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Their intent was to come up with this report that would somehow justify the ban on all abortions," Looby sighed. "I mean, it was a well-orchestrated, well-planned process.- SD PP's Kate Looby referring to the SD legislature's Task Force on AbortionIn 1991, Feminists for Life's amicus brief in Bray v Alexandria Women's Health Clinic held a seance of 19th centuryfeminist icons to produce them as witnesses against 20th, now 21st, century

No, think Donna Shalala, not Donna Summer. While catching up on weekend reading with Obama here, Obama there and his campaign seizing the reigns everywhere I wondered what we're in for in Denver besides this big ol' Party crooner with two right feet. With early tunes of R-E-S-P-E-C-T turning postprimary to A-I-P-A-C, who's minding the turntable in Denver and are Dems headed for a Rocky Mountain High this August

In late May Sweden was host to a huge UN conference on a thing called the International Compact with Iraq. 600 delegates from countries (and countries unto themselves, the IMF and World Bank) came to put their two cents into the future of Iraq. Separately, a Swedish organization hosted a panel event with Iraq women because they'd not been invited to sit or be heard in this global conclave on their futures.