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Several hundred women protest South Dakota's ban on abortions in 2006. The ban was overturned by the state's voters in a November 2006 referendmum. (MPR Photo/Cara Hetland)

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Feminist leader: Candidates ignore women at their peril

Broadcast: Midday, 05/29/2007, 12:00 p.m.

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Feminist leader and political psychologist Martha Burk rejects the argument that Democrats should distance themselves from issues like abortion. She spoke about the influence women will wield during the 2008 presidential election Friday at the Naitonal Press Club.

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