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<p>A federal judge says it's time to tell Congress to “go to hell” for allowing the partial government shutdown and other recent actions that have significantly cut court funding.</p> <p>“It’s the right thing to do,” said senior U.S. District Judge Richard Kopf in a recent blog posting. The blog exposed some long-simmering tensions between the two branches of government over recent budget decisions.</p>

The crowd assembled at the White House had given 10 standing ovations as the president spoke in preparation of the signing of the law. A law that better than seven out of 10 Americans say was long overdue. "For years," the president said, "a terrible form of violence has been directed against children who are inches from birth, while the law looked the other way. Today, at last, the American people and our government have confronted the violence and come to the defense of the innocent child." "America stands for liberty," he continued. "For the pursuit of happiness and for...