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Tammy Duckworth Storms Congress on Two Prosthetic Legs
By Bill Briggs, NBC News contributor When Tammy Duckworth steps into Congress this January for her first term, she’ll be carried by two prosthetic legs – and the potent notion that if she can survive a grenade blast while piloting a chopper, she surely can endure any political flak on Capitol Hill. “The worst day…
Read MoreChurch of England Says NO to Allowing Women Bishops
By ALAN COWELL and JOHN F. BURNS, New York Times LONDON — In a sign of deepening crisis in the Church of Englandafter it rejected the appointment of women as bishops, its spiritual leader said Wednesday that the church had “undoubtedly lost a measure of credibility” and had a “lot of explaining to do” to people who found its…
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Read MoreFilmmaker Kamala Lopez Setting American Women’s Date with Equality
Open Letter to David Axelrod by Kamala Lopez. Mere days after winning the 2012 election with 332 electoral votes (in what some would call a landslide), you said, “Presidents always say, ‘I have a mandate’; that’s a foolish word and generally untrue.” A mandate is, by definition: A command or an authorization given by a political electorate…
Read MoreCuster’s Last Stand?
By Kathy Groob, Founder ElectWomen.com While traveling the country promoting Pink Politics during this past year, I heard the same question over and over from women; “What are these men doing? What do you think is the reason so many men just keep trying to control our reproductive freedoms and rights?” I always replied, “It’s…
Read MorePennsylvania Elects First Female Attorney General
Tuesday was a historic day for women in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Women’s Campaign Fund (PWCF) endorsed candidate, Kathleen Kane, became the first woman elected to the office of Attorney General since it became an elected position in 1980. Kathleen is also the first Democrat to be elected Attorney General in Pennsylvania. As the state’s chief law…
Read MoreHeidi Heitkamp Pulls Off an Upset in North Dakota
LA Times – Democrat Heidi Heitkamp emerged with a long-shot Senate victory in North Dakota, a Republican stronghold that the GOP considered one of its best opportunities to pick up a seat. But the results were close enough that the Republican can demand a recount. Heitkamp, the state’s former attorney general, offered a spirited campaign against Republican Rep. Rick…
Read MoreMove over boys, New Hampshire goes to the women
CNN’s Laurie Ure and Paul Courson- Washington (CNN) – For the first time in political history, an all-female delegation will serve in the U.S. Congress. New Hampshire’s two House seats went to Democrats Ann McLane Kuster and former Rep. Carol Shea-Porter. Republican Kelly Ayotte and Democrat Jeanne Shaheen already serve in the Senate. Meanwhile, Democrat Maggie…
Read MoreElizabeth Warren Wins U.S. Senate Seat
POLITICO – Liberal icon Elizabeth Warren defeated Republican Sen. Scott Brown on Tuesday, overcoming early campaign stumbles to put the Massachusetts Senate seat that the late Sen. Ted Kennedy occupied for more than four decades back in Democratic hands. Warren, who will become the state’s first female senator, was ahead 53 percent to 47 percent…
Read MoreAlmost a Sweep – Annie Kuster Wins Congressional Seat
Annie Kuster Elected to the United States House of Representatives CONCORD, N.H. – Tonight, Annie Kuster was elected to the United States House of Representatives. Following her victory, Annie addressed supporters at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord. Her full remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below: Tonight, New Hampshire proved our independence…
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