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World's Largest Protest Sign: DNC Sheets of Shame
An official Guinness Book of World Records attempt to display the largest ever protest sign has succeeded. The 530-foot tall and 666-foot wide message is being shouted from the mountaintops overlooking the Democratic National Convention with the leading 2008 protest message. Depending on their location, thousands of DNC delegates and journalists can look out their hotel windows to the west to see the sign.
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McCain Backs Away from Abortion Pledge
John McCain's campaign signaled on Wednesday that the Arizona senator is backing away from his previously stated goal of changing the GOP’s platform on abortion. McCain’s plan to take a hands-off approach with the abortion platform stands in stark contrast with the position he took during his first presidential run. Back in 2000, McCain clashed with then-Gov. George W. Bush over his unwillingness to change platform language that called for a human life amendment banning all abortions. McCain implored Bush to join him in wanting to add exceptions for rape, incest, and danger to the life of the mother.
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INTERNATIONAL

Canadian Ad Group Calls Pro-Life Billboards "Deceptive"
In a bizarre - yet anticipated - ruling last week, Advertising Standards Canada rejected fact-based evidence from Stats Canada confirming that abortions do occur throughout all nine months of pregnancy and a ruling from the Supreme Courts showing that there are no laws against abortion in Canada. The ad has been running for two years, and one complaint has been received.
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