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:* Prominence:  There has been no shortage of mainstream media coverage on this issue.  During the 2008 Primary Election, Hillary Clinton and the National Organization for Women[http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2007/12/criticism_of_obama_present_vot.html][http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/679446,CST-NWS-obama04.article], as well as other Congressmen[http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/20/528491.aspx][http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2007/12/sweet_column_clinton_allies_hi.html], accused Obama of voting 'Present' instead of 'No' on abortion bills.  The Washington Post's "Fact Checker" also addressed the issue, noting his very lengthy voting history on the subject, but also pointing out that it was an agreed-upon strategy between pro-choice politicians and Planned Parenthood as a way to avoid public attention on controversial abortion bills.[http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/2008/02/obamas_voting_record_on_aborti_1.html][http://www.ontheissues.org/2008_GovWatch.htm]  Obama defended himself by saying it was an agreed-upon strategy with Planned Parenthood.[http://www.barackobama.com/factcheck/2008/01/08/fact_check_obamas_strong_proch.php]  In 2007 ABC News[http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/07/obama-abortion-.html] and the NY Times addressed this Planned Parenthood-Obama-present votes connection [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/20/us/politics/20obama.html?pagewanted=2&_r=3]][[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22335739/] and both FactCheck[http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/clinton-obama_slugfest.html] and PolitiFact[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/06/hillary-clinton/he-voted-present-which-is-similar-to-no/][http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2008/feb/13/obamas-present-tension/], as well as Time Magazine[http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2008/01/14/obama_campaign_defends_present/], Fox News[http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Jan24/0,4670,PresentVotesFactCheck,00.html], the Boston Globe[http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/01/24/fact_check_obamas_present_votes/], MediaMatters.org[http://mediamatters.org/research/200712140004], the Huffington Post[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tracy-fischman/a-vote-for-obama-is-a-vot_b_82842.html][http://www.huffingtonpost.com/taylor-marsh/obamas-present-vote-ignor_b_77713.html], and NPR[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18348437], all chimed in referencing the connection as well.  In August 2008 there was also a lengthy back and forth between Obama, David Brody of CBN[http://blogs.cbn.com/thebrodyfile/archive/2008/08/16/obama-gets-heated-on-born-alive-infant-protection-act.aspx], and the National Right to Life Committee[http://www.nrlc.org/ObamaBaipa/Obamacoveruponbornalive.htm][http://www.nrlc.org/ObamaBaipa/FromBarackObamaCampaignAug192008.pdf] concerning his record on live birth abortion.  Another exchange occurred between Obama's campaign, Jill Stanek, and Eric Zorn of the Chicago Tribune.[http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2008/08/obama-answers-t.html]  As covered by the NY Sun, Obama was facing attacks from all sides, and had first erroneously claimed he would have voted for the federal bill, but then upon confrontation with senate records dug up by the NRLC, his campaign admitted he'd voted against an Illinois bill with similar language.[http://www.nysun.com/national/obama-facing-attacks-from-all-sides-over-abortion/84059/]  FactCheck shortly thereafter supported this claim, and upon examination of the claims by both Obama's campaign and the NRLC wrote a widely covered[http://www.newsweek.com/id/155560/page/4] article called "Obama and 'Infanticide'" stating that Obama was misrepresenting his record on the issue, though it thought the term 'infanticide' open to interpretation.[http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/obama_and_infanticide.html]   

:* Prominence:  There has been no shortage of mainstream media coverage on this issue.  During the 2008 Primary Election, Hillary Clinton and the National Organization for Women[http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2007/12/criticism_of_obama_present_vot.html][http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/679446,CST-NWS-obama04.article], as well as other Congressmen[http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/20/528491.aspx][http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2007/12/sweet_column_clinton_allies_hi.html], accused Obama of voting 'Present' instead of 'No' on abortion bills.  The Washington Post's "Fact Checker" also addressed the issue, noting his very lengthy voting history on the subject, but also pointing out that it was an agreed-upon strategy between pro-choice politicians and Planned Parenthood as a way to avoid public attention on controversial abortion bills.[http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/2008/02/obamas_voting_record_on_aborti_1.html][http://www.ontheissues.org/2008_GovWatch.htm]  Obama defended himself by saying it was an agreed-upon strategy with Planned Parenthood.[http://www.barackobama.com/factcheck/2008/01/08/fact_check_obamas_strong_proch.php]  In 2007 ABC News[http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/07/obama-abortion-.html] and the NY Times addressed this Planned Parenthood-Obama-present votes connection [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/20/us/politics/20obama.html?pagewanted=2&_r=3]][[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22335739/] and both FactCheck[http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/clinton-obama_slugfest.html] and PolitiFact[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/06/hillary-clinton/he-voted-present-which-is-similar-to-no/][http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2008/feb/13/obamas-present-tension/], as well as Time Magazine[http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2008/01/14/obama_campaign_defends_present/], Fox News[http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Jan24/0,4670,PresentVotesFactCheck,00.html], the Boston Globe[http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/01/24/fact_check_obamas_present_votes/], MediaMatters.org[http://mediamatters.org/research/200712140004], the Huffington Post[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tracy-fischman/a-vote-for-obama-is-a-vot_b_82842.html][http://www.huffingtonpost.com/taylor-marsh/obamas-present-vote-ignor_b_77713.html], and NPR[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18348437], all chimed in referencing the connection as well.  In August 2008 there was also a lengthy back and forth between Obama, David Brody of CBN[http://blogs.cbn.com/thebrodyfile/archive/2008/08/16/obama-gets-heated-on-born-alive-infant-protection-act.aspx], and the National Right to Life Committee[http://www.nrlc.org/ObamaBaipa/Obamacoveruponbornalive.htm][http://www.nrlc.org/ObamaBaipa/FromBarackObamaCampaignAug192008.pdf] concerning his record on live birth abortion.  Another exchange occurred between Obama's campaign, Jill Stanek, and Eric Zorn of the Chicago Tribune.[http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2008/08/obama-answers-t.html]  As covered by the NY Sun, Obama was facing attacks from all sides, and had first erroneously claimed he would have voted for the federal bill, but then upon confrontation with senate records dug up by the NRLC, his campaign admitted he'd voted against an Illinois bill with similar language.[http://www.nysun.com/national/obama-facing-attacks-from-all-sides-over-abortion/84059/]  FactCheck shortly thereafter supported this claim, and upon examination of the claims by both Obama's campaign and the NRLC wrote a widely covered[http://www.newsweek.com/id/155560/page/4] article called "Obama and 'Infanticide'" stating that Obama was misrepresenting his record on the issue, though it thought the term 'infanticide' open to interpretation.[http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/obama_and_infanticide.html]   

:*Other Notable Coverage: The Huffington Post in April of 2008 attacked Deal Hudson for criticizing Obama on the issue of infanticide.[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/04/the-next-smear-against-ob_n_116891.html]

:*Other Notable Coverage: The Huffington Post in April of 2008 attacked Deal Hudson for criticizing Obama on the issue of infanticide.[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/04/the-next-smear-against-ob_n_116891.html]

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:--[[User:Jzyehoshua|Jzyehoshua]] ([[User talk:Jzyehoshua|talk]]) 21:36, 27 December 2009 (UTC)