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Defense Department Opposed Franken's Anti Rape Ammendment
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... -- has sprung up. The men had an ally in opposition that has so far gone unreported: the Department of Defense. Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/19/defense-depart... Read more: Read more at: ...

Franken's anti-rape amendment in trouble?
Daily Kos — ... on October 21, 2009 by a voting margin of 68 to 30. The 30 Republicans who opposed the provision were widely pilloried in the press. But they were actually joined in some of their concerns by the Obama administration's Department of Defense, which worried that "enforcement would be problematic, especially in cases where privity of contract does not exist between parties within the supply chain that supports a contract." ...

Rape Victim Confronts Vitter Over His Vote Against Franken’s Amendment Holding Contractors Accountable
Think Progress — ... Stein, “the White House itself said it supported ‘the intent’ and was working to make sure it was ‘enforceable.’” ...

Vitter Refuses To Own Up To His Enabling Of Rape
Daily Kos — ... Of course the woman never received an answer to her question, because after totally mischaracterizing the President's view, Vitter ran like a baby looking for his next diaper change. ...

Franken's Craven 'Anti-Rape' Amendment -- By: Michael M. Rosen
Articles on National Review Online — ... That’s why 30 Republican senators voted against it. For their efforts, they were lambasted in the liberal blogosphere as “pro-rape” politicians harboring a deep-seated hatred for women. A scurrilous website emerged called RepublicansForRape.org, while Huffington Post bloggers and ...