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Politicians are notorious for their straddling of the issue. Cecil Andrus, governor of Idaho, had made a political career out of being an anti-abortion Democrat, but vetoed one of the toughest anti-abortion laws in the nation. Ronald Reagan, the self-appointed saint of the movement, signed one of the most liberal pieces of pro-choice legislation while governor of California...
...purpose was not to argue about "dogma and doctrine," said A.M.E. pastor Cecil Murray, but to "ask what we can do jointly to help take our community back from drugs and crime." Such meetings, says Khallid Abdul Muhammad, special assistant to Muslim leader Louis Farrakhan, "put us into a position where black people are now turning to us for leadership...
Boggs, a five-time batting champion, reached the 1600-hit mark at the start of his ninth season. Boggs and Marty Barrett led off the first with singles and with one out, Ellis Burks was saved when first baseman Cecil Fielder dropped a foul popup for an error. Afer Burks walked, Evans doubled over center fielder Lloyd Moseby to the 420-foot mark...
...Governor Cecil Andrus, who is personally opposed to abortion, vetoed the bill late last week because it "was drawn so narrowly" and would "harm" Idaho women who became pregnant through rape or incest. Pro-life forces who had hoped the law would help persuade the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade and ban abortion altogether will have to start over in another state...
Most recently, the Idaho state legislature passed what would have been the most restrictive anti-abortion legislation in the 50 states. Following vehement objections from abortion rights activists nationwide, however, Gov. Cecil Andrus vetoed the bill...