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abcnews.go.com - 1/23/2009

Obama Overturns 'Mexico City Policy' Implemented by Reagan

— abcnews.go.com — President Obama signed an executive order today reversing the ban that prohibits funding to international family planning... groups that provide abortions, as first reported by ABC News . Under the hotly debated "Mexico City Policy," the U.S. ... (more) Obama Overturns 'Mexico City Policy' Implemented by Reagan

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washingtontimes.com - 1/26/2009

Napolitano's priority: Canada border

— washingtontimes.com — By: canadianfookair "Canadian border!?" "Don't talk about the Canadian border!" "Canadian border!?" "Are you kidding me!?" I... think coach Mora just about sums up my feelings on this issue. January 26, 2009 at 2:54 p.m. | Mark as Offensive By: ... (more) Napolitano's priority: Canada border

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shadow.foreignpolicy.com - 1/28/2009

Is Mexico heading south?

— shadow.foreignpolicy.com — By Christian Brose For too long, Mexico's intensifying war against narcogangs has gone largely unnoticed in U.S.... debate. At last, that's changing. For starters, there was the Joint Forces Command report late last year warning that Mexico, like ... (more) Is Mexico heading south?

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Reversing the gag rule
Political Animal — ... as the "Mexico City policy," it has been reinstated and then reversed by Republican and Democratic presidents since GOP President Ronald Reagan established it in 1984. President Bill Clinton ended the ban in 1993, but President George W. Bush re-instituted it in 2001 as one of his first acts in office. One interesting angle to this is the timing: both Clinton and Bush acted on the measure on Jan. 22 -- the anniversary of the Roe decision at the Supreme Court. Obama deliberately waited a day , issuing a statement on reproductive rights on the 22nd, but reversing the policy on ...

Ending The Culture Wars?
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — ... Yesterday was the anniversary of Roe. Amy Sullivan notices that Obama didn't repeal the Mexico City Policy, the "ban on federal money to NGOs that provide abortions abroad." Repealing the ban was one of Bill Clinton's first acts as president and reinstating the ban was one of Bush's. Sullivan speculates: ...

Gallup: 58 Percent Oppose Obama Executive Order on Abortion
Weekly Standard Blog — Barack Obama signed an executive order late in the afternoon on Friday, January 23 to allow taxpayer funds to go to groups overseas that perform or promote abortions. To minimize press coverage, he signed the order in the absence of reporters and photographers, and the White House waited until 7:00 p.m. to issue a press release, in which the president said: "I have no desire to continue this stale and fruitless debate" on abortion. Many in the media praised Obama's decision not to issue the order on January 22, the anniversary of ...