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Stop the Madness (cont'd)

On Day Two of the conference call wars, we move on to the subject of abortion (see Jay's post below):

Obama Campaign to hold Conference Call to Discuss the Clinton Campaign's Attacks on Obama's Strong Choice Record

CHICAGO, IL- The Obama campaign will host a conference call today to discuss the Clinton campaign's attacks on Senator Obama's strong choice record.

WHO:
Jan Nicolay, co-chair of the South Dakota Campaign for Healthy Families
Nevada State Rep. Sheila Leslie
Pam Sutherland, president and CEO of the Illinois Planned Parenthood Council
Steve Trombley, President & CEO of Planned Parenthood/Chicago Area
WHAT: Conference call with reporters
WHEN: Monday, January 14
12:00 PT/2:00 CT

To which the Clinton campaign responds:

Clinton Supporters Discuss Sen. Obama's State Senate Record on Choice Issues TODAY

Clinton Campaign Senior Adviser Ann Lewis, EMILY's List Founder Ellen Malcolm, and Women's Legal Defense Fund Founder Judith Lichtman will hold a conference call TODAY to discuss Sen. Obama's state senate record on choice and other issues related to his 129 present votes.

WHAT: Press Briefing **Via Conference Call** about Sen. Obama's State Senate

record on choice and other issues related to his 129 present votes.

WHO: Campaign Senior Adviser Ann Lewis

EMILY's List Founder Ellen Malcolm

Women's Legal Defense Fund Founder Judith Lichtman

WHEN: TODAY, Monday, January 14, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. EST

UPDATE: My colleague Jay (identified by the conference call operator as "Jay Newton of Small-Time Magazine") got the first question on the Clinton call, and will update shortly.

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