New Orleans police raided & arrested Activists @Saint Bernard Public Housing Project where they prevented government demolition plans. Meanwhile Federal officials try to silence leading attorney for Low-Income Residents = Compassionate Conservatism!

SPIN: Advocacy groups testified Tuesday Federal scientists pressured by White House to play down global warming. Bush officials micromanaged govt's climate programs & closely controlled what scientists have been allowed to tell the public.

Alta Charo, “Until 1967 it was illegal in most places for married couples to use contraception. More precisely, it was illegal to sell, advertise, or talk about it. Griswold v. Connecticut. Al Franken “So this is turning back the clock!”

Roe v. Wade was landmark U S Supreme Court case establishing that most laws against abortion violate constitutional right to privacy, overturning all state laws outlawing or restricting abortion. One of most controversial decisions in history