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A Defense of Mitt Romney On Abortion, and Why It is Besides The Point
[Re-published from 2008Central.net] Marc Ambinder on Romney and abortion: Mitt Romney is simply struggling to explain the Republican Party’s conventional pro-life position. Which is: overturn Roe v. Wade....

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Social Conservatives Give Giuliani Thumbs Up?
It could all come down to electability, not social purity. From Politico: Rudy Giuliani, whose positions on abortion and homosexuality mark him as the mo...

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Giuliani, the Republican Party and a Woman’s Right to Choose
Randy Moody is a lifelong Republican and a nationally recognized volunteer leader within Planned Parenthood. He is a Washington attorney and lo...

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The “Problems” With Rudy
He’s splitting the GOP in two because of his views on abortion and gays. From the WSJ: “If the party nominates a social liberal...

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Video: Giuliani Talks About Pro Choice Stance
He’s brave. I’ll give him that. Because most of the right wing blogosphere is saying he’s already done after talking about th...

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Giuliani Speaks Truth To GOP
Rudy is the new straight talker. No doubt about it. From the NY Post: Giuliani made his sharpest case for moving beyond social issues this...

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Giuliani’s “Republican” Problem
If you’re going to get the Republican nomination, there are some things you’ll probably have to agree with the majority of Re...

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Romney Says Bush Flip-Flopped On Abortion Too
But he was wrong. Uhh…woops. From Politico: Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said this week that President Bush “was pro-choice before he became pro-life,” an assert...

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Another South Dakota abortion ban defeated
Anti-abortion zealots were handed a crushing defeat last year when the voters of conservative South Dakota -- supposedly fertile ground for th...

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McCain Flip-Flops on Roe v. Wade
McCain, gearing up for the "Straight Talk Express" in 1999: "[C]ertainly in the short term, or even the long term, I would not support repeal of Roe v. ...

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Midday Open Thread
Former NSA director and retired Lieutenant General William Odom writes in the Washington Post that Victory is Not an Option. Too many lawmakers have fallen for the myths that are invoked to try to sell the pr...

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