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Afternoon Fix: Poll suggests 'war on women' not getting traction

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If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Thursday, May 31, 2012 EARLIER ON THE FIX John Edwards, unresolved Wisconsin recall: An un-civil war "So Joe Biden says to Karl Rove...": A Fix caption contest Bill Clinton headed to Wisconsin for recall fight The Boston Obama press conference: Welcome to the circus What Elizabeth Warren did wrong Buddy Roemer ends presidential bid Poll: Romney ties Obama in three key states Elizabeth Warren admits she told schools she was Native American Is the vice presidency worth having? WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED * Only three in ten women believe there is a currently a "wide-scale effort to limit women's reproductive health choices and services, such as abortion, family pla...

Is The U.S. Seen As Weak By The World?

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Thursday, May 31st Pakistani Doctor Jailed - Sean Furious A Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA to verify bin laden was in Pakistan at the compound prior to the Navy SEAL raid was recently sentenced to 30 years in prison by the Pakistani government. Sean believes this shows the Obama administration is incapable of helping those, whether it be informants or countries, that are allies to the United States. The Pakistani government arrested and charged the doctor for having provided medical assistance to a radical group, but that seems to be a cover-up in order to simply punish the man for helping the United States and...

Politics: Afternoon Edition: Mistrial declared in John Edwards case

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If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Thursday, May 31, 2012 HEADLINES Mistrial declared in John Edwards trial John Edwards was acquitted of one count Thursday in a corruption case, and the judge declared a mistrial on five other charges on which the jury was deadlocked. » Read full article 'Sex-selective abortion' bill fails House defeats GOP measure, but conservatives vow to make abortion a campaign-trail issue. » Read full article Boston federal appeals court strikes down Defense of Marriage Act It says only the Supreme Court can say whether the federal government must recognize same-sex unions from states where they are legal. » Read full article Romney hits Obama at Solyndra plant Mitt Romne...