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huffingtonpost.com - 27 days ago
Vitter Confronted By Rape Victim Over Franken Amendment Vote
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Senator David Vitter (R-LA) doggedly opposed a congressional measure last month to prohibit the government from working with contractors who deny victims of rape or assault the right to bring their cases to court. Vitter, who was one of only 30 Republicans who actually voted against the ...
Vitter Town Hall, Baton Rouge, 10/31/09 (video)
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youtube.com - 27 days ago
Vitter Town Hall, Baton Rouge, 10/31/09 (video)
— youtube.com — A rape victim in Baton Rouge asks David Vitter why he supported big corporations over sexual assault... victims when he was one of only 30 senators who opposed ... (more) Vitter Town Hall, Baton Rouge, 10/31/09 (video)

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washingtonexaminer.com - 19 days ago
Climate bill's 'emergency provision' gives Obama strong
— washingtonexaminer.com — Both the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade energy approved earlier this year and the version just okayed by Sen. Barbara... Boxer s Senate Environment and Public Works Committee s Democrats (Republicans boycotted the vote) contains an obscure but nasty ... (more) Climate bill's 'emergency provision' gives Obama strong

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news.yahoo.com - 24 days ago
Senate blocks census US
— news.yahoo.com — WASHINGTON Senate Democrats have blocked a GOP attempt to require next year's census forms to ask people... whether they are a U.S. citizen. The proposal by Louisiana Republican Sen. David Vitter was aimed at excluding immigrants from the population ... (more) Senate blocks census US

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Think Progress:  Rape Victim Confronts Vitter Over His Vote Against Franken’s Amendment Holding Contractors Accountable

Oliver Willis:  Video: David Vitter Confronted By Rape Victim Over His Pro-Rape Vote

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Rape Victim Confronts Vitter Over His Vote Against Franken’s Amendment Holding Contractors Accountable
Think Progress — ... . The Huffington Post’s Sam Stein reports that at a town hall meeting this past weekend, a constituent confronted Vitter about his vote. The woman, a rape victim, demanded that he explain why he opposed Franken’s amendment. Vitter refused to give her a straight answer: ...

Video: David Vitter Confronted By Rape Victim Over His Pro-Rape Vote
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Thank Goodness for Slow News Day Afternoons
Page One — ... Diaper sex fetishist David Vitter was confronted on video by a constituent and rape victim about his vote against the Franken Amendment. [HuffPo] ...

"I'm not asking Obama, I'm asking you. You stupid fuck"
WTF Is It Now?!? — Repuke piece of shit David Vitter, one of 30 repugnicants who voted to support contractors over rape victims, meets an angry constituent at a town hall meeting. Does he: ...

Republicans Are Shocked The Public Is Mad At Them For Voting Against Franken’s Anti-Rape Amendment
Think Progress — ... (SD) — have been facing an intense backlash. David Vitter (LA) refused to give a rape victim a straight answer when she confronted him about his vote, claiming that he is “absolutely supportive of any [rape] case like that being ...

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