Salon.com – Everyone agrees that the IRS shouldn’t have targeted groups with “Tea Party” or “Patriot” in their names for special scrutiny in awarding tax-exempt status. NBC News reports two agents have been disciplined for doing so, and the Justice Department announced a criminal probe. But so far no one has identified a single conservative… Continue Reading
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Michelle Nunn GA U.S. Senate Announcement Coming Soon
By Kyle Trygstad, Roll Call - After appearing at a weekend fundraiser for Senate Democrats, party leaders expect Michelle Nunn to make a final decision on the Georgia Senate race within weeks. “The national party is working with Michelle, and I think we will probably have an announcement relatively soon on whether she’s in or not,”… Continue Reading
MUST WATCH: PBS Video on the Life of Madeleine Kunin
Watch this fabulous video production on the life of the first female governor of Vermont, Madeleine Kunin. http://video.pbs.org/video/2364994994 Madeleine M. Kunin served as the Governor of Vermont from 1985 to 1991 and went on to serve in President Bill Clinton’s administration. In 1996 she became the United States Ambassador to Switzerland. Governor Kunin was Vermont’s… Continue Reading
North Carolina Birth Control Bill Protested By Women In Mad Men Garb
By Laura Bassett for Huffington Post – Donning vintage outfits from the 1960s, a group of North Carolina women sent the message to state lawmakers on Wednesday that while they enjoy watching AMCs “Mad Men,” they dont want to live in an episode of it. The costumed protest, organized by Planned Parenthood of Central North… Continue Reading
Judge Michelle Keller to become third female justice on Kentucky Supreme Court
By Beth Musgrave — [email protected] FRANKFORT — For the first time in Kentucky history, three women will sit on the state’s highest court. Gov. Steve Beshear tapped state Court of Appeals Judge Michelle Keller on Wednesday to replace retiring state Supreme Court Justice Wil Schroder. Keller will serve the remaining year of Schroder’s term but… Continue Reading
Mayoral Candidate Claims Jesus Endorsed Her
By SENI TIENABESO, ABC News - MIAMI May 14, 2013 When North Miami voters get into the booth to vote for a new mayor today they will have to choose among a colorful cast of candidates, including a woman who claims she was endorsed by Jesus. Anna Pierre is likely the best known of the eight candidates… Continue Reading
Media Icon Barbara Walters to retire in 2014
By DYLAN BYERS, POLITICO - Barbara Walters, the veteran newscaster and television personality, will retire next summer, ABC News announced late Sunday night. Walters, who has spent almost four decades in television journalism, will announce the news on “The View” on Monday. The announcement confirms recent reports from several entertainment news outlets, and comes on the heels… Continue Reading
Women’s Equality at Stake in Israel
JERUSALEM — Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews tried to block a liberal women’s group from praying at the Western Wall on Friday morning, creating a tense standoff in the latest flash point of a broader battle over religion and identity that has engulfed Israel. Heeding calls from their rabbis, religious teenage girls turned up in large… Continue Reading
Will Stephanie Herseth Sandlin Run for Senate?
Roll Call – Democrat Rick Weiland’s recent announcement to run for Senate leaves one massive question in the South Dakota race: Will former Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, D-S.D., run too? With Weiland in, the potential for a high-profile primary between Herseth Sandlin and the son of retiring Sen. Tim Johnson appears to be over. Weiland… Continue Reading
The Military’s Rape Problem Is a Lot Like Everyone’s Rape Problem
ELSPETH REEVE, The Atlantic Wire – There were 3,374 rapes in the military last year, a 6 percent increase, and an estimated 26,000 sexual assaults — news that comes from a Pentagon report released Tuesday, the day after news arrived from the Air Force that its officer in charge of sexual assault prevention office was charged… Continue Reading