PACs, candidates bet on morning shows, ‘Wheel of Fortune’

PACs, candidates bet on morning shows, ‘Wheel of Fortune’

WASHINGTON (AP) — If presidential primaries were decided by political advertisements, Pat Sajak, Alex Trebek and the hosts of the network morning shows would be kingmakers.

Political groups are flooding the airways during popular game shows, including "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy!" as well as local news and network morning shows as they try to influence presidential primary voters, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.

California tubal ligation fight heads to court Thursday
Pro-life

California tubal ligation fight heads to court Thursday

Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco judge is set to hear arguments Thursday over whether to require a Catholic hospital to perform a contraceptive procedure known as tubal ligation.

Attorneys for Rebecca Chamorro, the woman seeking the procedure, say Mercy Medical Center in Redding denied her the procedure. Chamorro wants to get the procedure immediately following her scheduled cesarean section Jan. 28 because she and her husband do not want more children.

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