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Budget Tricks Helped Obama Save Favorite Programs From Cuts

WASHINGTON -- Details of last week's hard-won agreement to avoid a government shutdown and cut federal spending by $38 billion were released Tuesday morning. They reveal that the budget cuts, while historic, were significantly eased by pruning money left over from previous years, using accounting sleight of hand and going...

Biden Says 'Good Progress' Made on Budget Talks

WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden reported "good progress" Wednesday in budget talks to prevent a government shutdown next week as congressional negotiators began work on a proposal for around $33 billion in spending cuts over the next six months - considerably less than tea party activists demanded. "There's no...

Opinion: The GOP's Dangerous Attack on Planned Parenthood

In 1916, one woman's strength, determination and conviction helped open the door for hundreds of millions of women worldwide to plan their own pregnancies. As a nation, we have made great strides since Margaret Sanger opened that first family planning clinic in New York City nine decades ago, and Planned Parenthood is...

Mike Pence: 5 Facts About the Congressman Who Wants to Defund Planned Parenthood

The House of Representatives approved an amendment today that, should it pass the Senate, would ban the Planned Parenthood organization from receiving federal funds. The so-called Pence amendment, passed in the House by a vote of 240-185, is the pet project of Republican Congressman Mike Pence, who, according to Politico,...

What Is the Pence Amendment, and What Does It Mean for Planned Parenthood?

After a lengthy and emotional debate about abortion Thursday night, the House of Representatives today passed the Pence amendment to the spending bill. The Pence amendment, sponsored by Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., bans Planned Parenthood from receiving federal funds. The Republican-dominated House of Representatives approved...

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05/30/12 State surplus becoming election issue Source: The Journal Gazette - Fort Wayne IN A recent chat about the state surplus between Republican governor hopeful Mike Pence and a few Starke County voters around a table has highlighted a substantive campaign debate â save or spend?
05/22/12 Gregg, Pence draft running mates Source: Post-Tribune - Merrillville IN With the addition of two women to gubernatorial tickets, it's almost guaranteed that the next duo to run Indiana will be a man and a woman â for the third consecutive time.
05/22/12 Analyst: Pence will survive residency questions Source: FOX/CW - FOX 59/CW 4 - Indianapolis IN While Mike Pence has become the latest target of residency questions, one political analyst believes he will survive it.
05/21/12 Pence to announce running mate Monday Source: CBS - NewsChannel 15 WANE FORT WAYNE, Ind. Congressman Mike Pence, Republican candidate for Indiana Governor, will announce his running mate at a campaign stop Monday morning.
05/20/12 Dems stretch residency complaints to Pence Source: Daily Journal - Franklin IN Indiana Democrats are looking to ensnare Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Pence in the same residency trap that has caught three of the state's top Republicans.

Background on mike pence

Michael Richard "Mike" Pence (born June 7, 1959) is the U.S. Representative for Indiana's , and previously the , serving since 2001. The 6th district covers much of Eastern Indiana.

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