[U.S.] John Kerry at confirmation hearing: U.S. will 'do what we must' to stop Iran ...

John Kerry at confirmation hearing: U.S. will 'do what we must' to stop Iran ...
http://www.sfgate.com/news/slideshow/Nation-in-Focus-55691.php
WASHINGTON -- Sen. John Kerry, President Barack Obama's nominee for secretary of state, said Thursday that the U.S. will "do what we must" to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, even as he signaled that diplomacy remains a viable option ...

Women's Path to Ground Combat Strewn With Obstacles
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/01/24/170161752/women-in-combat-five-key-questions
The path to the front combat lines for women in the U.S. military may be long and complicated by demands from Army infantry to the Marines to the Special Operations Forces that killed Osama bin Laden.

Sen. Feinstein rolls out gun ban measure
http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Sen-Feinstein-rolls-out-gun-ban-measure-4222428.php
Washington -- - Nearly two decades after she championed a nationwide ban on assault weapons, California Sen. Dianne Feinstein and other Democratic lawmakers rolled out a new ban on military-style rifles Thursday in the wake of the mass shooting last ...

Senate approves modest filibuster changes
http://bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2013/01/25/top-senators-reach-deal-curb-filibusters/QW8XsJ3X2rg8G7PnN9SiAJ/story.html
... p.m.. â€". WASHINGTON - The Senate approved changes to the filibuster Thursday night, adopting modest limits on the partisan obstruction that has ground action in the chamber to a near standstill.

Proposed New Mexico law would send rape victims to prison for having abortions
http://www.salon.com/2013/01/24/new_mexico_wants_to_criminalize_abortions_after_rape_as_tampering_with_evidence/
It's another one of those unbelievable moments in the so-called GOP “war on women.” A rape victim could be charged with a felony and face up to three years in prison if she aborts a child conceived in that rape, according to a bill proposed by New Mexico ...