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The Women of the New House and New Senate

The women have truly landed at the Capitol and, fortunately, it will never be the same.  I confess to having many “pinch me” moments as I walked with Feminist Majority President Eleanor Smeal and Political Director Alice Cohan on Capitol Hill yesterday, the opening day of the 113th Congress.  The twenty women sworn in to […]

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Governor Romney, Drop Your Ad

Stand with us and demand that Governor Mitt Romney pull his television ad in Indiana endorsing Richard Mourdock for U.S. Senate from Indiana. It is intolerable that a presidential candidate would continue running such an ad in light of the Murdock’s extreme position on rape. This is the only ad Romney has released endorsing a […]

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Kaine and Allen face off in debate

According to George Allen, the Republican candidate for Virginia’s Senate seat, if you pay an electric bill, drive a car, or have a job, he will be getting your vote this fall.  While we can’t fault him for his unfailing optimism, his strategy in today’s debate may not gain the support of all employed, faithful […]

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DNC2012: Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s Speech Revs Worker’s Engines

Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm’s speech on Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention was by far one of the most popular speeches of the evening from within the arena. The crowd roared their approval as she delivered an enthusiastic defense of Barack Obama’s action to save the auto industry, and a scathing indictment of […]

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DNC2012: Women’s Rights Take Center Stage at the DNC

Women’s rights took center stage at the main event on the DNC stage this year. Democrats did not shy away from emphasizing the stark contrast between the future women would face under Mitt Romney and the Republican party and the future we would face under Barack Obama and the Democratic party. We’ll add more in […]