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Of state, i argued strongly for putting women's rights at the center of foreign policy because when women have rights, you're more likely to have a middle class, you're more likely to have more stable family, we are more likely to have the opportunity for democracy to take hold and grow. so this for me was not only a moral issue, a humanitarian issue, a rights and equality issue, it was a security and strategic issue. and i'm going to continue to make that case. there has been progress in china. they have a long way to go, as so many other countries do. but even in advanced economies like our ...

Disproporti disproportionately not listened to by the judicial system. so the fact that president obama had a call to men to help stop the violence as opposed to focusing on women's behavior shows an attunement to that conversation. and secondarily, the fact that he talked about sexual violence, freedom of sexual violence as an equality issue, a question of women's full participation in society, i think it fits the overall conversation about equality and also looks at the fact that sexual violence holds people back from reaching their pull potential. >> absolutely. the scars, the depression an...

Law is here to stay. it will stay. it's not repealed. millions benefiting, two days more millions more benefiting. you can't take that away from them. the question is whether obama care survives minor tweaks or surgery. the success or lack thereof will determine that. i think in determining how obama care goes forward, the exchanges have to have a balance of healthy people to account for older and sick people. insurance companies can adjust if there are fewer people overall, they can't adjust to the fact there are sick people, it will go up and up and up. republicans moved away from the full r...

Wrangling the hogs after a tractor-trailer accident. more than 175 pigs got loose. some officers even rode on horses to help corral the piggies. number five. how about free coffee. sunday is national coffee day. get a free cup at dunkin' donuts and krispy kreme and starbucks is also offering deals. couples across new jersey are celebrating a judge's ruling in favor of same-sex marriage. the state already allows civil unions, but the judge ruled they aren't enough. margaret conley is following the story from new york. margaret, what does this ruling actually mean in practice? >> reporter: it ...

Back now ricky gervais. iowa is giving out gun permits to blind people, completely blind people that aren't allowed to drive cars. >> i've learned about this through one of your tweets, and i understand you thought this was a bad idea. >> well, what do you -- can you -- you love america. i love america. >> i said next they would say blind people shouldn't drive cars. i think people got to see the difference talking about as an equality issue. >> the constitutional right. >> yeah. >> would be damaged if -- and they gave an example if they were fully sighted and used a gun, just because they los...