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Internet Freedom Is a Human Right

Sen. Chris Coons | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Syria, Internet Freedom, Chris Smith, Iran, Intellectual Property, Mark Kirk, Bob Casey, Internet Censorship, Hillary Clinton, Congress, Internet Security, China, State Department, Senate, Internet Freedom Act, Politics News

Internet freedom -- the freedom to exchange thought, opinion, expression, and association to meet political, social, education, or religious objectives -- should not be restricted for law-abiding citizens in the United States or anywhere in the world.

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Independent 'Stand Your Ground' Review Releases Recommendations

Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Chris Smith, Rick Scott, Video, Stand Your Ground, Florida News, Michael Satz, Stand Your Ground Law, Trayvon Martin, Florida Politics, Stand Your Ground Repealed, Stand Your Ground Confusing, Stand Your Ground Task Force, Stand Your Ground Law Cases, Stand Your Ground Florida, George Zimmerman, Miami News

An independent review panel formed to examine Florida's 'Stand Your Ground' law released its recommendations Monday in a 21-page report, citing "overw...

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GOP Congressman: Obama Is 'The Enemy Of Life'

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: Abortion, Women's Rights, Chris Smith, Family Research Council, Obama Enemy of Life, Christ Smith Abortion, Chris Smith Obama Death Peddlers, Abortion Rights, Family Research Council Abortion, President Obama, Family Research Council Obama, Obama, Chris Smith Obama Enemy of Life, Barack Obama, Video, Obama Death Peddlers, Women's Health, Politics News

Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) launched into an aggressive condemnation of President Barack Obama's stance on abortion this week, calling him the "enemy of...

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My Trip to England: The Ministry of Culture

Michael Kaiser | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Chris Smith, Tate Modern, Royal Shakespeare Company, Ed Vaizey, Jeremy Hunt, Grants, Royal Ballet, Government Subsidy, Arts, United Kingdom Austerity, Fundraising, Royal Opera House, Department of Culture Media and Sport, Contributions, Kennedy Center, Entertainment News

The importance of cultural tourism in England is astonishing, the level of theater, opera, symphony and dance performance is extraordinary, the museums are crowded and the export of arts of all kinds is thriving.

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U.S.: Human Trafficking Fight Needs To Target Corporations

AP | Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Chris Smith, Sex Workers, Slavery, U.S. Embassy to the Holy See, Vatican, Delta Airlines, Human Trafficking, World News

ROME -- The fight against human trafficking, which for years has focused on rescuing sex slaves and punishing their pimps and smugglers, is now seekin...

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Aggressive Anti-Abortion Legislation Faces House Vote

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 07.04.2011

Read More: Chris Smith, Chris Smith Abortion, House Vote Abortion Bill, John Boehner, Taxpayer-Funded Abortion, Forcible Rape Abortion, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, Anti-Abortion Bill House, Hr 3, Abortion Bill House, Boehner Abortion, Politics News

WASHINGTON - A closer look at a House bill marketed to the public as a "common-sense" ban on taxpayer-funded abortions reveals an aggressive, multi-pr...

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The FBI's Restrictive Definition Of Rape

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Stampler | Posted 06.30.2011

Read More: Chris Smith, Women, H.R. 3, Rape, Women's Issues, Fbi, Gob, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Rape Victims, Nibrs, Sexual Assault, Ucr, Male Rape Victims, Definition of Rape, Impact News

As April, which has been designated Sexual Assault Awareness month, winds down, numerous women’s rights advocates are calling attention to the FBI...

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US Rep Chris Smith Takes His War on Women Global...on Your Dime

Serra Sippel | Posted 06.17.2011

Read More: Abortion, Women's Health, Chris Smith, Congress, Human Rights, Global Health, New Jersey, Kenya, Maternal Mortality, Politics News

Last week, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) decided that what taxpayers in his Trenton district really needed was for him to intercede in Kenyans' democratic decisions around abortion.

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How Many Committees Does it Take to Wage a War on Women?

Nancy Keenan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Naral Pro-Choice America, Chris Smith, House of Representatives, Family Planning, Small Business, Tax Increase, H.R. 3, Naral, Joe Pitts, House Ways and Means Committee, Planned Parenthood, h.r.3, House Judiciary Committee, House Energy and Commerce Committee, House, H.R. 358, Lobby Day, War on Women, Stupak on Steroids, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, Grover Norquist, Abortion-Rape-Incest, Title X, Politics News

Recent and ongoing attacks on women's freedom and privacy by the anti-choice House leadership are so far-reaching and so extreme that they've been dubbed the "War on Women."

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Jackie Speier On Sharing Her Abortion Story: 'It Just Overwhelmed Me'

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, House of Representatives, Chris Smith, Family Planning, Late-Term Abortion, House GOP, Abortion Rights, Reproductive Rights, House Gop Abortion, Reproductive Health, Anti-Abortion, Mike Pence, Planned Parenthood, Jackie Speier, Rep. Jackie Speier, Congresswoman Jackie Speier, Pro-Choice, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Jackie Speier listened to debate on the House floor on Thursday evening as a Republican Rep. Chris Smith read a long, detailed desc...

