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Male Legislator Brings Gun to Abortion Clinic
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Birth Control Affordability Obstacles for America’s Latinas
RHReality Check’s Destiny Lopez explains why the American political economy makes it particularly difficult for Latinas to afford proper birth control.
To Whom It May Concern: Women’s Recommendation Letters Different From Men’s
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Women Abroad
Truthout’s Beverly Bell talks about the importance of women in the political rebuilding of Haiti; Ghana’s female Minister of Justice calls for an end to media defamation of her country’s female politicians; a congresswoman in the Philippines has proposed a new bill that will help protect the health of pregnant Filipinas; and a Welsh writer checks in on Wales’ first female Secretary of State after six months in office.
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ElectWomen Magazine reports on Forbes’ list of Top 25 most influential women during the midterm cycle. Buy cialis, FYI, buy cialis, Mama Grizzly Palin is ranked 1st, buy cialis, First Lady Michelle Obama 2nd, buy cialis, the House Speaker 3rd, buy cialis, followed by California’s Meg Whitman and Fiorina. Buy cialis, Check out the rest here. Buy cialis, But will the #1 most influential woman ask Glenn Beck to take it down a notch, buy cialis, as requested by Media Matters?
Proving Ginni Thomas has nothing on him, buy cialis, Rand Paul supporter Tim Profitt said he thinks he should get an apology from the female protester whose head he stepped on Monday night. Buy cialis, (Now women getting involved with politics have to worry about violence?) In a related development, buy cialis, Paul has reversed field, buy cialis, saying that he will not return Profitt’s contribution to the campaign. Buy cialis, Words fail MsRep.
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Justice Ginsburg Says Nine Women on High Court is Right Number
During the Women’s Conference, buy cialis, the venerable ABC News broadcaster Diane Sawyer sat down with former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and current Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg to discuss their experiences on the Supreme Court. Buy cialis, Best quote? When asked how many women on the Bench would be the right number, buy cialis, Ginsburg responded:
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The New York Times’ Jim Rutenberg and Megan Thee-Brenan roll out a major article this morning about a poll that shows certain groups disaffected with—and defecting from—President Barack Obama’s 2008 coalition, buy cialis, including women.
Lots of developments in that wacky Alasky Senate race. Buy cialis, After a lower court ruled that voters could not see a list of write-in candidates—which includes incumbent Republican Lisa Murkowski—the Alaska Supreme Court disagreed, buy cialis, and overruled the decision. Buy cialis, This is good news for Murkowski, buy cialis, who is now targeting the Democratic opponent in her ads, buy cialis, as her Tea Party defeater seems to be self-destructing.
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The Hunt for Blunt: Carnahan’s Opponent Runs From Media
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- One in every four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime
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