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Common Ground Rules

By Rachel Laser, Third Way

June 16, 2009 - 8:00am

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The Third Way has discovered that there are four steps towards achieving long-lasting common ground - no matter what the issue.

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Trumping Up a Culture War

By Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

June 2, 2009 - 8:00am

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When it comes to culture war stories, our mainstream media has moved from reporting the story to creating the story.

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Notre Dame: Common Ground, or An Appeasement?

By Rev. Dr. Carlton W. Veazey, Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice

May 22, 2009 - 8:00am

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"Common ground" political compromises that diminish the ability of women to make decisions about their lives are unacceptable. We should not sacrifice women's choices just to calm controversy and temper anger over a political issue.

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Roundup: Obama Goes to Notre Dame

By Emily Douglas

May 18, 2009 - 10:43am

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Obama gives commencement address at Notre Dame, engages issue of abortion; new Gallup poll finds majority of Americans identify as "pro-life."

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Obama at Notre Dame: A Perfect Choice to Promote the Culture of Life

By Lynn Paltrow, National Advocates for Pregnant Women (NAPW)

May 15, 2009 - 4:26pm

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Notre Dame should be praised for inviting a speaker, President Obama, who is committed to promoting a true culture of life--one that includes and values the women who give that life.

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Roundup: HHS Acknowledges, the Health Care System Fails Women

By Emily Douglas

May 13, 2009 - 9:15am

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HHS acknowledges, the health care system fails women; more reactions to, analysis of Obama's planned appearance at Notre Dame; Swedish health board rules gender-based abortion not illegal.

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For the Culture Wars, a Hail Mary

By Chris Korzen, Catholics United

May 11, 2009 - 8:00am

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The Notre Dame commencement address "scandal" is little more than manufactured controversy, a predictable product of the Republican coalition's current sorry state of affairs.

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Roundup: DC City Council Votes to Recognize Same-Sex Marriages from Other States

By Emily Douglas

May 5, 2009 - 11:07am

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DC City Council votes to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states; Randall Terry arrested at Notre Dame; pregnant British woman to face firing squad in Laos; anti-choice voices on Souter's legacy.

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Conservative Catholic Groups Fuel Obama Notre Dame Controversy

By David Weigel, New Journalist Project

April 28, 2009 - 8:00am

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The biggest problem for conservative Catholics has not been getting the Obama speech portrayed in the press as a scandal, but in distancing from some extremists trying to take ownership of the outrage.

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