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Obama picks up endorsement of leading abortion rights organization

                   
iht.com
May 14, 2008
        
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Democrat Barack Obama has won the endorsement of NARAL Pro-Choice America, a leading abortion rights advocacy organization that has supported rival Hillary Rodham Clinton throughout her political career. The organization was set to announce the endorsement of its political action committee on... [read full story]                    

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Wasp landing on Nettle Watch: NARAL screaming at itself over Obama endorsement.

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NARAL Pro-Choice backs Obama

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Wasp landing on Nettle Watch: NARAL screaming at itself over Obama endorsement.

redstate.com
May 17, 2008
        

Given the “massive healing” needed to keep Clinton’s staunchest women supporters in the fold should Obama become the nominee, Conlin said, the endorsement was like “throwing a flaming spear into a tinderbox of raw emotion.” How totally uncool of me. Anyway, it would appear (via Ed Morrissey of...

                   

What was NARAL thinking?

hotair.com
May 17, 2008
        

posted at 9:18 am on May 17, 2008 by Ed Morrissey Send to a Friend | printer-friendly Earlier this week, the management of NARAL Pro-Choice America decided to publicly endorse Barack Obama for President, and touched off a firestorm of criticism within its ranks. Many members saw this as a...

                   

NARAL: Trolling for a New Generation of Suckers

correntewire.com
May 17, 2008
        

At least now we know why NARAL endorsed Obama. From The Politico (emphasis mine): In an interview with Politico, NARAL President Nancy Keenan said the group’s nine-member political action committee chose Obama after extensive deliberation that included studying the two Democratic candidates’...

NARAL Chooses Obama

freerepublic.com
May 16, 2008
        

A few years ago, the National Abortion Rights Action League, as it was then called, or NARAL for short, changed its name to NARAL Pro-Choice America. The idea, as I understood it, was to put the emphasis on "choice" rather than "abortion." This week, the organization announced its own choice in...

                   
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NARAL reeling from Obama endorsement

cbsnews.com
May 16, 2008
        

NARAL President Nancy Keenan said the group’s nine-member political action committee chose Obama after extensive deliberation. With the clock running down on a long-fought primary, NARAL Pro-Choice America leaders sent state affiliates reeling this week by endorsing Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois....

                   

NARAL reeling from Obama endorsement (Politico)

yahoo.com
May 16, 2008
        

Politico - With the clock running down on a long-fought primary, NARAL Pro-Choice America leaders sent state affiliates reeling this week by endorsing Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois. It was seen as a gratuitous slap in the face to a longtime ally, and it sparked a fear even closer to home: that...

Roundup: NARAL Day Two, Why Black Women Back Obama

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May 16, 2008
        

NARAL Endorsement Fallout Day Two Many of the state NARAL affiliates who were quick to distance themselves from NARAL Pro-choice America's endorsement of Barack Obama stated that there was no good reason to endorse now as opposed to later when the nomination is officially in one candidate's...

                   

NARAL Pro-Choice America Endorses Sen. Obama; EMILY's List Criticizes Endorsement

medicalnewstoday.com
May 16, 2008
        

NARAL Pro-Choice America's political action committee on Wednesday endorsed Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) for president, a move that drew criticism from EMILY's List, which supports Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), the AP/Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports (Fouhy, AP/Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 5/14).

Clinton: Furor at NARAL

msn.com
May 16, 2008
        

Here’s yet another story about how Clinton supporters are angry with NARAL’s endorsement of Obama. “Clinton supporters in the blogosphere said they perceived it as a badly timed gratuitous slap at Mrs. Clinton as she grapples with the likely end of her quest for the presidency. It came on the...

                   

NARAL's Choice (Susan Estrich)

yahoo.com
May 16, 2008
        

A few years ago, the National Abortion Rights Action League, as it was then called, or NARAL for short, changed its name to NARAL Pro-Choice America. If the issue is choice, and it should be for NARAL Pro-Choice America, there is absolutely no reason to prefer Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton....

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