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Cecile Richards, Texas Freedom Network

God bless Cecile Richards for standing up to the religious right. Richards, daughter of the former guv, is founder of the Texas Freedom Network, a "mainstream alternative" bunch of Texans that ain't scared of the rich and powerful Texas Christian Coalition, or the American Family Association, or the Eagle Forum, or even the Concerned Women of America, for that matter. Richards is a concerned woman in her own right. Watch for her to build an even stronger base against the extremists -- with Republicans, Democrats and women and men of the cloth on her side.