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Shift on Roe:

1. Abortion opponents rally, saying the end of Roe is near | As they have every year since 1973 when the Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade, abortion opponents flooded the capital today with an energetic rally featuring speeches, prayers and signs that urged an end to abortions across the country. (The New York Times)
   
   
2. Protesters see mood shift against 'Roe' | Court nominees, young activists cited at annual antiabortion march (Washington Post)
   
   
3. Marchers' renewed hope | Supreme Court changes give anti-abortion activists more optimism of a Roe v. Wade reversal (Newsday)
   
   

Roe v. Wade:

1. Bush to anti-abortion activists: 'We will prevail' | President George W. Bush on Monday told opponents of abortion their views would eventually prevail and urged them to work to convince more Americans of "the rightness of our cause." (Reuters)
   
   
2. Bush lends abortion opponents his support | President Bush told abortion opponents Monday that they are pursuing "a noble cause" and predicted that their views would prevail eventually. (Associated Press)
   
   
3. Demonstrators mark Roe V. Wade anniversary | Thousands of abortion opponents massed outside Minnesota's Capitol on Sunday in one of several protests nationwide on the 33rd anniversary of the Roe v. Wade ruling, amid heightened hopes and fears over what a new face on the Supreme Court will mean for the decision establishing abortion rights. (Associated Press)
   
   
4. Marching to overturn Roe | Thousands of pro-life protesters commemorating the 33rd anniversary of the Roe v. Wade court decision marched to the U.S. Capitol and the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday to urge lawmakers to overturn the ruling that legalized abortion. (The Washington Times)
   
   
5. Marking 33 years of opposition | On the 33rd anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision, abortion opponents rallied at a downtown park to oppose the procedure and human embryonic stem cell research. (San Antonio Express)
   
   
6. Faithful gather in Sayre to support pro-life movement | Between 150 and 200 people marched from the Epiphany Cemetery on Keystone Avenue to the Epiphany Catholic Church in observance of the 33rd anniversary of the day the Roe vs. Wade court decision made abortion legal in the United States. (Sayre Evening Times, Pa.)
   
   
7. Life march to shut roads | Roads surrounding the U.S. Capitol and the U.S. Supreme Court will be closed for much of today as thousands of protesters converge on the Mall to mark the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion. (The Washington Times)
   
   
8. Rallies mark Roe V. Wade anniversary | Thousands of abortion opponents shouldering signs with slogans such as "Peace Begins in the Womb" marched in protest of the 33-year-old Roe v. Wade decision, while abortion rights supporters along the march route waved clothes hangers and shouted "Bigots go home." (Associated Press)
   
   
9. Abortion foes protest on Roe anniversary | Thousands march on Minnesota's Capitol. A huge rally is expected today in Washington. (Los Angeles Times)
   
   
10. Bishop takes seat on anti-abortion bus | This year, more Lexington activists going to D.C. March For Life (Centre Daily Times, Pa.)
    
    
11. New generation ponders debate | Princeton University student Christian Sahner yesterday stood next to a black and orange pro-life banner on the Mall, a striking symbol of what some say is a growing gap between the Roe v. Wade generation and today's young adults. (The Washington Times)
    
    

Opinion & editorial:

1. Looking ahead to a post-Roe world | Even if Alito proves, as his critics fear, to be a reliable vote against Roe v. Wade, we are still likely one vote short of overturning that Supreme Court decision creating a constitutional right to abortion. But Alito's confirmation in itself proves that Roe is anything but "settled" law. (Maggie Gallagher)
   
   

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