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To: tejek who wrote (277300)	2/28/2006 11:14:11 PM
From: Amy J	Read Replies (1) of 1572369

As a retired businessman who worked in the convention industry, Horgen said he doesn't think the bill's sweeping restrictions on abortion - especially its lack of exceptions for cases of rape and incest - reflects well on the state to outside visitors. Companies and organizations from outside the state could look at South Dakota as "going off the deep end," Horgen said. "People who want to have conventions there ... I think they'll want to go elsewhere," he said. "If I were running a big hotel complex that had conventions frequently, I would be worried." E-mails, T-shirts At least one popular online shopping site that allows customers to personalize and sell T-shirts and other merchandise is now offering a variety of items that disparage South Dakota and the proposed ban. At cafepress.com, customers can buy items with slogans ranging from "Why Does South Dakota Hate Rape Victims?" to "South Dakota: The Wire Hanger State." argusleader.com PS This entire abortion issue is a well-timed political event used to distract American people from the real issue of Bush's poor performance.

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