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• Abortion-rights groups criticize governor: RICHMOND — Gov. Bob McDonnell is drawing criticism from abortion-rights groups for limiting the state's pursuit of federal sex education funding to an abstinence-only grant.
• Explain abortion money: Abortion exemption was proper, but answers regarding premiums are unsatisfying: We like the element of choice in the UNC system’s decision to let students opt out of abortion coverage and the abortion coverage pool. Abortion is a contentious issue, and allowing students choice is the right thing to do.
• Controversial anti-abortion campaign coming to Houston: HOUSTON—A controversial new anti-abortion billboard campaign focusing on blacks in Texas is making its way to Houston. The campaign has already made its way to the Bryan-College Station area and is expected to be in Houston soon. The billboards read ‘Black and Unwanted’ and show an image of a baby’s face. The campaign’s website, toomanyaborted.com, appears at the bottom. "This campaign wants to ...
• Colorado Abortion Amendment Campaign Gets Going: An abortion question on Colorado ballots this fall is kicking advocates on both sides into campaign mode.
• Abortion-rights groups criticize Va governor: Associated Press - September 1, 2010 8:15 AM ET RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Gov. Bob McDonnell is drawing criticism from abortion-rights groups for limiting the state's pursuit of federal sex...
• Abortion group gives maximum donation to Bennet: DENVER — The nation’s best-known abortion-rights advocates have given the highest possible contribution to Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet. NARAL Pro-Choice America announced today that its political action committee has donated $5,000 to Bennet, who supports abortion rights.
• Colorado Abortion Amendment Sparking Debate: A group of abortion-rights supporters led a rally at the State Capitol on Tuesday.
• Abortion coverage needed in student insurance policy: We were disappointed that the DTH article on the new student insurance plan controversy (“UNC-system students able to opt out of abortion benefit,” Aug. 22) included only anti-choice perspectives on the issue.
• Abortion-rights group gives maximum campaign donation to Bennet: DENVER (AP) — The nation's best-known abortion-rights advocates have given the highest possible contribution to Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet.
• Abortion Profiteers Relying on False Claims to Attack Colorado Personhood Amendment 62: MEDIA ADVISORY, Aug. 31 / Christian Newswire / -- Personhood Colorado and Colorado Right to Life, co-sponsors of Colorado's Personhood Amendment 62, have discovered that their only opposition, "Protect Families Protect Choices", is backed by none other than abortion profiteer Planned Parenthood.

• Timeline: Bangladesh: Key facts, figures and dates.
• Tuesday's F1 gossip column: Valentino Rossi moves closer to F1 switch, plus other news
• Country profile: Seychelles: Key facts, figures and dates
• Namibia's first female trawler captain: Slight, pretty, sharp-eyed, and quietly firm about things - Johanna Kwedhi is Namibia's first female trawler captain - a living example of the empowerment of women in Namibia.
• Q&A: US Supreme Court: The BBC News website outlines the process for appointing new US Supreme Court Justices, following Elena Kagan's successful nomination by the Senate.
• Country profile: North Korea: Key facts, figures and dates
• Abbott out to find missing links: Suffolk's Jamie Abbott reveals his dislike of links golf ahead of the Open at St Andrews.
• Glossary: US elections R-W: Use this glossary to find out more about some of the well-used - but often misunderstood - terms in US politics.
• Mortaza back to lead Bangladesh: Mashrafe Mortaza reclaims the Bangladesh captaincy for their one-day international series against England, in place of Shakib Al Hasan.
• Today: Friday 25th June: David Cameron has arrived in Canada for his first international summit as prime minister, calling for them to be "more than just grand talking shops". And doctors say there's no evidence that human foetuses can feel pain before 24 weeks, and there's no scientific case for a change to abortion law.
• As it happened: BP chief in US Congress: Blow-by-blow coverage of BP CEO Tony Hayward's testimony to the United States Congress in Washington.
• Country profile: Vatican: Key facts, figures and dates
• Northern Ireland profile: An overview of Northern Ireland including key facts and notes on the media
• Slalom Euro Championships aborted: The Canoe Slalom European Championships in Slovakia are cancelled because of adverse weather conditions.
• Nicaragua timeline: A chronology of key events
• Timeline: Germany: A chronology of key events
• A space odyssey of the mind: Six would-be astronauts will this week begin a 520-day mock space voyage to simulate a mission to Mars. How will they cope with the huge psychological pressures?
• Timeline: Brazil: A chronology of key events
• Cuba timeline: A chronology of key events
• Spain - Timeline: A chronology of key events

• Pro-Life Groups Blast Obama Admin's Appeal of Embryonic Funding Ruling: Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The decision by the Obama administration today to appeal a federal judge's ruling -- saying President Barack Obama's executive order making Americans fund embryonic stem cell research with their tax dollars -- is not going over well with pro-life organizations.
• Pro-Abortion Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski Concedes to Pro-Life Joe Miller: Juneau, AK (LifeNews.com) -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, one of the few pro-abortion Republicans in the U.S. Senate, conceded defeat late Tuesday to pro-life primary election challenger Joe Miller. Murkowski failed to gain enough votes on Miller in Tuesday's count of absentee ballots to overcome the advantage Miller had on election night last week.
• HHS Secretary Sebelius: Time for "Re-Education" Effort on Pro-Abortion Health Care: Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Frustrated that Americans are not rallying around the pro-abortion health care plan Presdient Barack Obama signed, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is promoting a "re-education" campaign designed to persuade Americans of its benefits.
• Governor Tim Pawlenty Tells Minnesota Agencies to Reject ObamaCare Funds: St. Paul, MN (LifeNews.com) -- Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a potential 2012 presidential candidate against pro-abortion President Barack Obama, made a move on health care yesterday that some observers see as a potential move against Obama and an action that could endear him to Republicans looking for nominee.
• Planned Parenthood Rallies Against Colorado Personhood Amendment 62: Denver, CO (LifeNews.com) -- The debate on the personhood amendment in Colorado began in earnest on Tuesday as Planned Parenthood sponsored a rally on the steps of the state capital. Backers of the amendment say they are not surprised the abortion business is behind the main opposition to Amendment 62.
• Croatia Sees Number of Abortions Fall, No Longer Outnumber Births of Children: Zagreb, Croatia (LifeNews.com) -- The number of abortions in Croatia continues to fall as it has for the last nine years and abortions no longer outnumber births of children as they once did. The Croatian Department of Public Health statistics show there were 10,417 abortions last year, although the figure also includes the number of miscarriages.