<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:pingback="http://madskills.com/public/xml/rss/module/pingback/" xmlns:trackback="http://madskills.com/public/xml/rss/module/trackback/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Todd Akin (R-MO) - whereIstand.com</title><link>http://whereistand.com/ToddAkin/</link><description>whereIstand.com: Todd Akin (R-MO) - whereIstand.com</description><image><url>http://whereistand.com/ToddAkin/Thumbnail</url><title>Todd Akin (R-MO) - whereIstand.com</title><link>http://whereistand.com/ToddAkin/</link></image><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2004-2008 whereIstand.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved.</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:02:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>whereIstand.com 2.3</generator><managingEditor>nick@whereIstand.com</managingEditor><webMaster>nick@whereIstand.com</webMaster><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">Todd Akin (R-MO)</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>Akin voted against the Free Flow of Information Act.</em></div></body><title>The U.S. should not enact the Free Flow of Information Act. (Freedom of The Press)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/ToddAkin/44509</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/ToddAkin/44509</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:18:16 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Akin voted against the Free Flow of Information Act.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Freedom of The Press</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">Todd Akin (R-MO)</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>Akin co-sponsored the Parental Notification and Intervention Act.</em></div></body><title>Parental Notification should be required in the abortion decision of a minor. (The Abortion Debate)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/ToddAkin/13622</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/ToddAkin/13622</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:04:15 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Akin co-sponsored the Parental Notification and Intervention Act.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>The Abortion Debate</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">Todd Akin (R-MO)</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>I introduced HR 2028, the Pledge Protection Act of 2003 (PPA) in response
      to the decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals declaring the phrase "under
      God" unconstitutional.</em></div></body><title>The Pledge of Allegiance should include the phrase "under God," because it should remain the way it was written. (Religion and Government)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/ToddAkin/184</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/ToddAkin/184</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:57:05 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;I introduced HR 2028, the Pledge Protection Act of 2003 (PPA) in response to the decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals declaring the phrase "under God" unconstitutional.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Religion and Government</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">Todd Akin (R-MO)</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>Thus, amnesty of any kind will not work as a solution to the illegal immigration
      problem</em></div></body><title>People residing illegally in the United States should not be offered a path to citizenship. (Immigration in the U.S.)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/ToddAkin/16779</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/ToddAkin/16779</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:29:04 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Thus, amnesty of any kind will not work as a solution to the illegal immigration problem&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Immigration in the U.S.</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">Todd Akin (R-MO)</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>This kind of system will undermine the quality of health care and drive up
      the cost of care for all taxpayers. </em></div></body><title>The U.S. government should not provide universal healthcare. (Universal Healthcare)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/ToddAkin/14341</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/ToddAkin/14341</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:49:06 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;This kind of system will undermine the quality of health care and drive up the cost of care for all taxpayers. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Universal Healthcare</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">Todd Akin (R-MO)</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>But conscription is not necessary as a matter of national security, or prudent
      as an exercise in national unity.</em></div></body><title>The U.S. should not reinstate the draft. (Military)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/ToddAkin/17591</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/ToddAkin/17591</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:49:02 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;But conscription is not necessary as a matter of national security, or prudent as an exercise in national unity.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Military</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">Todd Akin (R-MO)</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>the security situation in Iraq, particularly in Baghdad and Anbar province,
      is much improved according to all the commonly cited metrics</em></div></body><title>The surge in military troops has made progress in Iraq. (U.S. Strategy in Iraq)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/ToddAkin/27812</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/ToddAkin/27812</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:48:56 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;the security situation in Iraq, particularly in Baghdad and Anbar province, is much improved according to all the commonly cited metrics&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>U.S. Strategy in Iraq</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">Todd Akin (R-MO)</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>today’s actions by North Korea underscores the necessity of continuing attempts
      to curtail nuclear proliferation </em></div></body><title>The U.S should try to prevent nuclear proliferation in other nations. (U.S. Foreign Policy)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/ToddAkin/12994</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/ToddAkin/12994</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:48:51 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;today’s actions by North Korea underscores the necessity of continuing attempts to curtail nuclear proliferation &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>U.S. Foreign Policy</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">Todd Akin (R-MO)</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>"The estate tax is an unfair and heavy burden on families which is levied
      when they are grieving the passing of loved ones." </em></div></body><title>Congress should eliminate the estate tax. (Taxation)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/ToddAkin/16335</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/ToddAkin/16335</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:48:46 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;"The estate tax is an unfair and heavy burden on families which is levied when they are grieving the passing of loved ones." &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Taxation</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">Todd Akin (R-MO)</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>Congressman Todd Akin (R-MO) today voted in support of a constitutional amendment
      that would protect traditional marriage as a union between a man and a woman.</em></div></body><title>The Constitution should be amended to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman. (Same-Sex Unions)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/ToddAkin/163</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/ToddAkin/163</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:48:41 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Congressman Todd Akin (R-MO) today voted in support of a constitutional amendment that would protect traditional marriage as a union between a man and a woman.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Same-Sex Unions</category></item></channel></rss>