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Rep. Speier Continues Campaign to Combat Sexual Assault in Military

With the scourge of sexual assault plaguing the U.S. military, Rep. Jackie Speier has reintroduced legislation to shift authority to investigate rapes within the armed forces from commanding officers to a new office within the military separate from the chain of command. “We’re here today… Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

NH State Rep. Apologizes for Referring to Women as ‘Vaginas’

Republican State Rep. Peter Hansen of New Hampshire bit his tongue on Wednesday, apologizing for an email he sent  in early April in which he referred to women as “vaginas.” The email was written in the midst of an email debate with colleagues about repealing the… Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Former US Rep. Charlie Wilson of Ohio dies at 70

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Democratic Party says former Congressman Charlie Wilson, who represented southeastern Ohio in Washington for two terms after winning a write-in campaign, has died. He was 70. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Rep. Luis Gutierrez: Gangbangers and Drug Dealers are Applauding the Lack of Success on Gun Control Legislation

Below you can find some of the notable comments made Sunday on “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.” This week’s political roundtable guests included ABC News’ George Will; House Judiciary Committee chair Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va.; Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill.;  Washington Post Columnist Ruth Marcus; and… Tweet This Post

Rep. Steve Cohen Claims He Punked Press While Excusing Latest Deleted Tweets

Rep. Steve Cohen, who made headlines earlier this year when his errant tweets during the State of the Union ultimately revealed he had a secret daughter, is back in the news for tweets he published and deleted after a White House event on Memphis Soul… Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Rep. Steve Stockman, super genius

Our campaign bumper sticker: If babies had guns, they wouldn’t be aborted. http://t.co/… #gosnell #tcot http://t.co/… — @ReElectStockman via web Tweet This Post