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U.S. Women Defeat France – Look to take World Cup on Sunday
Associated Press – MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany – The U.S. kept its fans breathless again. And just like last time, Abby Wambach — who else — came up big. Wambach broke a tense tie with a thunderous header in the 79th minute, and the U.S. earned its first trip to the World Cup final since winning it…
Read MoreLA Councilwoman Janice Hahn Wins Special Election – Heads to Washington
Los Angeles City Councilwoman, Janice Hahn (D) won her special election yesterday for California’s 36th Congressional District. Hahn won handily by a 54-45% margin. She succeeds Democrat Jane Harman, who resigned to run a Washington think tank, in California’s 36th District. Women have won both open seat Congressional elections in 2011 bringing the current total back to…
Read MoreFirst Ladies to Honor Betty Ford
Washington (CNN) –– Current and past first ladies and two former presidents will attend a Tuesday memorial service in California for former first lady Betty Ford. The White House announced that Michelle Obama would travel to Palm Desert, California, for the National Tribute Service. Former first lady Rosalynn Carter will be one of the eulogists, Ford…
Read MoreAnother state defunds Planned Parenthood
Huffington Post – Until July 1, a low-income New Hampshire woman paid an average of $5 to fill a birth control pill prescription at any of the state’s six Planned Parenthood clinics. She might have even gotten the birth control for free, depending on her poverty level. But since the New Hampshire Executive Council voted to…
Read MoreU.S. Women Advance to Semifinals in World Cup
AP- DRESDEN, Germany – The Americans are moving on to the semifinals after one of the most riveting games in the history of the Women’s World Cup — beating Brazil 5-3 on penalty kicks after a 2-2 tie. Abby Wambach tied it with a magnificent, leaping header in the 122nd minute, and goalkeeper Hope Solo denied…
Read MoreKidnap Victim Elizabeth Smart to Join ABC News
The Daily Beast – Elizabeth Smart first came into our consciousness nearly a decade ago as a 14-year-old girl kidnapped from her Salt Lake City bedroom. She was found alive nine months later, some 18 miles from her home, and the man and woman who seized her were ultimately convicted. Now The Daily Beast has learned…
Read MorePresident Obama Appoints First Openly Gay Woman to West Point Advisory Board
Huffington Post – President Barack Obama has named Brenda S. “Sue” Fulton to the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, making her the first openly gay or lesbian person to serve there. Fulton is an army veteran who graduated from West Point in 1980, part of the first class to…
Read MoreNY Times Profile: South Carolina’s Young Governor Has a High Profile and Higher Hopes
New York Times – Nikki Haley, at 39 the nation’s youngest governor, loves her iPod. When she signed a long-fought bill to bring more transparency to legislative voting, the Black Eyed Peas blasted through the Capitol rotunda here. Joan Jett, a personal hero because of her fight to prove that women can rock, provided inspiration when…
Read MoreThailand Elects First Female Prime Minister
Bangkok (CNN) — Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva conceded Sunday that Yingluck Shinawatra had won the nation’s election. “Congratulations to Thailand’s first female prime minister,” he said. Authorities were still counting votes, but Yingluck said her Pheu Thai party already appeared to have garnered a majority of votes based on the existing tally. “I would…
Read MoreRestrictive Kansas Abortion Law Blocked By Federal Judge
Huffington Post – KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A federal judge has temporarily blocked Kansas from enforcing new rules for its abortion providers. U.S. District Judge Carlos Murguia (Mer-GHEE’-uh) issued an order Friday after a hearing in a lawsuit against a new Kansas licensing law and regulations issued by the state health department. The law and…
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