Romney affirms opposition to abortion
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Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney sought to dispel doubts about his opposition to abortion while campaigning Friday in the heart of South Carolina's Bible Belt.
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Thursday that his opposition to same-sex marriage should not be interpreted as intolerance of gays, who served in his administration when he was Massachusetts governor.
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Statements that Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney modified after media inquiries this week:
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After generating national controversy with comments to President Bush urging him not to appoint judges to the Supreme Court who oppose abortion, pro-abortion Pennsylvania Republican Sen.
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Sen. Arlen Specter pledged on Monday not to oppose Supreme Court nominees just because they are anti-abortion as the moderate Republican fought to keep alive his bid
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Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a 2008  Republican presidential hopeful, said on Thursday his  administration's new restrictions on stem cell research are  aimed at heading off an "Orwellian" future.
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Former Massachusetts Gov.  Mitt Romney, who is seeking the Republican presidential  nomination, sought to solidify support among social  conservatives on Friday, pledging to work against abortion, gay  marriage and embryonic stem cell research if he is elected.
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Abortion protesters marched though chilly Washington on Monday emboldened by Republican election gains they said gave new momentum to their 32-year fight to overturn Roe v. Wade. President Bush told them by phone, "This movement will not fail."
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BOSTON, Dec. 9 -- Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) is facing new questions about his beliefs on gay issues after the emergence of a letter he wrote during his 1994 U.S. Senate run, in which he promised to be a stronger advocate for gays than Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D).
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Mitt Romney expressed confidence that he could quell concerns about his faith as he runs for president.
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Democratic presidential contender  Barack Obama criticized recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions as  hypocritical and inconsistent on Tuesday, saying a ruling  upholding a late-term abortion ban was part of a concerted  effort to roll back women&#39;s rights.
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Gov. Mitt Romney said that he would propose legislation to outlaw a type of embryonic stem cell research that is being planned by institutions in the state.
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Abortion opponents, hoping to get around voters' objections to a previous measure, announced a bill Monday that would ban the procedure in the state except in limited instances.
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Mitt Romney made the announcement at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Aides said he made the decision last night.
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Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, who dropped out of the Republican presidential race last week, is to endorse front-runner John McCain, CNN and MSNBC television said Thursday.
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The archbishop of St. Louis, who has said he would deny Holy Communion to Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry because he supports abortion rights, now says Catholics can vote for such candidates under certain circumstances.
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Monday defended his opposition to embryonic stem cell research despite its scientific promise to cure diseases like multiple sclerosis that afflicts his wife, Ann.