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Republicans At Odds Over Right To Life Endorsement

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Republican legislators were at odds over whether to criticize the state's largest anti-abortion organization for supporting a Democrat.

House Republican Leader Jason Mumpower drafted a letter to

Tennessee Right to Life President Brian Harris that said that endorsement of Democrats would harm prospects for anti-abortion legislation.

The Knoxville News Sentinel reported that he e-mailed the letter to House Republicans, inviting them to add their names to the letter. But several have objected, including House Speaker Kent Williams and Knoxville Reps. Bill Dunn and Stacey Campfield.

The letter cites the group's endorsement of Democrat Ty Cobb in a special election last month that was won by Republican Rep. Pat Marsh of Shelbyville.

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