeles Times

Last updated Friday, February 3, 2012 - 3:28pm

In a reversal of policy after a nationwide uproar over its decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood, Susan G. Komen for the Cure said Friday that it will amend its new funding rules and allow continued funding of breast health programs operated by the clinic.

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'Historic' deal averts government shutdown

The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, April 8, 2011 - 11:49pm

WASHINGTON — Perilously close to a government shutdown, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders reached a historic agreement late Friday night to cut about $38 billion in spending and avert the first federal closure in 15 years.

Obama hailed the deal as “the biggest annual spending cut in history.”

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Americans sigh with relief when government shutdown averted

Los Angeles Times

Last updated Friday, April 8, 2011 - 11:45pm

LOS ANGELES -- With the threat of a government shutdown only hours away, Robyn Knutson on Friday decided to take control: She raced from Orange County to the Federal Building in Los Angeles and got in line at the passport office.

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SD governor signs 3-day wait for abortion into law

The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 12:07pm

PIERRE, S.D. -- South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed a law Tuesday requiring women to wait three days after meeting with a doctor to have an abortion, the longest waiting period in the nation.

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