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Coulter made headlines during the 2008 Presidential primaries by endorsing [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] for President instead of [[John McCain]]. Coulter asserted that McCain is not conservative, but [[liberal]].
 
Coulter made headlines during the 2008 Presidential primaries by endorsing [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] for President instead of [[John McCain]]. Coulter asserted that McCain is not conservative, but [[liberal]].
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==Background==
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Coulter grew up in New Caanan, Connecticut.  She fondly recollects arguing with her family about politics and religion, sometimes around the dinner table.  <ref>Lamb, Brian (August 11, 2002). "[http://www.booknotes.org/Transcript/?ProgramID=1688 ''Slander: Liberal Lies About the American Right'' by Ann Coulter]".  ''Booknotes''.  Retrieved on January 1, 2010.</ref>  She received an undergraduate degree from Cornell University where she helped found the conservative ''Cornell Review'', and a law degree from the University of Michigan Law School.  In 1989 she served as a clerk for a federal appeals clerk judge in Kansas City.  <ref>Gurley, George (August 26, 2002). "[http://jacq.org/Politics/coultergeist.htm Coultergeist]".  ''New York Observer''.  Retrieved on January 1, 2010</ref>  Later she worked for Senator Spencer Abraham of Michigan after the Republicans took control of Congress in 1994, where she handled crime and immigration issues and helped craft legislation designed to expedite the deportation of aliens convicted of felonies. <ref name=Daley1999>Daley, David. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=HC&p_theme=hc&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_text_search-0=ann%20AND%20coulter%20AND%20shining&s_dispstring=ann%20coulter%20shining%20AND%20date(1999)&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=1999&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no "Ann Coulter: light's all shining on her"]. ''Hartford Courant''. June 25, 1999. [$2.50 charge required to view article]</ref>
    
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