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the G-man said:
After months of conflicting signals on abortion, Rudolph W. Giuliani is planning to offer a forthright affirmation of his support for abortion rights in public forums, television appearances and interviews in the coming days, despite the potential for bad consequences among some conservative voters already wary of his views, aides said yesterday



Giuliani's abortion speech today to the Houston Baptist University, as related by the Associated Press:

    "I have profound respect for your views," he said. "I have profound respect for your education, and I have profound respect for your religion." But, he said, it is uniquely American to disagree on some political issues while agreeing on many others.

    "We understand how to respect each other's differences," he said.


According to the AP account, his speech was warmly received, although several religious conservatives in attendance were cited as saying they wouldn't vote for him.