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Politics can be treacherous. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi walked on even riskier ground in a recent TV interview when she attempted a theological defense of her support for abortion rights.
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Cindy Sheehan smiles as she talks to supporters in San Francisco, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2008. Sheehan is running independently for U.S. congress for the 9th District seat currently occupied by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. She says wants Pelosi’s, because the...
