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The state is home to Pat Robertson 's Christian Broadcasting Network as well as Jerry Falwell Ministries , both of which speak out against abortion.A Washington Post poll taken during the 2005 governor 's race found that 61 percent of Virginia residents think abortion should be legal in all or most cases ; 38 percent said they want to outlaw the practice.A bill by Del. Robert G. Marshall ( R-Prince William ) causes abortion-rights supporters the greatest concern . Strangers came up to her to say they were happy for her . " Presidents of both parties have considered this authority essential to completing good trade agreements , " Bush said in a state of the economy speech in New York . Like many before us , we can work through our differences and achieve big things for the American people . The Bush administration urged the Supreme Court to declare that legal immigrants can be deported for drug offenses that are felonies in some states but only misdemeanors under federal law , as the court heard its first oral arguments of the new term yesterday.At issue are provisions of the 1996 immigration law that require any noncitizen guilty of an " aggravated felony " to be sent back to his country of origin , with no chance to ask for leniency . The Phoenix Police Department estimates that 50 percent of that city 's murders involve either an illegal immigrant as assailant or victim.Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County , home to 3.5 million people , has made his department one of the first local law enforcement agencies in the nation to direct its deputies to arrest illegal immigrants under a state law . It is a familiar position for a man painted by the government as both unusually self-reliant and occasionally self-destructive . " Allegations that the government has been arming or masterminding militias known as the janjaweed are absolutely false , " al-Mardi said.He said armed groups of mostly Arab tribesmen in the region were part of regular army forces , not militia , but conceded that " maybe other people misrepresent themselves by wearing police or army uniforms to commit crimes . " I have no doubt if the Supreme Court overturns Roe that Virginia would be one of the states that makes it illegal to have an abortion , " said Ann O'Hanlon , executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia.Many Supreme Court observers have said the court is one or two votes from reversing the 1973 decision that established a woman 's right to an abortion.Abortion has been a tumultuous political issue in Virginia , where polls show that about 40 percent of the electorate identify themselves as born-again Christians . " The court has recognized for a century that in that area , when national banks have powers , including incidental powers recognized by the comptroller , they generally preempt any state law , " said Robert A. Long Jr ., who represents Wachovia , but whose case is supported by the entire banking industry.Roberts said it seemed that banks wanted to be viewed as federally governed on regulation issues but state-based to shelter themselves from liability issues . The site , he said , would provide an organized location for the workers , and that " it 's not in anybody 's back yard except for the county government 's . This economy is on the move - - and our job is to keep it that way , not with more government but with more enterprise.Next week , I will deliver a full report on the state of our economy . Each of us is guided by our own convictions , and to these we must stay faithful . Well now , did we seniors need a federally funded study to tell us and you young sprouts that after retiring everyone should be doing daily mental exercises as well as physical exercises ? " Genentech 's lawyer , Maureen E. Mahoney , reinforced that point in her argument , saying MedImmune is essentially seeking the right to back out of a deal that both sides made in good faith , and that " it has been settled [ law ] forever that . Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. expressed concern about the banks ' apparent effort to seek immunity from state regulations , but other justices suggested that banks are stumbling under excessive regulation by being required to report to both state and federal officials . In all of this , much is asked of us . Our job is to make life better for our fellow Americans , and to help them to build a future of hope and opportunity - - and this is the business before us tonight.A future of hope and opportunity begins with a growing economy , and that is what we have . " Worried that surprise raids are driving away workers who are their lifeblood , businesses are pooling their money and joining unusually broad alliances that include labor unions and civil rights groups to push Congress to overhaul the nation 's immigration laws.The coalition Alliance for Immigration Reform 2007 announced its formation this week , placing the force of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce , Service Employees International Union and the nation 's largest Hispanic civil rights group behind a unified lobbying effort to get a law passed before the politics of the 2008 presidential campaign make a compromise on the contentious issue unworkable . " He wrote : " I simply cannot believe that the jurors took it upon themselves to consider testimony they were all but told they were forbidden from considering . " Goldstein says the change has been building since the court 's controversial 5 to 4 Bush v. Gore decision , when justices " realized they had to do a better job explaining themselves .