Costa Rica Elects First Women President
Costa Ricans elected their first woman president Sunday as Central America’s most politically and economically stable country chose the former Vice President, Laura Chinchilla. She won with 47% of the vote therefore…
Read MoreKentucky House Passes Ban on Texting While Driving
Despite the political controversy, this week the Kentucky House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban text messaging by drivers of all ages and cell phone use by drivers under age…
Read MoreBreaking More Barriers, Woman Takes P.B.A. Title
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kelly Kulick became the first woman to win a Professional Bowlers Association Tour title on Sunday, beating Chris Barnes in the final of the…
Read MoreAfter Senate Race, Some Say Barrier for Women in Massachusetts Still Stands
By KATIE ZEZIMA, The New York Times The defeat of Martha Coakley in last week’s special election to fill the Senate seat that was long held by Edward M. Kennedy has reignited…
Read MoreOn Money and Politics
by Governor Ed Rendell From Campaigns & Elections Magazine Since I left office as mayor of Philadelphia, I have taught a course at my alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania. The course…
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Nude Model Defeats Martha Coakley
by Kathy Groob, Publisher – Former Cosmopolitan centerfold, Massashusetts Senator Scott Brown has defeated Attorney General Martha Coakley in the special election Tuesday to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat that was…
Read MoreSunlight Foundation Works to Make Lobbying More Transparent
Law to Curb Lobbying Sends It Underground By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK, New York Times WASHINGTON — Ellen Miller, co-founder of the Sunlight Foundation, has spent years arguing for rules to force more…
Read MoreSTANDING BY: Coakley Trails in Early Returns in Massachusetts
On Tuesday, January 19th, voters in Massachusetts will have their chance to elect a woman to the late Edward Kennedy’s U.S. Senate seat. Secretary of State Martha Coakley (D) has a chance…
Read MoreVice President Joe Biden’s Mother Dies at 92
Catherine “Jean” Biden died today in Wilmington, Delaware, surrounded by family, according to a statement released by the White House. Born Catherine Eugenia Finnegan, the mother of Vice President Joe Biden was…
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