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Will Abortion and SCOTUS Become Presidential Campaign Issues?
VP Biden and Rep Ryan disagreed last week on women's rights issues. We hear how abortion and Supreme Court appointments have become issues in the presidential campaign.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenVice President Biden and Congressman Ryan disagreed last week on questions central to controversy about women's rights. We hear how abortion and the right to appoint supreme Court Justices have become issues in the presidential campaign. Also, the young Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban, is sent to Britain for treatment, and former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson is now the Libertarian candidate for President in 48 states. Could he be the Ralph Nader of 2012?
Banner image: A police officer watches pro-life and pro-choice supporters demonstrating to mark the anniversary of the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion decision in Washington, January 24, 2011. Photo by Jim Young/Reuters
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3 storiesMalala, Girl Shot by Taliban, Sent to Britain for Treatment
Malala Yousafzai has arrived in Britian for emergency specialist care. She's the 14-year old Pakistani advocate of women's education shot in the head last week by a Taliban gunman. Jon Boone, Pakistan correspondent for Britain's Guardian newspaper, joins us from Islamabad.
Read the story8 minWomen's Rights, the Supreme Court and the Race for the White House
The US Supreme Court legalized abortion in Roe v. Wade , and the Obama Administration calls it "settled law." In last week's vice-presidential debate , moderator Martha Raddatz asked about abortion.
Read the story35 minIs Gary Johnson a Ralph Nader for the Right?
Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson has just $50,000 in the bank and little name recognition.
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