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Howard Dean: Supporting Pro-Life Democratic Candidates for Congress Not Acceptable

Matthew McDonald

The former Vermont governor, presidential candidate, and chairman of the Democratic National Committee wrote that he won't support the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee if it supports Democratic candidates who oppose legal abortion. The chairman of the committee says now is not the time for litmus tests on abortion if Democrats want to take control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Dukes of Hazzard Star Denies Grabbing Fellow Actress in Waltham

Matthew McDonald

Tom Wopat, 65, was rehearsing a performance of 42nd Street at Waltham High School when a female cast member said he grabbed her buttocks. Police arrested the actor on a charge of indecent assault, which he later plead not guilty to; he played Luke Duke the 1980s television phenomenon The Dukes of Hazzard.

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