Abortion veto override fails; minister vows Sebelius will pay

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TOPEKA — Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' veto of an abortion clinic regulation bill survived an override attempt Thursday, but supporters of the legislation said they would continue the fight in the political arena.

"This vote today will mark the defeat of Kathleen Sebelius in November 2006," said Rev. Terry Fox, a conservative minister from Wichita, who lobbied lawmakers to override the governor.

House members voted 82-42 to override the veto, falling two votes short of the 84 needed to get a two-thirds majority to reverse a governor's veto.

Fox, who with Wichita minister Joe Wright, recently spearheaded the push for a constitutional prohibition on same-sex marriage, said his political calendar was now full.

"You guys have been asking what's next for us. The list is Gov. Sebelius and the legislators who voted against the override," he said.

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