Violence Against Women Act
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D.C. rally calls for end to violence against women
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Activists took to the streets of Washington Saturday, calling for an end to violence against women. The rally comes on the heels of International Women's Day.
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Violence against women has remained at declined rate in recent years
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The Justice Department says the rate of sexual violence against women and girls age 12 or older fell 64 percent in a decade and has remained stable for five years.
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Violence Against Women Act: Congress passes bill renewing anti-violence law
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The bill renews a 1994 law that has set the standard for how to protect women, and some men, from domestic abuse and prosecute abusers. Thursday's 286-138 vote came after House lawmakers rejected a more limited approach offered by Republicans.
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