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huffingtonpost.com - 10/22/2009
Jon Stewart Takes On 30 Republicans Who Voted Against Franken Rape Amendment (VIDEO)
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In 2005, Jamie Leigh Jones was gang-raped by her Halliburton/KBR co-workers while working in Iraq and locked in a shipping container for over a day to prevent her from reporting her attack. The rape occurred outside of U.S. criminal jurisdiction, but to add serious insult to serious injury she ...
huffingtonpost.com - 10/22/2009
Franken's Anti-Rape Amendment May Be Stripped By Senior Dem, Sources Say
— huffingtonpost.com — An amendment that would prevent the government from working with contractors who denied victims of assault the... right to bring their case to court is in danger of being watered down or stripped entirely from a larger defense appropriations bill.  ... (more) Franken's Anti-Rape Amendment May Be Stripped By Senior ...

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republicansforrape.org - 10/18/2009
Republicans for Rape
— republicansforrape.org — As a Republican, I don't pay much attention to Jon Stewart, but readers have been pointing out... to me that he's been giving this issue the fair and balanced coverage it deserves. Here's the clip most have sent: I'm pretty surprised at myself! I just ... (more) Republicans for Rape

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tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/30/2009
Jon Stewart Creates Sea Change on Middle East Coverage
— tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com — Not long ago, no mainstream media personality would ever allow himself to be associated with anyone who... suggests that diplomacy, not war, is the way to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Being thought of as not 100% down with the government ... (more) Jon Stewart Creates Sea Change on Middle East Coverage

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Rep. Alan Grayson Grills Republican Congressman On Constitutionality Of Anti-ACORN Crusade
Think Progress — ... showing a handful of ACORN employees behaving inappropriately, conservatives in Congress have done everything they can to single out ACORN for being stripped of all federal funding (while engaging in apparent opposition to defunding companies that cover up rape). Many legal experts ...

Franken's Craven 'Anti-Rape' Amendment -- By: Michael M. Rosen
Articles on National Review Online — ... arbitration for such serious crimes, and the amendment would sweep in all manner of ordinary employment disputes.   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 Jon Stewart teed off on the GOP’s supposed patriarchy. No matter that ...

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