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Jul 12, 2006 11:49 pm US/Eastern

Schiavo Campaigns Against Government Intrusion

DENVER, CO (AP) ― More than a year after winning a bruising battle to disconnect his brain-damaged wife from a feeding tube in Florida, Michael Schiavo brought his campaign against government intrusion to Colorado today, demanding an apology from a Republican congresswoman he accused of interfering in his family's decision.

Schiavo, whose wife, Terri, died in March 2005 after a seven-year court and political battle that reached Capitol Hill, has formed a political action committee and has targeted races in Colorado, Florida and Texas.

He came to Colorado to support two Democratic candidates for the US House, including Angie Paccione, who is challenging Representative Marilyn Musgrave.

Musgrave spoke last year on the floor of the House against allowing Terri Schiavo's feeding tube to be removed.

He said most Americans disagree with what Musgrave did and believe politicians should stay out of family decisions.

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