Obama on Leno: Rape Is Rape

October 25, 2012 from Associated Press

President Obama appeared on Jay Leno's show Wednesday night and, in a serious moment, slammed Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock's remarks on rape and pregnancy. "Rape is rape," the president said, adding that a bunch of mostly male politicians shouldn't be making decisions about women's health.

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Richard Mourdock

Richard Earl Mourdock is the 53rd treasurer of the state of Indiana, serving since February 10, 2007. Running with the support of the Tea Party movement, he defeated six-term incumbent U.S. Senator Richard Lugar in the May 2012 Republican primary election. He lost the November... Explore this topic

Rape

Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority or with a person who is incapable o... Explore this topic

Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II (/bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/; born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama served as a U.S. Senator representing the state of Illinois from January 2005 to Novemb... Explore this topic

Republican Party (United States)

Partai Republik AS adalah salah satu dari dua partai politik besar di Amerika Serikat. Setelah pemilu paruh waktu 2006 partai ini kehilangan kedudukannya sebagai mayoritas dalam Senat dan Dewan Perwakilan AS. GOP adalah partai yang lebih konservatif di antara kedua partai besa... Explore this topic

Jay Leno

James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno is an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, writer, producer and television host. Leno was the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno from 1992 to 2009. Beginning in September 2009, Leno started a primetime talk show, titled The Ja... Explore this topic

Abortion debate

The abortion debate refers to the ongoing controversy surrounding the moral and legal status of abortion. The two main groups involved in the abortion debate are the self-described "pro-choice" movement (emphasizing the right of women to choose whether they wish to bring a fet... Explore this topic

US presidential election, 2012

Die 57. Präsidentschaftswahl in den Vereinigten Staaten fand am 6. November 2012 statt. Formal sind am 6. November die Wahlmänner des Electoral College bestimmt worden, die am 17. Dezember ihre Stimmen für die Ämter des Präsidenten und des Vizepräsidenten abgaben. Gleichzeitig... Explore this topic

United States

The United States of America, commonly called the United States or America, is a federal republic consisting of fifty states and a federal district. The lower forty-eight contiguous states and the federal district of Washington, D.C. are in central North America between Canada... Explore this topic

Associated Press

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