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Former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark., was preaching to the faithful on Wednesday night, urging a gathering of anti-abortion conservatives to hold fast to their beliefs despite s stanley cupe ome Republicans urging the party to downplay social conservatism. Huckabee, a former Baptist minister whose breakout performance in the 2008 presidential race was powered by strong support on the religious right, was addressing a Washington gala sponsored by the Susan B. Anthony List, an anti-abortion outfit. This is not an issue that we should abandon, he said, according to The Hill newspaper. I have a moral obligation before God and a political obligation unto the Declaration of Independence and our con stanley cup becher stitutional form of government to believe that that life is a life worth living and a life worth protecting. We can run the full gambit of what we believe, we don t have to reduce down to one flavor. That s not how we lose an election. That s how we win elections and it s how we save this republic. Huckabee described hims stanley website elf as a full spectrum conservative, telling the audience that Republicans don t have to jettison social issues as they continue to talk about fiscal policy and national security. I don t have to quit being pro-life and pro-family to believe that the government should take less money from each family, he said. I did not become pro-life because I got into politics. I got into politics because as a pro-life person I beli Ezwc Today s 2014 Senate races, tomorrow s 2016 presidential battlegrounds
President Barack Obama looks on as China s President Hu Jintao speaks during their joint news conference, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite President Obama s State of the Union address will focus on jobs and budget cutting, but he will also include foreign policy concerns.His speech should include remarks on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as the need to make the U.S. more competitive with the emerging economies of China and India. On foreign policy, the president is expected to also highlight his diplomatic success in arms control with Russia and alert the public to the diplomatic challenges in Iran and North Korea.The president is expected point to the end-of-year deadline for stanley cup the removal of U.S. troops from Iraq and restate his vow to b stanley termoska egin drawing down troops in Afghanistan this summer, with a goal of ending the U.S. mission in 2014. And, Mr. Obama will outline his view of American values, saying that the U.S. must step up to the plate and give U.S. workers a competitive advantage -- as China and India and German stanley mugs y have done, building infrastructure and supporting education, making his point that trade and investment are the path to a stronger foreign policy and national security.In the end, the State of the Union speech will try to rally Democrats and Republicans