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Roundup: Motives Remain Unclear in Michigan Killings While Terry Plans to Push "Martyrdom" of Pouillon

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by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

September 14, 2009 - 8:04am (Print)

While the full range of motives for two killings and one additional intended murder thwarted by police in Owosso, Michigan last week remain unclear, Randall Terry, who now leads a group he is calling Operation Rescue Insurrecta Nex (see Right-Wing Watch), is planning a press conference to declare James Pouillon a "martyr," and several newspapers and blogs are shaping the story as a "pro-" versus "anti-" choice murder case, without much attention to the other man killed or his intended third victim.

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President Obama Condemns Owosso Shooting

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by Todd Heywood, New Journalist Fellow

September 13, 2009 - 6:58pm (Print)

President Obama released a one sentence statement on Sunday on the shootings in Owosso, Michigan. One of the two men killed was a longtime anti-choice advocate.
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Harlan Drake, Man Who Killed Two in Michigan Murders, Attempts Suicide

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by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

September 13, 2009 - 1:09pm (Print)

Harlan Drake, the man who killed anti-choice advocate James Pouillon and gravel pit owner Mike Fuoss in Owosso, Michigan this week attempted suicide while in jail awaiting arraignment, reports the Detroit Free Press.

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