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St. Pete Times editorial: Charlie Crist should veto HB 1143

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The St. Petersburg Times editorial board – to whom Charlie listens to more than anyone else save his Mother and Father – urges Governor Crist to veto HB 1143. Abortion-rights opponents have spent weeks pressuring Gov. Charlie Crist to sign legislation that would require all women seeking a first trimester abortion to submit to an ultrasound. But the newly independent Crist needs to exercise https://staging.saintpetersblog.com/wp-admin/edit.phphis veto and protect a woman’s right to privacy. — Crist is no abortion-rights advocate. He…

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Charlie Crist campaign scrubs ‘Pro-Life/Pro-Family’ web page as governor receives HB 1143

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On the same day that Gov. CharlieĀ Crist received HB 1143, the controversial bill requiring women to have an ultrasound before an abortion, Florida Democratic Party spokesman Eric Jotkoff tweeted that Crist’s campaign has taken down the page on his website dealing with “Pro-Life/Pro-Family” issues.

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Charlie Crist campaign scrubs ‘Pro-Life/Pro-Family’ web page as governor receives HB 1143

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On the same day that Gov. CharlieĀ Crist received HB 1143, the controversial bill requiring women to have an ultrasound before an abortion, Florida Democratic Party spokesman Eric Jotkoff tweeted that Crist’s campaign has taken down the page on his website dealing with “Pro-Life/Pro-Family” issues.

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Legislature sends Charlie Crist infamous HB 1143 requiring an ultrasound before an abortion

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Floridaā€™s Republican legislative leaders sent Gov. Charlie Crist a measure Monday that wouild require women with first-trimester pregancies pay for an ultrasound before obtaining an abortion, starting the 15-day window for the governor to act on the bill. Crist has said repeatedly he has ā€œconcernsā€ about the bill, HB1143, passed on the final day of the spring lawmaking session, and supporters have been mounting a campaign to pressure him to sign it. Crist will have until June 22 to sign…

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Abortion bill may be political land mine for Charlie Crist

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While most of the heated debate around an abortion measure passed in the waning hours of the 2010 legislative session has focused on a provision requiring a woman to have an ultrasound before undergoing an abortion, the legislation also includes a potential political land mine for Gov. Charlie Crist. If Crist vetoes the bill, as he has indicated he is likely to do, he will also be nixing language that supporters say will bar taxpayer funding of abortions. ā€œWe certainly…

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Abortion bill may be political land mine for Charlie Crist

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While most of the heated debate around an abortion measure passed in the waning hours of the 2010 legislative session has focused on a provision requiring a woman to have an ultrasound before undergoing an abortion, the legislation also includes a potential political land mine for Gov. Charlie Crist. If Crist vetoes the bill, as he has indicated he is likely to do, he will also be nixing language that supporters say will bar taxpayer funding of abortions. ā€œWe certainly…

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As Independent, Charlie Crist shows Democratic look

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It’s a pretty good checklist for a Democratic candidate trying to shore up his base as he heads to the fall elections: Standing up for gay members of the military services. Opposing more restrictions on abortions. Calling for a ban on oil drilling off Florida’s shores. Rejecting a bill that would have eliminated tenure for school teachers. Appealing to AFL-CIO members for their union’s endorsement. Yet, these are the recent moves of Gov. Charlie Crist, a former Republican who is…

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