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White House: Obama Made Same Abortion Pledge to Pope That He Made to Planned Parenthood
CNSNews.com Headlines —
... his personal commitment to try to reduce the number of abortions in the United States," Lombardi said, according to AFP reported. On Monday, CNSNews.com asked Gibbs if Obama s commitment to the pope to work to reduce the number of abortions in the United States means he supports an amendment to the health-care reform bill proposed by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R.-Utah) that would prohibit federal funds from going to abortion through federally subsidized health-insurance programs. Gibbs interrupted the question to say that Obama had said the same thing to Planned Parenthood in 2007 ...
The not-so-mysterious OMB delay
Political Animal —
... that President Obama "is refusing to release a critical report on the state of our economy, which contains facts essential to this debate. What is he hiding?" Before these claims go too far around the bend, let's make note of reality here -- OMB midyear reports are frequently delayed during presidential transition years. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs explained this yesterday: "Look, as happens in virtually every transition year in government, mid-year reviews tend to get pushed back because of the transition of moving people in and out of their former and current ...
