Palin Angered By ‘Sexist’ Newsweek Cover
11/17/09
Yahoo: Palin herself blasted the “out-of-context” cover as “sexist”.

U.S. Attorney Nominee Criticized Over Raids
11/17/09
NY Times: Criticism is arising over President Obama’s nomination for United States attorney in northern Iowa of a prosecutor who had a leading role in the criminal cases against hundreds of illegal immigrants arrested in a May 2008 raid at a meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa.

Saharan Activist ‘Facing Court’
11/17/09
BBC: A Western Sahara activist on hunger strike in Spain’s Canary Islands has been told to appear in court on public order charges.

Nation’s Oldest Gay Newspaper Closes
11/17/09
NPR: The Washington Blade, an influential newspaper that serves Washington, D.C.’s gay community, was shut down.

CNN’s Candy Crowley Talks About Her New Look
11/18/09
LA Times: A distinguished journalistic career doesn’t shield Crowley from speculations on her weight.

Clinton Visits Karzai On Eve Of Inauguration
11/19/09
NY Times: Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived in Afghanistan to exhort President Hamid Karzai and his government to do a better job of cracking down on corruption in Afghanistan.

Stupak Watch: Pro-Life Dems Back Off
11/17/09
Newsweek: Pro-life Democrat Sens. Ben Nelson and Bob Casey Jr., both staunch abortion opponents and Stupak-amendment supporters, are toning down their demands.

Child’s Mother Refuses To Deploy
11/17/09
WTOC News: A mother has to choose between her child and her sworn commitment to this country.

Green Card Seekers Won’t Have To Get HPV Vaccine
11/16/09
Charleston Daily Mail: Immigrant girls and women will no longer have to be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted virus to get their green cards.

Women ‘Bearing Brunt’ Of Climate Change
11/18/09
CNN: UNFPA warns that it is women in the developing world who are bearing the brunt of the worsening and accelerating impact of climate change.

Libyan Leader in Italy Seeks Tall, Leggy and Pious
11/17/09
NY Times: 200 women who answered a Rome modeling agency’s advertisement for tall, attractive party guests ended up being the guests of Libyan leader, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.

Burma’s Suu Kyi Calls For Talks
11/16/09
BBC: Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has reportedly sent a letter to the head of the country’s military government, calling for direct talks.

Zambia Judge Clears Editor In Morals Case Over Photos
11/17/09
NY Times: A Zambian newspaper editor was acquitted on charges of distributing obscene materials with the intent of corrupting public morals, a case filed against her after she sent photos of a woman in childbirth to government officials and other prominent figures.

Calm In A Cancer Storm
11/18/09
Washington Post: Calm is what some are urging in the wake of a new federal report on breast cancer screening.

Nearly Half Of Women Are Vitamin A Deficient
11/18/09
Emax Health: A newly discovered genetic variation may be the reason why nearly half of women in the United Kingdom are vitamin A deficient.

What Should A Feminist Man Look Like?
11/14/09
American Prospect via AlterNet: Many young men reject the trappings of traditional, sexist masculinity. But what’s the alternative?

St. Mary’s (Calif.) Girls Team Shoots For A State Title Repeat
11/17/09
USA Today: The girls basketball team at St. Mary’s looks a lot like last season’s, which is very bad for its competitors.