Kathy Groob

Gabrielle Giffords showing ‘more independence’

April 24, 2011

POLITICO- Doctors say Rep. Gabrielle Giffords can walk a little and is even trying to improve her gait. But the report Sunday in The Arizona Republic adds the congresswoman herself is planning…

Read More

The New Anti-Abortion Math

April 22, 2011

Gail Collins, New York Times – One of my favorite stories about the Texas State Legislature involves the time Senator Wendy Davis was trying to ask a colleague, Troy Fraser, some questions…

Read More

Why aren’t we having a conversation about Donald Trump’s hair?

April 21, 2011

By Kathy Groob – If Donald Trump was a woman looking to make a run for president of the United States, you can bet your dollar that pundits, media-types and average Joe’s…

Read More

Wis. court challenger will seek statewide recount

April 21, 2011

MSNBC – MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Supreme Court challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg asked election officials Wednesday for a statewide recount in her flagging upset bid against Justice David Prosser, a race that marked yet another…

Read More

Is Social Media’s Importance in Politics Overblown?

April 20, 2011

by Noah Rothman,Campaigns & Elections Magazine – A story published yesterday on Politico quoted a number of sources questioning whether the amount of time that campaigns and Capitol Hill staffers spend monitoring communications…

Read More

Emerge Wisconsin Takes Bold Steps to Address 2012 Election

April 19, 2011

  In direct response to the ongoing divisive overreach of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and his Republican rubber-stamp Legislature; Emerge Wisconsin has changed the dates of its 2012 training program in order…

Read More

Female Genital Mutilation In Kenya: Local Girls Fight Back Against The Controversial Rite

April 19, 2011

Huffington Post – Two teenage girls in Kenya have attempted an unprecedented rebellion by refusing one of the most controversial rites of local womanhood: genital mutilation. As the Guardian is reporting, the procedure has bewildered…

Read More

Women scarce on Sunday political shows

April 19, 2011

“If it’s Sunday, it’s more men wearing dark suits.” By Erika Lovely for Politico – So far, none of the five major Sunday morning television news shows has embraced that as a promotional…

Read More

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer Vetoes Voter Birther Bill

April 19, 2011

Huffington Post — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has vetoed a bill to require President Barack Obama and other presidential candidates to prove their U.S. citizenship before their names can appear on the…

Read More