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The Republican Candidates' Abortion Problem

By Carole Joffe, University of California

January 16, 2008 - 9:48am

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Bush's legacy on sexual and reproductive policies is so egregious that there is a real opening to expose the extent to which the Republican party is out of step with mainstream values of the American electorate.


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2008 Campaign Shortchanging Women (And You)

By Lynda Waddington, New Journalist Fellow

January 4, 2008 - 2:00am

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For this to be the political year of the woman, candidates are going to have to become serious about courting women by speaking in detail about their core issues of concern. But as any good campaign strategist will tell you, details do not a good sound bite make.


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The Iowa Caucus Is Tonight And...

By Lynda Waddington, New Journalist Fellow

January 3, 2008 - 7:34am

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It's the final countdown. Attacks on Mitt Romney are coming all the way from Massachusetts, twelve more antiwar protesters were arrested, some Iowans are still extremely fickle, and the rest of the nation has never gotten campaign promises like these!


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Two Days Before Caucus Night and...

By Lynda Waddington, New Journalist Fellow

January 1, 2008 - 5:30am

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Just two more days until the beginning of the primaries and Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee look strong in the last Des Moines Register poll before caucusing begins.


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Three Days Before Caucus Night And...

By Lynda Waddington, New Journalist Fellow

December 31, 2007 - 10:11am

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It's caucus week and with just three days to go Iowa phones are ringing off the hook and GOP front-runners Romney and Huckabee continue to trade barbs.


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Six Days Before Caucus Night and...

By Lynda Waddington, New Journalist Fellow

December 28, 2007 - 9:23am

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Six days to go until the Iowa caucus and Mike Huckabee comes out ahead even with his mis-speak after Bhutto's death yesterday.


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Eight Days Before Caucus Night and ...

By Lynda Waddington, New Journalist Fellow

December 26, 2007 - 3:48pm

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The countdown to Iowa begins. With eight days until the Iowa caucus, candidates are scrambling to make the biggest splash but are Iowans already worn out?


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Candidates Answer Our Questions (Or Don't)

By Andrea Lynch, RH Reality Check

December 21, 2007 - 10:28am

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Don't know what the presidential candidates think about reproductive health beyond their position on Roe? RH Reality Check developed a questionnaire to help sort out the contenders' positions on sexual and reproductive health -- beyond the sole issue of abortion. The candidates respond -- but most don't.


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Other Democratic Contenders on Reproductive Health

By Andrea Lynch, RH Reality Check

December 21, 2007 - 9:26am

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RH Reality Check sorted through the public statements of Sen. Joe Biden, Sen. Hillary Clinton, Sen. Mike Gravel, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, and Gov. Bill Richardson in order to find out where they stand on a number of sexual and reproductive rights issues.


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YearlyKos From The Margins

By Amie Newman, RH Reality Check

August 4, 2007 - 8:00am

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The YearlyKos Convention brought together the Democratic presidential candidates, political activists, bloggers and members of the traditional and online media to "build a netroots nation." Is diversity valued more than in the mainstream media?


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