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Both Parties Mining Filibuster Aftermath for Campaign Cash

The heated abortion debate in Texas has sparked a flurry of fundraising appeals from Democrats and state Sen. Wendy Davis — but also from Republicans, for whom the controversy could prove just as financially fruitful.

By Veronica Zaragovia, KUT News
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Gov. Rick Perry addresses the National Right to Life convention in Dallas.
Credit: Callie Richmond

The heated abortion debate in Texas has sparked a flurry of fundraising appeals from Democrats and state Sen. Wendy Davis — but also from Republicans, for whom the controversy could prove just as financially fruitful.

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