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New Bill Would Allow Religious Hospitals to Deny Life-Saving Emergency Care

Nancy Northup | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joe Pitts, Abortion, Religion, Chris Smith, House of Representatives, Congress, Health Care, Catholic Bishops, Republicans, Politics News

Would you ask someone else to die for your religious beliefs? A new proposal moving through Congress makes clear that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops apparently expects everyone to die for theirs.

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Nancy Pelosi: Women's Rights Facing Greatest Threat In Our Lifetime

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Abortion, Family Planning, No Taxpayer Funding on Abortion Act, Women's Issues, Diana DeGette, Nancy Pelosi, Cpac 2011, Title X, Hr 3, Chris Smith, Mike Pence, Planned Parenthood, Steve King, Cpac, H.R. 3, Steve King CPAC, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Women's reproductive rights are being seriously threatened by the Republican Party, according to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-C...

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'Forcible Rape' Language Remains In Bill To Restrict Abortion Funding

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Chris Smith, Women's Rights, Women, H.R. 3, Rape, Women's Issues, Abortion Rights, Jerrold Nadler, Anti-Abortion, Hr 3, Forcible Rape, Women's Health, Jerry Nadler, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- After significant public blowback, House Republicans last week promised to drop a controversial provision in their high-priority No Taxp...

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House GOP Ramps Up Efforts To Restrict Abortion Access

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON -- Despite campaigning on a platform of creating jobs and boosting the economy, some of the first pieces of legislation Republicans have ta...

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What Is The Role Of Theology In The Abortion Debate?

Clay Farris Naff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Catholic Church, Abortion, Politics, Religion, Roe v Wade, Fetus, Roe v. Wade, Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Pro Choice, Miscarriage, Civil Rights, Theology, Anti Choice, Chris Smith, Pro Life, March for Life, Mark Ivany, National Mall, Religion News

A particular theology can never make a good basis for public policy. Anti-choice advocates believe they are a majority, but their position amounts to religious tyranny all the same.

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Roe Anniversary: Blog for Choice Day 2011

Nancy Keenan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Chris Smith, Blog for Choice Day, Mike Pence, Stupak on Steroids, John Boehner, Roe v. Wade, Sam Brownback, Health Care Reform, Politics News

Blog for Choice Day gets people reading and talking about reproductive rights online on one of the most important days surrounding a woman's right to choose.

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The Trojan Horse Republican Congress

James Wagoner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Chris Smith, Culture Wars, Gay Rights, John Boehner, Sex Education, Unfpa, Cantor, Boehner, Glbt, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, Cbae, Randall Terry, Joe Pitts, Republicans, Politics News

Republicans have held a major press conference to introduce the so-called "No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act." But, wait a minute! Didn't they run a campaign based on the economy?

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Democrat and Republican Reps Agree: Hold President Hu Accountable for Human Rights

Thor Halvorssen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: US China Relations, Chris Smith, David Wu, Congress, China, Hu Jintao, Barack Obama, World News

Reps. Chris Smith and David Wu attended the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony for Liu Xiaobo.

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H.R. 5575 The "Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Deterrence and Victims Support Act of 2010"

Conchita Sarnoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Chris Smith, Congress, Sex Trafficking, Human Trafficking, Carolyn Maloney, Child Sexual Abuse, Politics News

Even after the bill has passed the most taxing issues remain - who will ultimately assume the financial and physical responsibility of sex trafficking victims?

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The War That Isn't What it Seems

Jane Bussmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chris Smith, Sex Slavery, Donald Payne, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Howard Berman, Uganda, Joseph Kony, Congo, Yoweri Museveni, Human Trafficking, Lord's Resistance Army, World News

After 24 years it's time to stop looking at the capacity of the players to stop Kony and start looking at their will. If not, Kony Rapes Inc. might as well get listed in the phonebook.

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Microsoft's Actions Show America's True Colors in China

Ann Pettifor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Google, Trade Surplus, China, China Trade Surplus, Microsoft, Currency Manipulation, Chris Smith, Treasury Bills, China Currency, Bretton Woods, US Deficit, World News

American consumers and corporations like Microsoft have helped create China's massive surplus by investing in China, or by spending their incomes buying Chinese and other Asian goods.

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Chris Smith's Wife Beth Smith Killed in Crash

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Beth Smith, Chris Smith, US Open, Chris Smith's Wife, Home News

ANGOLA, Ind. — The commissioner of the PGA Tour is confirming that the wife of PGA Tour golfer Chris Smith was killed and two of his children we...

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Beth Smith, Golfer Chris Smith's Wife, Killed In Crash

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sports, Chris Smith, Golf, Beth Smith Killed, Chris Smith Wife, Beth Smith, Chris Smith Wife Killed, Home News

ANGOLA, Ind. — The commissioner of the PGA Tour is confirming that the wife of PGA Tour golfer Chris Smith was killed and two of his children we...

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