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Hillary Clinton talks about her future
Politico Blog – Will Secretary of State Hillary Clinton take on a role as a global advocate for women’s rights? Clinton didn’t exactly dodge and weave when asked about that possibility in an interview with Laurence Ferrari of France’s TF1 TV network. In an exchange about Clinton’s post-Obama administration plans, Ferrari asked, “You will be…
Read MoreElizabeth Smart, a Women of Courage, Confronts Kidnapper in Court
The world followed the story of Elizabeth Smart nine years ago. A young beautiful girl kidnapped while sleeping in her bed. Grown up now and at age 23, Elizabeth Smart displayed poise and courage yesterday when she confronted her kidnapper and rapist during his sentencing hearing. ABC News – Elizabeth Smart confronted her abductor and…
Read MoreSaying Goodbye to Oprah Today – Live Blog
CNN – After 25 years, the time has come to say goodbye to “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” The talk-show host has warmed up to her farewell episode with a star-studded spectacular at Chicago’s United Center, which, if you’re anything like us, quickly brought out the waterworks when it aired this week. Don’t put the tissues away…
Read MoreElizabeth Warren Called Liar At CFPB Hearing By Republicans Who Botched Facts On Agency
Huffington Post – WASHINGTON — Republicans attempting to grill Elizabeth Warren on the creation of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau had to be schooled repeatedly by the former Harvard professor Tuesday for botching basic facts and accusing her of lying. Warren, appointed by President Barack Obama to implement the consumer watchdog mandated by last…
Read MoreSaudis Arrest Woman Leading Right-to-Drive Campaign
New York Times – RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The government of Saudi Arabia moved swiftly to extinguish a budding protest movement of women claiming the right to drive, a campaign inspired by uprisings across the Arab world demanding new freedoms but at risk Monday of foundering. Manal al-Sharif, 32, one of the campaign organizers, was…
Read MoreTuesday’s Election Watch: Polls show Dem poised for upset win in NY special election
The Hill – New polling shows Democratic candidate Kathy Hochul is poised for an upset victory in New York’s 26th district special election. A Public Policy Polling survey released late Sunday showed Hochul with a six-point lead over the Republican, Jane Corwin. Hochul had 42 percent of the vote to 36 percent for Corwin while 13 percent…
Read MoreKatie Couric Signs Off
But we hope it’s not good night. Katie Couric signed off Thursday evening for the final broadcast as CBS News first solo female anchor of its nightly news program. After five years, Couric did not renew her contract as a major network news anchor and there is much speculation that her next television venture will…
Read MoreLagarde may become first female IMF chief
May 19 (Bloomberg) — France may have to rely on Christine Lagarde’s track record as a euro crisis fighter if she’s to become the International Monetary Fund’s first female chief after the resignation of her compatriot Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Lagarde, 55, has the negotiating skills and an understanding of Europe’s sovereign debt crisis needed for the…
Read MoreWomen’s political conference held in Armenia
Over 150 women leaders from civil society, government, academia, and political parties convened in Yerevan on May 18 for a two-day conference organized by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and USAID, with support from the British Embassy and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The conference on “Supporting Women’s Political Participation in Armenia: A Nationwide…
Read MoreSecond Hasidic Publication Edits Hillary Clinton Out Of Photo
Der Tzeitung, the ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Jewish newspaper that photoshopped Secretary of State Hillary Clinton out of that historic bin Laden-killing Situation Room photo, has formally apologized to the White House and the State Department for disappearing Clinton. But another Hasidic publication is now in hot water for pulling the same stunt. Failed Messiah reports that De Voch,…
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