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Coulter: Obama poll lead helps al-Qaida By ALAN FRAM, Associated Press Writer
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WASHINGTON - A recent Newsweek poll showing Democrat Barack Obama (news, bio, voting record) leading top Republican presidential hopefuls could have been made up and might help al-Qaida, conservative commentator Ann Coulter said in her latest verbal broadside.
Coulter, a best-selling author known for outrageous and often controversial statements, was asked Sunday on Fox News' "At Large" what she thought about the survey results.
"I think this is Newsweek doing more push polling for al-Qaida," she said, referring to campaign-season telephone calls to voters masquerading as neutral surveys but designed to build opposition to targeted candidates.
Asked by host Geraldo Rivera whether she thought Newsweek would make up the results, Coulter said, "Yes, I do," adding, "In polls where people are actually allowed to vote, Republicans do a lot better."
Coulter did not explain how the poll might help the terrorist group. Since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, some Republicans have argued that their party would do a better job of protecting the U.S. against terrorism than Democrats.
Coulter's remark drew a response from Evans Witt, chief executive officer of Princeton Survey Research Associates International, which conducted the Newsweek survey.
"As the 2008 election campaign continues to heat up, I am sure that there will be informed and incisive criticisms of polls from many observers," he said. Coulter's comments "do not fit into this category," he added.
Newsweek spokeswoman Jan Angilella said the magazine would have no comment.
In March, Coulter used a gay slur about Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Rudy Giuliani defended his long-standing support for abortion rights anew Tuesday after a report surfaced that the Republican donated to Planned Parenthood in the 1990s.
"Planned Parenthood makes information available," the former New York city mayor said on conservative commentator Laura Ingraham's radio show. "It's consistent with my position."
On abortion, Giuliani said: "I disagree with it. I think it's wrong. I think there should be a choice. If there is going to be a choice there are organizations that are going to give people information about that choice. I just as strongly support the idea that a woman should have information about adoption at that time."
The Politico reported that Giuliani and his then-wife, Donna Hanover, made six contributions totaling $900 to the group that supports abortion rights, according to federal tax returns that the couple filed jointly and that have been public for years.
As he seeks to court conservatives, Giuliani has been dogged by his support for abortion rights. Last week, Giuliani was the only Republican among 10 during a debate who waffled when asked whether it would be a good day if the Supreme Court overturned a 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion.
"It would be OK," Giuliani said. "It would be OK to repeal it. It would be OK also if a strict constructionist viewed it as precedent."
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FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential contender John McCain (news, bio, voting record) said Tuesday he opposes Iraqi leaders' plans to take a two-month summer vacation, a break that has drawn criticism from congressional Republicans and Democrats.
The Arizona senator, on the second day of a campaign swing in Iowa, was asked about the vacation at a town hall meeting and later by reporters.
"I was as upset as that gentleman who asked the question to hear the rumors that they are going to take two months off," McCain said. "I don't think that's a good thing for them to do obviously."
Lawmakers from both parties have expressed outrage that Iraqi's parliament would consider taking the break while increasing numbers of U.S. troops are fighting in the country.
McCain has made his support of the war a centerpiece of his campaign, but he has been speaking in increasingly negative terms about the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
"This Maliki government is my greatest concern," McCain said. "I'm very worried about that. I'm very nervous about that."
McCain spoke to about 150 people at the Fort Dodge event. McCain was questioned about his earlier opposition to ethanol subsidies. Iowa is a national leader in the production of the corn-based fuel.
"I wasn't opposed to ethanol, I was opposed to ethanol subsidies," said McCain. "I do not and have not supported the subsidies. Most of those subsidies seem to go to large agribusiness instead of the farmers." |
