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Republican National Chairman Ken Mehlman doesn’t mind telling you that he sees the pro-life cause as a moral and political winner for his party. When I asked Mehlman (during an interview he did last week with HUMAN EVENTS) whether the pro-life issue was good for Republicans, his response was instantaneous. “Absolutely,” he said. As proof, he pointed to the 2002 Senate races in Missouri and Minnesota. In Missouri, pro-life Republican former Rep. Jim Talent defeated pro-abortion Democratic Sen. Jean Carnahan. In Minnesota, pro-life Republican former St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman defeated pro-abortion former Democratic Vice President Fritz Mondale. In both...

(AgapePress) - The GOP has a new majority leader in the U.S. House -- and his unabashedly pro-life leanings have at least one pro-family leader singing his praises. A little more than one year into his eighth term in the House, Ohio Congressman John Boehner now finds himself in one of the primary leadership roles of his party. On Thursday (February 2), he was chosen by his fellow Republicans in the House as majority leader, beating out Missouri Representative Roy Blunt by a vote of 122-109. Following his victory, the Ohioan stated that Republicans in the House will "rededicate ourselves...

WASHINGTON — President Bush thanked abortion opponents Monday for helping to defend his "culture of life" agenda and for pursuing "a noble cause" that he hopes will persuade other Americans to the "rightness" of their effort. "You believe, as I do, that every human life has value, that the strong have a duty to protect the weak, and that the self-evident truths of the Declaration of Independence apply to everyone, not just to those considered healthy or wanted or convenient," Bush said by telephone to demonstrators gathered in Downtown Washington before a march to Capitol Hill. "These principles call us...

THE PRESIDENT: Nellie, thank you very much. I appreciate the invitation to speak. I'm calling from Manhattan, Kansas. (Applause.) Sounds like you got some good folks from Kansas there. (Applause.) I want to thank everybody there -- if you're from Kansas, or anywhere else in our country, for your devotion to such a noble cause. You believe, as I do, that every human life has value, that the strong have a duty to protect the weak, and that the self-evident truths of the Declaration of Independence apply to everyone, not just to those considered healthy or wanted or convenient. These...

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SAN FRANCISCO — Activists on both sides of the abortion issue marched in demonstrations across the country Saturday to mark the 32nd anniversary of the historic U.S. Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal. The anniversary came amid speculation that retirements on the Supreme Court could alter its makeup and its long-standing defense of the Roe v. Wade decision during President Bush's second term. Chief Justice William Rehnquist is 80 and suffering from thyroid cancer. In San Francisco, thousands of abortion opponents marched on the city's waterfront, chanting slogans like "Women deserve better," while abortion rights supporters tried to drown...

Congress Passes Pro-Life "Conscience Protection" in Appropriates Bill Washington,D.C. - Hard working pro-family groups including Family Research Council have an opportunity to give thanks to Congress for agreeing this weekend to pro-life legislation that protects private healthcare providers from being forced to provide for or refer abortions. The provision, known as the "Hyde-Weldon Conscience Protection Amendment," is named after its House sponsors, Reps. Henry Hyde (R-Ill.) and Dave Weldon (R-Fl.). "This is a monumental victory in the fight for life. Without this provision pro-life hospitals could be forced to participate in the unconscionable killing of innocent human life. Protecting the...

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Leading abortion advocacy groups and the Democratic Party are preparing their strategies on how to lobby members of the U.S, Senate and rally their troops together to stop President Bush from nominating pro-life judges to the Supreme Court. NARAL is rallying its members together in anticipation of a forthcoming Supreme Court appointment that it notes could come soon given the tenuous health of Chief Justice William Rehnquist. The pro-abortion group sent an email to its members telling them they expect pro-life advocates to "put everything they have into securing an anti-choice majority on the Court, which...

MIDI - END OF THE WORLD Why has the truth been kept hidden Why don't they think you should know If you should kill babies inside your womb Your risk of cancer's gonna grow Why don't they think it's important This issue's not apropos If you should kill babies inside your womb Your risk of cancer's gonna grow Who's making all the money on abortion Who turns away from innocent cries Purveyors of death…those purveyors of death Get paid each time a baby dies When they're confronted with studies They will just shrug and say "So" If you should...