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Pres. Obama's Official Account Tweets Support For Wendy Davis
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/25/obama-wendy-davis_n_3500083.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003President Barack Obama's official Twitter account expressed support Tuesday for Wendy Davis, the Texas Democrat aiming to filibuster a GOP-backed abortion bill in the state legislature.
Barack Obama
https://twitter.com/BarackObama
Something special is happening in Austin tonight: http://OFA.BO/CBZ6c7 #StandWithWendy
9:40 PM - 25 Jun 2013
The account is run by Organizing for Action, the advocacy group formed out of Obama's presidential campaign organization.
Davis, a Democratic state senator, announced Tuesday that she would attempt to speak for 13 hours straight to stave off a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy and severely limit women's access to abortions across the state.
Obama's tweet came as Davis' filibuster entered its ninth hour.