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Supporters of the ruling National Liberation Party celebrate ...

(AFP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:15:41 GMT

(AFP) - Supporters of the ruling National Liberation Party celebrate their election victory in San Jose. Laura Chinchilla, a social conservative who opposes abortion but wants more help for the poor, has become Costa Rica's first female president after a convincing election triumph.(AFP/Yuri Cortez)

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2010, file photo Republican Senator-elect ...

(AP) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:56:17 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2010, file photo Republican Senator-elect Scott Brown speaks during an interview at the Statehouse in Boston. On ABC's 'This Week' Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, Brown said he opposes federal funding for abortions, but thinks women should have the right to choose whether to have one. He went on to say that he disagrees with his party's position that the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion should be overturned. (AP Photo/Gretchen Ertl, File)

Scott Roeder appears via video in Sedgwick County District Court ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:23:38 GMT

(Reuters) - Scott Roeder appears via video in Sedgwick County District Court in Wichita, Kansas, June 2, 2009. REUTERS/KSN TV

Scott Roeder, center, leaves the courtroom in Wichita, Kansas ...

(AP) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:56:30 GMT

(AP) - Scott Roeder, center, leaves the courtroom in Wichita, Kansas on Friday Jan. 29, 2010 after he was found guilty of premeditated, first-degree murder in the May 31 shooting death of abortion provider Dr. George Tiller. (AP Photo/Jeff Tuttle, Pool)

Defendant Scott Roeder leaves the courtroom after the jury heard ...

(AP) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:25:54 GMT

(AP) - Defendant Scott Roeder leaves the courtroom after the jury heard the closing arguments in his case on Friday Jan. 29, 2010 in Wichita, Kan. Roeder was convicted of murdering Kansas abortion provider Dr. George Tiller. (AP Photo/Jeff Tuttle, Pool)

FILE - In this July 20, 2009 file photo, U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk, ...

(AP) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:50:47 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this July 20, 2009 file photo, U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., announces his candidacy for U.S. Senate during a news conference outside his boyhood home in Kenilworth Ill. President Obama's former Senate seat, already stained by an ethics scandal, is a major takeover target for Republicans. Kirk, a five-term member of Congress who supports abortion rights and gun control, is by far the leading candidate for the GOP Senate nomination in Illinois, but he has infuriated some conservative Tea Party activists. (AP Photo/David Banks, File)

George Tiller was shot and killed in the foyer of a Kansas church ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:07:15 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - George Tiller was shot and killed in the foyer of a Kansas church on May 31. In an impassioned plea before a US court, a born-again Christian argued that he had killed Tiller -- a prominent abortion doctor -- because he wanted to save the lives of unborn babies.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Kelly Glasscock)

Women lay flowers outside of Dr. George Tiller's abortion ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:07:15 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Women lay flowers outside of Dr. George Tiller's abortion clinic in Wichita, Kansas. In an impassioned plea before a US court, Scott Roeder argued that he killed the doctor because he wanted to save the lives of unborn babies.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Kelly Glasscock)

A memorial of flowers is placed in front of the Reformation ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:10:19 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - A memorial of flowers is placed in front of the Reformation Lutheran Church in 2009 in Wichita, Kansas, where Dr. George Tiller, a late term abortion doctor, was gunned down. In an impassioned plea before a US court, a born-again Christian argued Thursday that he had killed a prominent abortion doctor because he wanted to save the lives of unborn babies.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Kelly Glasscock)

File photo shows an anti-abortion advocate standing outside ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:28:34 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - File photo shows an anti-abortion advocate standing outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC. In an impassioned plea before a US court, a born-again Christian argued Thursday that he had killed a prominent abortion doctor because he wanted to save the lives of unborn babies.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Brendan Hoffman)

FILE - In this April 25, 2006 file photo, Kansas Attorney General ...

(AP) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:22:49 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this April 25, 2006 file photo, Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline, speaks to members of the media outside the steps of the Supreme Court in Washington, after a hearing on the constitutionality of Kansas' death penalty law. Kline was barred Thursday Jan. 28, 2010 from testifying at the trial of Scott Roeder, the man accused of killing prominent abortion provider Dr. George Tiller. After listening to a preview of Kline's testimony without the jury present, Judge Warren Wilbert ruled it was irrelevant and inappropriate to Roeder's case. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Jaime Oeberst reviews her notes while testifying in Sedgwick ...

