Word: midwest
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...among those in the latter category a large amount of flexibility exists. Just as pro-choice doesn’t necessarily mean pro-abortion, pro-life doesn’t have to mean categorical opposition to all pregnancy termination. A few of the states in the conservative South and Midwest might succeed in criminalizing the procedure, but abortion is relatively rare there already. Additionally, nothing would likely prevent a woman from crossing state lines to have an abortion. Thus the futility of restrictions might help discourage such action by even conservative states...
...issue has become a grotesque distraction on the political scene. With entrenched, almost unchanging opinions held by either side, abortion has become a wedge issue that no longer stimulates debate, only hostility. As a “morals” litmus test, abortion has convinced poor farmers from the Midwest that their political needs are fundamentally different from those of laid-off Detroit factory workers. Both groups need better schools for their children, legislation to ease the hardships imposed by a changing world economy and a strong, government-administered plan for Social Security. But the former votes Republican...
...Northville, Mich., native and Crimson transfer let in six Warrior goals en route to a 6-4 loss, marking a not-so-happy return to the Midwest for the goaltender who played one year for Michigan State and another for the USHL’s Danville Wings before joining Harvard (9-4-2, 6-3-1 ECAC...
...Northville, Mich., native and Crimson transfer let in six Warrior goals en route to a 6-4 loss, marking a not-so-happy return to the Midwest for the goaltender who played one year for Michigan State and another for the USHL’s Danville Wings before joining the Harvard program...
This new entitlement will roll out gradually across the country over the next nine months, with consumers in Western states beginning first. The Midwest will go live March 1, the South June 1, and the East and U.S. Territories on Sept. 1. The three major credit bureaus--Equifax, Experian and TransUnion--have set up a toll-free phone line (877-322-8228) to handle requests, or you can send a written request to Annual Credit Report Request Service, P.O. Box 105281, Atlanta...