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Brady in crosshairs for views on abortion, women's issues
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CHICAGO — A coalition of pro-choice and women's groups on Tuesday took aim at Republican Bill Brady's bid for the governor's mansion, blasting the Bloomington senator for his social conservatism. Beth Kanter with Illinois Planned Parenthood's political action committee and several other activist groups gathered in Chicago to declare Brady "anti-woman," vowing to support Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn. "Over 17 years in Springfield, Bill Brady has amassed quite a scary record," Kanter said. "And in his run for governor, Bill Brady is not backing down in his extreme positions against women." Kanter was joined onstage by representatives from the National Organization of Women, Personal PAC, Citizen Action and a supporter of stem-cell research. She said she and other activists scrutinized Brady's Senate record and campaign questionnaires to formulate their opinion of him as a gubernatorial candidate. Kanter cited Brady's opposition to abortion rights and noted his response to an Illinois Federation for Right to Life questionnaire. "Sen. Brady has said he would sign a law banning abortion except to save the life of a woman," she said. "That means if a woman is raped or the victim of incest, she would not be allowed to get an abortion." Brady could not be reached for comment Tuesday, but he has said in the past that he stands by pro-life views he says are rooted in his Catholic faith. Brady has held true to his conservatism, trying to deflect criticism of his social views by focusing on the economy. "This campaign is about jobs, jobs, jobs and reform, reform, reform," he has said. Last month, Brady proposed a ban on gay marriage, prompting some political observers to label him as too conservative. After Brady's win became official Friday, Quinn's campaign issued a statement condemning his "extreme positions." "I am what I am," Brady told reporters Friday when asked if he was too conservative for Illinois. "But the people of Illinois are starving for a candidate who will focus on jobs, focus on the economy and who will make government work for the people. Releases by both Kanter and Quinn noted Brady's opposition to a series of 2003 laws mandating insurance coverage for pap smears, mammograms and contraceptives. His resistance to equal pay laws for men and women has also added fuel to the fire. 
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Today is Wednesday, May 16, the 137th day of 2012. There are 229 days left in the year.
1862 -- 150 years ago: Those children's hoop skirts and a fine lot of knitting cotton have arrived in the stores of our city.
1887 -- 125 years ago: The Rock Island fire department is planning its annual reunion and dancing party at the armory on May 26.
1912 -- 100 years ago: A Belgian monoplane has arrived here for an exhibition on Sunday in Exposition Park, Rock Island.
1937 -- 75 years ago: More than 400 boys are registered for the annual free learn-to-swim-classes at the YMCA according to L. V. Burch, boys work secretary at the Y.
1962 -- 50 years ago: Mrs. Isado I. Katz and her daughter, Miss Judith Katz, Rock Island, will present the program Saturday at the annual luncheon of the Woman's Club of Rock Island, to be held at 12:30 p.m. in Memorial Christian Church parlors. Featured will be dramatic highlights from Broadway plays. The mother-daughter duo have had extensive experience in such presentations and have given programs for varied audiences.
1987 -- 25 years ago: Thirty-one Moline High School student bakers showed up for class Thursday with flour, pie-filling and measuring cups in hand as hopeful entrants in the school's Tenth Annual Pie Baking Contest. The student bakers, mostly from foods and nutrition and independent living classes, sweated over a hot baking oven on an unusually humid morning. The heat didn't dampen the bakers' eagerness to win the blue ribbon for best pie, but it did put a dent in more than one meringue. Eleven boys and 20 girls
entered this year's contest.
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