(AP) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:05:44 GMT

(AP) - Jaime Oeberst reviews her notes while testifying in Sedgwick County District Court, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, in Wichita, Kan. Scott Roeder, 51, is on trial for the May 2009 homicide of Dr. George Tiller. Oeberst is the district coroner and chief medical examiner for the Sedgwick County Regional Forensic Science Center. Roeder, 51, is charged with premeditated, first-degree murder in the shooting death of Tiller, one of the nation's few late-term abortion providers. (AP Photo/Mike Hutmacher, Pool)

Anti-abortion activist Randall Terry, founder of Operation Rescue, ...

(AP) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:52:58 GMT

(AP) - Anti-abortion activist Randall Terry, founder of Operation Rescue, talks on the phone outside the Sedgwick County Courthouse Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, in Wichita, Kan. The trial of Scott Roeder has drawn militant abortion opponents and abortion rights supporters from across the nation to Wichita. Operation Rescue, which is based in Wichita and has condemned Tiller's slaying, said Terry hasn't been affiliated with the group for more than 17 years. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

Anti-abortion activist Randall Terry, founder of Operation Rescue, ...

(AP) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:49:11 GMT

(AP) - Anti-abortion activist Randall Terry, founder of Operation Rescue, demonstrates outside the Sedgwick County Courthouse Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, in Wichita, Kan. The trial of Scott Roeder has drawn militant abortion opponents and abortion rights supporters from across the nation to Wichita. Operation Rescue, which is based in Wichita and has condemned Tiller's slaying, said Terry hasn't been affiliated with the group for more than 17 years. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

Anti-abortion activist Randall Terry, founder of Operation Rescue, ...

(AP) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:43:02 GMT

(AP) - Anti-abortion activist Randall Terry, founder of Operation Rescue, left, demonstrates outside the Sedgwick County Courthouse Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, in Wichita, Kan. The trial of Scott Roeder has drawn militant abortion opponents and abortion rights supporters from across the nation to Wichita. Operation Rescue, which is based in Wichita and has condemned Tiller's slaying, said Terry hasn't been affiliated with the group for more than 17 years. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

Anti-abortion activist Randall Terry, founder of Operation Rescue, ...

(AP) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:41:30 GMT

FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2009, file photo, Florida quarterback ...

(AP) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:55:18 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2009, file photo, Florida quarterback Tim Tebow embraces his mother, Pam, during a pre-game ceremony for graduating seniors on the Florida football team prior to an NCAA college football game against Florida State in Gainesville, Fla. CBS responded to complaints over a conservative group's planned Super Bowl ad featuring football star Tim Tebow and his mother Pam by saying that it had eased restrictions on advocacy ads and would consider 'responsibly produced' ones for open spots in its Feb. 7 broadcast. CBS said Tuesday, Jan. 26, 1010, it had received numerous e-mails — both critical and supportive — since a coalition of women's groups began a protest campaign Monday against the ad, which the critics say will use Tebow and his mother to convey an anti-abortion message. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin, Pool, File)

Flowers are seen in front of the Women's Health Care Services ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:25:32 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Flowers are seen in front of the Women's Health Care Services abortion clinic and serve as a memorial to Dr. George Tiller's death in Wichita, Kansas, in 2009. A man accused of killing a prominent abortion doctor wordlessly pumped a single gunshot into his victim's head and threatened two other men before fleeing a Kansas church, witnesses said Monday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Kelly Glasscock)

Jose Garcia, of Edna, Texas, attends an anti-abortion rally ...

