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When's the last time you heard Catholic bishops praise the Democrats on the abortion issue? Don't worry—I can't remember either. But Cardinal Justin Rigali, who chairs the Committee on Pro-Life Activities for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued a letter today urging passage of the Pregnant Women Support Act, the Democrats' main legislative vehicle for their "abortion reduction" program. During Barack Obama's presidential inauguration, Rigali quietly convened a meeting of antiabortion activists to devise a strategy to combat an expected Obama/Democratic assault on antiabortion policies, so this is a significant development. Rigali has written to all members of the...

by Steven Ertelt Steven Ertelt is the editor of LifeNews.com. Millions of Americans who may otherwise have voted for his opponent supported Barack Obama because he promised change. Obama was supposed to be the hope of something new and different -- a way to transcend the bitter and divisive partisan politics that swallowed the two previous presidential elections. With the scandal involving Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, we already know the more things change the more they stay the same. Barack Obama has not been officially inaugurated as our next president yet a scandal of epic proportions involves one of his...