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For some voters, a single issue does much to spur them to either accept or reject a politician's entire platform. Where a candidate stands on hot-button topics, which can include gun control, climate change, or funding our military, matters. Unsurprisingly, abortion is one of the most divisive subjects carefully weighed by the engaged members of the electorate. The Democratic Party collectively favors abortion as a "woman's right to choose." To them, the issue is one that concerns the personal freedom of a woman. On the other hand, the Republican Party is largely against abortion. For the GOP, abortion is about...

BAGHDAD, Nov 13 (Reuters) - U.S.-led forces in Iraq are treating with caution reports that Saddam Hussein's deputy has died because it could be a tactic to mislead those still hunting for him, the U.S. military said on Sunday. Conflicting reports continue to circulate about whether Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the most senior member of Saddam's deposed government still at large, is alive or dead. "How much of this is pure propaganda to say he is dead is hard to know," said U.S. military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Steven Boylan. "He's an important figure for us to know whether he's alive or...

<p>WASHINGTON — U.S. troops continue to "tighten the noose" in their efforts to capture Saddam Hussein, a U.S. military commander said Friday.</p> <p>Soldiers detained 13 people -- including as many as 10 believed to be part of Saddam's personal security team -- during a raid on a house south of Tikrit, Maj. Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of the 4th Infantry Division, said in a video-teleconference from Iraq with reporters at the Pentagon.</p>