(AP) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:53:45 GMT

(AP) - Jose Garcia, of Edna, Texas, attends an anti-abortion rally at the Capitol in Austin, Texas on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010. The Texas Rally for Life event, attended by an estimated 1,000 people, commemorated the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision to legalize abortion. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett)

Julie Lawson (R) carries flowers to a wall outside of Dr. George ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:49:31 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Julie Lawson (R) carries flowers to a wall outside of Dr. George Tiller's Women's Health Care Services abortion clinic in 2009 in Wichita, Kansas. Tight security enveloped a Kansas court Friday as the trial of a man who admits to killing a prominent abortion doctor got underway with sometimes graphic testimony.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Kelly Glasscock)

The casket of Dr. George Tiller is brought out of College Hill ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:49:31 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - The casket of Dr. George Tiller is brought out of College Hill United Methodist Church in 2009 in Wichita, Kansas. Tight security enveloped a Kansas court Friday as the trial of a man who admits to killing a prominent abortion doctor got underway with sometimes graphic testimony.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Kelly Glasscock)

Wichita's District Attorney Nola Foulston addresses the ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:49:31 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Wichita's District Attorney Nola Foulston addresses the media during a press conference in 2009 in Wichita, Kansas. Tight security enveloped a Kansas court Friday as the trial of a man who admits to killing a prominent abortion doctor. In Foulston's opening statement, she never mentioned abortion -- the reason that defendant Scott Roeder said he was driven to kill George Tiller.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Kelly Glasscock)

REFILE - CLARIFYING CAPTION Pro-choice activists demonstrate ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:13:35 GMT

(Reuters) - REFILE - CLARIFYING CAPTION Pro-choice activists demonstrate during the March for Life Fund's 37th annual march marking the anniversary of the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion decision in Washington January 22, 2010. REUTERS/Molly Riley (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Pro-choice activists demonstrate during March for Life Fund's ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:09:18 GMT

(Reuters) - Pro-choice activists demonstrate during March for Life Fund's 37th annual march marking the anniversary of the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion decision in Washington January 22, 2010. REUTERS/Molly Riley (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

People take part in the March for Life Fund's 37th annual ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:53:26 GMT

(Reuters) - People take part in the March for Life Fund's 37th annual march marking the anniversary of the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion decision in Washington January 22, 2010. REUTERS/Molly Riley (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

People take part in the March for Life Fund's 37th annual ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:48:16 GMT

People take part in the March for Life Fund's 37th annual ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:28:08 GMT

A woman hold a sign outside the Supreme Court during the March ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:26:59 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman hold a sign outside the Supreme Court during the March for Life Fund's 37th annual march marking the anniversary of the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion decision in Washington January 22, 2010. REUTERS/Molly Riley (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Jelyn Lee of Maplewood, New Jersey, takes part in the March ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:19:26 GMT

(Reuters) - Jelyn Lee of Maplewood, New Jersey, takes part in the March for Life Fund's 37th annual march marking the anniversary of the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion decision in Washington January 22, 2010. REUTERS/Molly Riley (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

People take part in the March for Life Fund's 37th annual ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:16:15 GMT

A man holds an anti-abortion sign outside the U.S. Supreme Court ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:12:03 GMT

(Reuters) - A man holds an anti-abortion sign outside the U.S. Supreme Court during March for Life Fund's 37th annual march marking the anniversary of the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion decision in Washington January 22, 2010. REUTERS/Molly Riley (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Anti-abortion demonstrators walk in front of the Capitol in ...

(AP) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:02:51 GMT

(AP) - Anti-abortion demonstrators walk in front of the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. Anti-abortion protesters are rallying in Washington on the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

People take part in the March for Life Fund's 37th annual ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:51:02 GMT

(Reuters) - People take part in the March for Life Fund's 37th annual March for Life marking the anniversary of the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion decision in Washington January 22, 2010. REUTERS/Molly Riley (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

An anti-abortion demonstrator prays with his rosary and portrait ...

(AP) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:39:25 GMT

(AP) - An anti-abortion demonstrator prays with his rosary and portrait of Mary during the March for Life in Washington, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Abortion-rights activist and National Organization for Women ...

(AP) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:33:24 GMT

(AP) - Abortion-rights activist and National Organization for Women (NOW) member Erin Matson, center, holds up a sign as anti-abortion demonstrators march towards the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Law Enforcement Officers take their positions at the Supreme ...

(AP) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:31:33 GMT

(AP) - Law Enforcement Officers take their positions at the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, as anti-abortion demonstrators marched towards the court. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

An anti-abortion protestors sign is juxtaposed with the U.S. ...

