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Abortion Making a Comeback in This Year's Midterm Elections
Republicans aren't backing away from opposing abortion. How's it likely to play in this year's midterm campaigns for the Senate and Congress.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenDespite losses suffered in the last national elections, Republicans aren't backing away from opposing abortion. It's a potent issue in many states, and the GOP is finding new ways to frame it. We hear how it's likely to play in this year's mid-term campaigns for the Senate and Congress. Also, another watchdog group says NSA phone record program is illegal. On today's Talking Point, Edward Snowden wasn't the only intelligence agent whose security clearance was flawed. The Justice Department says there were 660,000 such cases in four-years.
Banner image: 2013 March for Life. Photo: sjakofclifeline
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3 storiesWatchdog Group Says NSA Phone Record Program Is Illegal
Yet another analysis has concluded that the National Security Agency's collection of bulk phone-call records has had "minimal" benefits in counter-terrorism. The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board also says it's illegal and ought to be stopped. Josh Meyer covered terrorism for the Los Angeles Times.
Read the story8 minAbortion Makes a Comeback in This Year's Midterm Elections
In 2012, Democrats beat anti-abortion Republicans by invoking what they called a "war against women." But, instead of backing away from the issue, the GOP has re-framed it , still advocating the right to life while denying the right to a tax-payer subsidy.
Read the story36 minJustice Department Accuses Background Check Firm of Fraud
It was no surprise that the fugitive intelligence contractor Edward Snowden's original security clearance was flawed. But a new lawsuit by the Justice Department makes an astonishing claim: more than 660,000 background investigations by an outside firm were fraudulent.
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