Republican takes lead in true-blue Connecticut senate race
While media remains focused on key Senate races in Missouri, Massachusetts, Virginia and a few other states, polls show Republican Linda E. McMahon has pulled ahead of Democrat Christopher S. Murphy in the race for Sen. Joseph Lieberman’s seat.
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Republican puts hold on EPA nominee; hearing set for Moniz
WASHINGTON - A Republican senator from Missouri on Monday said he will place a hold on President Barack Obama's nominee to head up the Environmental Protection Agency until it moves forward with a project to repair a levee on the Mississippi River.
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California Republican Assembly leader says 'rape pregnancy rare'
As if channeling controversial former Missouri U.S. Senate candidate, Todd Akin, the leader of the California Republican Assembly is claiming women rarely become pregnant due to rape because the "body is traumatized".
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Missouri bill would require gun education for first-graders
A Republican state senator in Missouri has introduced a bill that would require mandatory gun safety education for all first grade students.
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Missouri Republican Wants Violent Video Game Tax
New submitter sHr0oMaN writes with news that Diane Franklin, a Republican member of Missouri's state House of Representatives, has proposed a sales tax on violent video games. The proposal, HB0157I, is one of many responses to the shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. The proceeds from the tax would go toward mental health programs and law enforcement in the hopes that future shootings can be prevented. The total amount taxed would be small — 1% — and would be applied to video games rated Teen, Mature, or Adult-only by the ESRB. Of course, many games earn the "Teen" rating without having violence in them, like Guitar Hero. The Entertainment Software Association responded to Rep. Franklin's bill with a statement: "Taxing First Amendment protected speech based on its content is not only wrong, but will end up costing Missouri taxpayers."
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