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George Wenschhof

New Obama Campaign Ad Attacks Romney on Education



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AP Poll: Obama 47% - Romney 46% - While, the national race is essentially a tie, President Obama maintains a 53% favorable/ 44% unfavorable split, while Mitt Romney has a 44% favorable/ 46% unfavorable split among registered voters.  You can read more here.

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Brown Leads Warren 47.1% to 43.2% in Massachusetts Senate Race - the latest poll indicates Republican Senator Scott Brown increasing his lead over Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren.  Brown was the first to condemn Todd Akin on his remarks pertaining to women and rape and has since called on the Republican Party to chnage their nation platform, recognizing pro-choice.  You can read more here.

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Akin To Hurt Republicans in House Races - Democrats are already using the comments made by Representative Todd Akin (R-Mo.) about women, rape and prenancy in close contests across the country.  Democrats are hoping this will aid them in their "Drive for 25" to regain a majority in the House.  You can read more here.

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Ryan's Opposition To Abortion Similar to Akin's - Representative Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), the Republican running mate with Mitt Romney has sponsored 38 anti-abortion bills while a member of Congress, many of them without any exception for rape.  You can read more here.

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NARAL Blasts Republican Convention Platform on Abortion - The Republican platform committee endorsed a constitutional amendment banning abortion. It does not give an exemption for terminating pregnancies that result from rape or incest.

The abortion-rights group NARAL Pro-Choice America today blasted anti-abortion language in the Republican Party's platform. And the group's president, Nancy Keenan, called on the Romney/Ryan ticket to "disavow" the language.  You can read more here.

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More Women Speakers Announced For Democratic Convention -

(CNN)– Nine additional Democratic women, many with ties to specific voting blocks, will address the national convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Democratic National Convention Committee said Wednesday.

The list includes Rep. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin; Georgetown student Sandra Fluke; Caroline Kennedy; Lilly Ledbetter; Eva Longoria, a co-chair of the Obama campaign; former Assistant Veterans Affairs Secretary Tammy Duckworth; Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland and Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Action Fund.
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