Congresswoman Terri Sewell Elected President of Democratic Freshman Class in Congress
Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell Elected President of the Democratic Freshman Class of the 112th Congress – Was Appointed Senior Whip by House Democratic Whip and Also Elected as a Regional Whip WASHINGTON, DC…
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Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson Announces She Won’t Run in 2012
(CNN) – Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, announced Thursday that she will not seek re-election in 2012.
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Women take reins of power in Latin America, but not in the U.S.
By Teo Ballve, The Progressive –The inauguration of Brazil’s first female president is a stark reminder that the United States lags far behind its Latin American neighbors in electing women to power.…
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The Shooting of Congresswoman Giffords: What does it mean for women?
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine The horror of the attempted assassination of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona transcends gender, race and all of our other culturally diverse groups in the United…
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BREAKING NEWS: Congresswoman Giffords Shot in the Head – Condition Very Grave
Physicians at University Hospital in Tuscon, Arizona are reporting that Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-Tuscon) is expected to live despite being shot through the head in a shooting at approximately 10 a.m. outside…
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Women raped in mass attack AGAIN in the Congo
CNN–Dozens of women were raped in a coordinated attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo on New Year’s Day, Doctors Without Borders said Thursday. The humanitarian agency said 33 women were raped…
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Brazil swears in ‘Iron Lady’ as first woman president
MSNBC – A one-time Marxist guerrilla who was tortured under Brazil’s long dictatorship became the first female president of Latin America’s largest nation when she was sworn in Saturday. Dilma Rousseff takes…
Read MoreHere Come the Governors
by Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine It’s a new year, but the same old story for women. Twenty-six new governors were sworn into office at the stroke of midnight. Just six are…
Read MoreMurkowski certified winner of Alaska Senate race
JUNEAU, Alaska — Sen. Lisa Murkowski was officially named the winner of Alaska’s U.S. Senate race Thursday, following a legal battle that lasted longer than the write-in campaign she waged to keep…
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