(AP) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:29:37 GMT

(AP) - An anti-abortion protestors sign is juxtaposed with the U.S. Capitol during the March for Life in Washington, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

anti-abortion demonstrators hold signs to block those held up ...

(AP) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:22:56 GMT

(AP) - anti-abortion demonstrators hold signs to block those held up by abortion-rights activists during a demonstration in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Pausing for photographs near the Capitol in Washington, Friday, ...

(AP) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:20:57 GMT

(AP) - Pausing for photographs near the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, anti-abortion demonstrators, from left; Ashley McCarthy, 18, Amanda Breslaw, 15, Grace Santangelo, 15 and Krysta Shildwachter, 15 take part in the March for Life in Washington, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

An anti-abortion demonstrator, right, tries to cover a sign ...

(AP) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:18:50 GMT

(AP) - An anti-abortion demonstrator, right, tries to cover a sign of an abortion-rights activist, left, during a demonstration in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Anti-abortion demonstrator Tina Plummer, 19, left, has tape ...

(AP) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:17:47 GMT

(AP) - Anti-abortion demonstrator Tina Plummer, 19, left, has tape over her mouth that says 'LIFE' during the annual march on the Supreme Court in Washington. Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Abortion-rights activist and National Organization for Women ...

(AP) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:14:27 GMT

(AP) - Abortion-rights activist and National Organization for Women (NOW) member Erin Matson, right, and others, holds up a signs as anti-abortion demonstrators march towards the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Anti-abortion demonstrators take part in the March for Life ...

(AP) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:08:01 GMT

(AP) - Anti-abortion demonstrators take part in the March for Life in Washington, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

The Supreme Court Building in Washington, and anti-abortion ...

(AP) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:04:40 GMT

(AP) - The Supreme Court Building in Washington, and anti-abortion demonstrators are reflected in the sunglasses of Sarah Williams, 16, from Portsmouth, R.I., during a rally, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Anti-abortion demonstrators gather front of the Supreme Court ...

(AP) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:53:40 GMT

(AP) - Anti-abortion demonstrators gather front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. Anti-abortion protesters are rallying in Washington on the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Abortion opponents march in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, ...

(AP) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:51:51 GMT

(AP) - Abortion opponents march in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. Anti-abortion protesters are rallying in Washington on the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Members of the Nebraskans Advisory Group protest against Sen. ...

(AP) — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 23:02:26 GMT

(AP) - Members of the Nebraskans Advisory Group protest against Sen. Ben Nelson D-Neb., in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010. The shrapnel from anti-abortion group Nebraska Right to Life's explosive ire at U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson for his support of a health care reform bill could riddle other state Democrats — even those with strong anti-abortion stances. Nebraska Right to Life is soliciting comments from supporters about whether it should continue to support Democratic candidates at all, whether they have a strong anti-abortion records or not. A change in policy could affect the endorsements of several Democratic state lawmakers in Nebraska's officially nonpartisan Legislature. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

FILE - This undated file booking photo released by the Shiawassee ...

(AP) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:51:00 GMT

(AP) - FILE - This undated file booking photo released by the Shiawassee County Sheriff's Office via the Argus Press shows Harlan Drake. Drake, accused of killing an abortion protester and a business owner in a small Michigan city is headed for trial in late February. The Shiawassee County Circuit Court says trial has been set for Feb. 23. (AP Photo/Shiawassee County Sheriff's Office, File)

File photo shows an anti-abortion advocate standing outside ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:47:06 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - File photo shows an anti-abortion advocate standing outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC. The trial of a man accused of murdering a well-known abortion doctor was delayed in a case refocusing attention on the legal but controversial medical procedure.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Brendan Hoffman)

FILE - In this July 28, 2009 file photo, Scott Roeder attends ...

(AP) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:40:33 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this July 28, 2009 file photo, Scott Roeder attends his preliminary hearing in court in Wichita, Kan. Jury selection in the trial of Roeder who is charged with killing Dr. George Tiller, one of the nation's few late-term abortion doctors was delayed Monday Jan. 11, 2010 after prosecutors challenged a judge's decision to allow the defense to build a case for a lesser charge. A hearing was set for Tuesday afternoon to give the defense an opportunity to respond to prosecutors' court filing. (AP Photo/Jaime Oppenheimer, Pool, File)