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Showdown in Georgia: Chambliss vs. Martin Tomorrow

December 1, 2008 - 7:49pm (Print)

Tomorrow will bring a winner of the long-awaited Georgia Senate race between Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss and former Representative Democrat Jim Martin. If Martin wins, a Democratic super majority in Congress could help to pass some critical pro-choice, progressive policies.

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Georgia Race For the Finish: Chambliss vs. Martin

by Amie Newman

November 14, 2008 - 1:46pm (Print)

Georgia will hold a run-off election on December 2nd to determine the winner of the Saxby Chambliss/Jim Martin U.S. Senate race. If Martin wins, Georgians will have their first pro-choice representative in years.

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Mock the Vote

by Cristina Page, Moderator, OnCommonGround

November 8, 2008 - 10:34am (Print)

In this election, record numbers of Catholics and young Evangelicals, the nation's traditional pro-life base, voted in unexpected ways. They voted to elect our second pro-choice President. Rather than induce reflection in staunch pro-life groups, they have instead reacted with denial and yet more extremism.

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Voters Support Obama's Pro-Choice Position

by Emily Douglas

November 7, 2008 - 4:36pm (Print)

The American Civil Liberties Union, NARAL Pro-Choice America, National Women's Law Center, Planned Parenthood Action Fund and others today released a survey showing that knowledge of Barack Obama's and Joe Biden's pro-choice positions tended to increase a voter's likelihood of supporting the ticket.

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Catholic Support for Obama Throws Catholic Bishops A Curve

by Amie Newman

November 6, 2008 - 1:19am (Print)

The Boston Globe reports that there must be a lot of disappointed Catholic bishops with the election of Barack Obama. But Catholic voters helped elect Obama, with a 54% majority, despite Obama's strong record on reproductive health and rights. And the Catholic far right has a plan.

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Americans Embrace Pro-Education, Pro-Prevention, Pro-Choice Values in Historic Election

by Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check

November 4, 2008 - 11:55pm (Print)

President-elect Obama envisions a society that allows Americans to move past the division that has defined a generation of the most bitter politics, division that brought our government to a stalemate.

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John McCain's Wrong Answers on Working Women's Questions

by Carole Joffe and Gloria Feldt

November 3, 2008 - 3:51pm (Print)

Gloria Feldt and Carole Joffe revisit questions on economic and reproductive justice they posed to Sen. John McCain several weeks ago.

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The Question That Changed Everything

by Cristina Page, Moderator, OnCommonGround

November 3, 2008 - 3:19pm (Print)

This election has proven that by broadening the discussion around reproductive health issues we are able to win.

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Not Your Horserace Final Election Podcast

by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

November 3, 2008 - 8:56am (Print)

Listen to this to take a break from the horse race coverage. An interview with the host of "Issues For Your Tissues", domestic terrorism, and an advertising round-up.

Follow Amanda Marcotte on Twitter, @amandamarcotte

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Virgina GOP Makes Last Gasp Effort With Culture War Issues, Post Cards Lie in Michigan State House Race

by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

November 2, 2008 - 4:17pm (Print)

Virgina GOP places post cards on cars at churches commanding voters to "VOTE YOUR VALUES" and a post card sent from a phony organization to pro-choice voters in a Michigan state house race says the anti-choice candidate is "the best candidate to protect a woman's right to choose."

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