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  • June 2008

    • McCain Makes Pointed Pitch to Women; Dems Skeptical

      Washington Post  |  Jun 12, 08 1:11 PM CDT

      McCain Makes Pointed Pitch to Women; Dems Skeptical

      (Newser) - John McCain is fine-tuning his pitch to women, and while Democrats voice doubt the Republican can find a female following, they’re nevertheless gearing up to make sure it doesn’t happen, the Washington Post reports. McCain sees opportunity in disappointed Hillary Clinton backers, and top adviser Carly Fiorina today begins barnstorming women's events in swing states. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Carly Fiorina  • Roe v. Wade  • Planned Parenthood  • the female vote  • equal pay

  • March 2008
  • November 2007
  • September 2007

    • Ill. Abortion Clinic Fights to Open

      Time  |  Sep 17, 07 4:26 PM CDT

      Ill. Abortion Clinic Fights to Open

      (Newser) - A federal judge will hear a lawsuit today alleging a Planned Parenthood clinic lost its permit on the eve of its opening due to pressure from anti-abortion groups. Officials in Aurora, Ill., maintain the permit they approved last winter withheld the facility’s true nature, and many in town are steamed, Time reports. The clinic has more than a dozen appointments set tomorrow. More »

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      lawsuit  • abortion  • Illinois  • judge  • Planned Parenthood

  • July 2007

    • States Say No to Abstinence Programs

      New York Times  |  Jul 18, 07 6:27 AM CDT

      States Say No to Abstinence Programs

      (Newser) - School sex education programs that concentrate on abstinence are under threat despite years of federal funding for organizations like Virginity Rules, the New York Times reports. Eleven states have rejected abstinence education in the last year and Congress cut program funding for the first time since 2001. A study of abstinence education found no indication that it delayed a first sexual encounter. More »

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      sex education  • abstinence  • abstinence education  • Planned Parenthood  • Virginity Rules

  • May 2007

    • Rudy Backed Planned Parenthood

      Politico  |  May 8, 07 7:58 AM CDT

      Rudy Backed Planned Parenthood

      (Newser) - Rudy Giuliani donated to Planned Parenthood, the country's leading abortion provider and a prominent abortion-rights advocate, at least six times in the 1990s, according to public tax returns. Giuliani has walked a thin line during his campaign for the Republican nomination, maintaining that he personally opposes abortion but supports a woman's right to choose. More »

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      election 2008  • Mitt Romney  • Rudy Giuliani  • abortion  • abortion rights  • Planned Parenthood

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