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June 1, 2009

Anti-Abortion Activist Arrested in Killing of Kansas Doctor
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In Kansas, police have arrested a fifty-one-year-old anti-abortion
activist in connection to the murder of Dr. George Tiller. Tiller was
shot dead Sunday as he attended services at his church in Wichita. The
National Abortion Federation says Dr. Tiller is the eighth abortion
provider to be assassinated in the United States since 1977. President
Obama said he is “shocked and outraged” by Tiller’s killing. US Marshals
are now being deployed to protect women’s health clinics and doctors
across the nation. We’ll have more on this story after headlines.