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Mourdock Story Goes National: DNC, Romney Campaign Weigh In
[Richard] Mourdock said at the debate, explaining his position that women who are raped should not have the right to an abortion. “And even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that God intended to happen.” The line immediately blew up the Indiana race, which polls show is a virtual dead heat. But it quickly expanded onto the national stage as well, helped along by an unfortunate bit of timing for Romney: on Monday, he began appearing in a statewide ad for Mourdock giving the Republican his full-throated endorsement.
[DNC Chair Debbie] Wasserman Schultz said the comments about rape and God’s will were “part and parcel of the modern Republican Party’s platform toward women’s health.” In reality, although many Republicans agree with Mourdock that rape victims should not be allowed legal abortions, Mourdock’s claim on the debate stage that rape pregnancies are ordained by God is far outside the GOP mainstream. Nevertheless, Mourdock’s words threaten to put abortion rights and women’s healthcare back into the presidential campaign spotlight with two weeks to go before Election Day.
Republican Senate Candidate: Conception From Rape ‘Is Something That God Intended’
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CHARTS: ‘Uncertainty’ Is Not Holding Back The Economy
Congressional Republicans love to blame “uncertainty” — ostensibly caused by the Obama administration’s tax and regulatory policies — for the country’s still too slow job growth. “By pursuing a steady repeal of job-destroying regulations, we can help lift the cloud of uncertainty hanging over small and large employers alike, empowering them to hire more workers,” said House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA), in one example.
However, two economists from Goldman Sachs took a look at the evidence and found that “uncertainty” is just something that comes along with a weak economy, not something that causes the economy to be weak.
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