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	<TR><TD><P ID="pageTitle">NARAL Pro-Choice America PAC Endorses Sen. Barack Obama for President</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:date w:st="on" Month="5" Day="14" Year="2008">May 14, 2008</st1:date><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 4">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>Contact: Laura Taylor<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>503.223.4510, x.14</SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</SPAN></o:p></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</SPAN></o:p></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">NARAL PRO-CHOICE <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">AMERICA</st1:country-region></st1:place> PAC ENDORSES SEN. BARACK OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</SPAN></o:p></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">NARAL Pro-Choice America PAC announced this morning its endorsement of Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) for President.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt"><o:p><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</SPAN></o:p></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">“However, this decision was not made in consultation with the affiliate network and NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon will not be endorsing a candidate in this race,” said Executive Director of NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon Michele Stranger Hunter.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>“We are proud to have two strongly pro-choice candidates running for President. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</SPAN>And we look forward to supporting whoever the nominee will be and are committed to defeating&nbsp;anti-choice candidates&nbsp;in November.”</SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt"><o:p><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</SPAN></o:p></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon has been communicating with its membership for months regarding Senator John McCain’s (R-AZ) anti-choice stance.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>John McCain has said he wants to see <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Roe v. Wade</I> overturned, he supports the continuation of George W. Bush’s failed abstinence-only policy and the elimination of funding for low-income women’s access to birth control, and he recently declared his intention to stack the U.S. Supreme Court with more right-wing judges.</SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt"><o:p><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</SPAN></o:p></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon PAC is committed to protecting choice across <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State></st1:place> and to that end works tirelessly to elect candidates to statewide and legislative office in our state.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>We commend and stand by all of our pro-choice candidates and elected officials in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State></st1:place>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>NPCO PAC does not commit resources to federal campaigns.</SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt"><o:p><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</SPAN></o:p></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt"><o:p><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</SPAN></o:p></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</SPAN></o:p></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon PAC is the political leader in the reproductive choice movement and the driving force behind electing pro-choice candidates throughout Oregon and its proven ability to mobilize pro-choice voters provides a critical edge to pro-choice candidates in Oregon.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</SPAN></o:p></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</SPAN></o:p></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">###</SPAN></P>
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