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Illinois Sen. Barack Obama may think that some voters "cling" to their guns and their religion out of bitterness and frustration, but the folks at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee seem content to woo those candidates and appeal to those voters.
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In the Alabama 5th district open seat being vacated by conservative Democratic Rep. Bud Cramer, the Democratic frontrunner appears to be state Sen. Parker Griffith. When I interviewed him earlier this week, he called himself "pro-life," "pro-gun" and "pro-traditional marriage."
Griffith's positions aren't surprising, of course, given Cramer's record. CQ's Politics in America 2008 described Cramer as "one of the most conservative Democrats in the House" and "among the Democrats supporting the conservative-led effort to intervene in the right-to-die legal case of Terri Schiavo."....
Dem Candidates Scoring Well With 'Bitter' Voters
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In 1973, the Supreme Court recognized the paramount need to protect women's health by allowing safe, legal abortions. For more than three decades, women's health remained a cornerstone of abortion rights. In the past year, we have seen just how essential that legal support was.
These are not abstract issues that affect only a handful of women. Every time politicians interfere in medical practice, they create a precedent for further meddling. Terri Schiavo's case shows that abortion is hardly the only medical issue politicians feel qualified to control. As a physician, I urge our legislators to make women's health and good medicine priorities here in Michigan. Let's learn from the poor decisions made one year ago, not repeat them in our state............
Politics Has No Place in Medicine
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