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Anti-abortion demonstrators march through Washington U.S. president plays cheerleader in chief`This movement will not fail,' he tells them WASHINGTON—Abortion demonstrators marched though chilly Washington yesterday, emboldened by Republican election gains they said gave new momentum to their 32-year fight to overturn Roe v. Wade. U.S. President George W. Bush told them by phone, "This movement will not fail." Protest leaders said stronger Republican majorities in both houses of Congress and Bush's re-election reflect the public's support for more restrictions on abortion. Chief Justice William Rehnquist's battle with thyroid cancer injected a sense of urgency into this year's demonstrations, nearly guaranteeing...

Relatives say man was angry about abortion When the first of three blue body bags was carried out of the two-story house on N. 39th St. Saturday morning, screams and sobs erupted from the crowd of relatives and onlookers gathered along the yellow police tape. The wailing grew louder when a man emerged from the house cradling the last body bag in his arms. Less than half the size of the first two, this one contained the body of a 2-year-old girl. It was grim confirmation of what those standing in the cold for about three hours had known but...