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NBC Journalist Andrea Mitchell Announces She Has Breast Cancer
Huffington Post – NBC’s Andrea Mitchell announced on air Wednesday that she has breast cancer. Mitchell, who has been with NBC for decades and serves as its chief foreign affairs correspondent and host of “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on MSNBC, made the announcement at the end of her show. She is 64 years old. “I had…
Read MoreTammy Baldwin Announces Bid for U.S. Senate
Wisconsin U.S. Representative (D-Madison) Tammy Baldwin has announced today that she will run for the U.S. Senate in the 2012 elections. Baldwin made her announcement through a video on her campaign website www.tammybaldwin.com. “We all know these are tough times for the middle class,” said Baldwin. “I’m used to facing challenges head on and my…
Read MoreSoutheastern Institute for Women in Politics Launches Mission 2012 on Wednesday
This week, the Southeastern Institute for Women in Politics will launch Mission 2012, an aggressive campaign to elect more women than ever in South Carolina and we would like you to be part of that effort. The 2012 election cycle demands that women step up and lead. We now make up more than HALF the workforce in…
Read MoreCondoleezza Rice: Cheney attacked ‘my integrity’
POLITICO- Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is firing back at Dick Cheney for what she called an “attack on my integrity” in the former vice president’s memoir. Rice spoke to Reuters on Wednesday, pushing back for the first time on claims Cheney levels against her in his recently released book “In My Time.” Like her predecessor…
Read MorePennsylvania Women’s Campaign Fund Forms New Alliance
The Pennsylvania Women’s Campaign Fund announces a new strategic partnership that will significantly enhance our ability to increase representation of women in public service in PA. Through a partnership with She Should Run, our prospective candidates, friends and supporters will be able to access critical resources and a network that supports women in their political endeavors. She…
Read MoreJUST IN: Elizabeth Warren Forms Exploratory Committee to Challenge Scott Brown for Senate Seat
Huffington Post – Elizabeth Warren, the former Obama adviser and consumer protection advocate,launched an exploratory committee Thursday, the next step toward a possible Senate challenge to Scott Brown (R-Mass.). Warren, who returned to her post at Harvard Law School after helping create the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has been recruited by Democrats in the Bay State…
Read MoreGeorgia’s Miriam Paris Wins Special Election for Senate
The career of one of Middle Georgia’s longest-serving politicians is over — at least for now. Former Macon City Council President Miriam Paris ended former state Rep. David Lucas’ 37 years of political service with an unofficial 12,950-10,220 vote victory in Tuesday’s runoff in the special election for the District 26 state Senate seat formerly…
Read More10 college majors that are no longer male dominated
Best Online Colleges – The U.S. higher education system has made tremendous strides toward achieving gender equality, but there are still several areas in which women exceed or fall short of their male counterpart. Historically, women have dominated majors like education, English and psychology, while men were more likely to study engineering, computer science or math.…
Read MoreName it. Change it. Responds to Sexist Newsweek Coverage of Michele Bachmann
The following letter to the editor was sent to Newsweek Magazine: On behalf of the Women’s Campaign Forum Foundation (WCF Foundation) and the Women’s Media Center, we are writing to express our disappointment with the sexist nature of your August 15th coverage of presidential candidate and Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (MN-06). As organizations committed to eliminating…
Read MoreFirst Woman Wins Iowa Republican Straw Poll
Huffington Post – AMES, Iowa — Michele Bachmann is Rick Perry’s main rival now in the battle to give Republicans a viable alternative to Mitt Romney. Tim Pawlenty’s campaign is on life support. And Ron Paul’s jaw-dropping straw poll result showed how much the Republican party has turned toward a robust, full-throated, small government conservatism. Those…
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