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Congress passes bill renewing anti-violence law

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Congress on Thursday sent President Barack Obama a bill that renews and expands the nation's primary law on protecting women from domestic violence.

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The House on Thursday passed and sent to President Barack Obama a far-reaching extension of the Violence Against Women Act. The vote came after House Republican leaders, cognizant of divisions in their own ranks and the need to improve their faltering image among women voters, accepted a bill that cleared the Senate two weeks ago on a strong bipartisan vote.