Amanda Winkler

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  Dec 2, 2011

  Christie Compares Gingrich to Obama

  New Jersey Republican Gov. Christ Christie has stepped up attacks on GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s newest challenger: Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the house.

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  Dec 2, 2011

  Houston Democrats to Host Holiday Party at Planned Parenthood

  With December already here many people have turned their focus to celebrating the Christmas season, including the Democratic Party of Harris County, located in Houston. The women of the Democratic Party have sent out invitations inviting people to attend their holiday gathering at a local Planned Parenthood clinic.

• Dec 1, 2011

  Congressman Moves to Ban Abortion Based on Gender, Race

  Rep. Trent Franks (R- Ariz.) reintroduced his Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act to the House of Representatives on Tuesday. The bill seeks to outlaw abortions based on gender and race discrimination.

• Dec 1, 2011

  Slain Giffords Staffer to Be Honored in Congress

  The House of Representatives is voting Thursday to approve a resolution to honor Gabriel Zimmerman, the first congressional staffer killed while conducting official duties. Zimmerman was killed in January during the shooting rampage in Tuscan, Ariz., that critically injured Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.

• Nov 30, 2011

  Medal of Honor Recipient Sues Former Employer for Character Defamation

  A former Marine recipient of the Medal of Honor is suing his former employer for character defamation. Former Sgt. Dakota Meyer was awarded the military’s highest honor by President Obama this past September for his combat actions t

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  Nov 30, 2011

  Senate Votes to Allow Military to Detain Terror Suspects

  The Senate on Tuesday passed the annual defense authorization bill containing language that would allow al-Qaida suspects to be taken into military custody rather than tried in the American civilian court system. Last week, the White House threatened to veto the bill if such language was included.

• Nov 29, 2011

  Iraqi Christian Refugees Seeking Asylum Unable to Enter US

  Thousands of Iraqi Christians, unable to safely worship in their home country, are looking to the United States as a safe haven. The immigration status of these refugees, however, remain uncertain due to new and extensive security measures.

• Nov 29, 2011

  Political Correctness Keeping Researchers From Making Abortion, Breast Cancer Link?

  The Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer drew attention to a new study on Monday which revealed that women who had an abortion are approximately three times more likely to develop breast cancer than those who did not.

• Nov 28, 2011

  Conservative College Students Launch Website to Battle Liberal Academia

  A group of conservative college students are fed up with what they feel is liberal bias displayed at public universities. The young conservatives have come together to launch a new website called The College Conservative in hopes of providing a platform for young conservatives everywhere.

• Nov 28, 2011

  Student Refuses to Apologize to Kansas Governor

  Emma Sullivan, 18, has decided not to issue a letter of apology to Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, she announced on Sunday via Twitter. The Shawnee Mission East senior made headlines last week when she tweeted that the governor “sucked”