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NEWS BRIEF Women’s Groups Call Out Political Sexism, Obama’s Speech, Congo Rapes

September 2, 2010 – 12:12 pm

Women’s Groups Call Out Political Sexism
9/1/10
Washington Post: The list includes the talk radio host who called a female senator a “prostitute” for cutting a deal to benefit her state, the male challenger who referred to his female rival “attractive” and “probably a good mother,” and the TV host who noted that the candidate’s wife looked [...]

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NEWS BRIEF Jessica Coen, Nancy Pelosi, Congo Rape

August 26, 2010 – 12:22 pm

How Poisoned Pixels Skew The Female Image: Connie Schultz
8/25/10
Cleveland.com: Any American who cares about women should know about Jessica Coen, and wish her a long and fruitful life. She is fighting for our girls, one magazine cover at a time.
Pelosi: Celebrate Today, Vote In Every Election
8/26/10
Women’s eNews: Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the U.S. House [...]

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NEWS BRIEF Woman-Friendly Websites, Elizabeth Warren, Stoning

August 23, 2010 – 10:58 am

Tomorrow’s Media Needs To Be Wired, Inspired And For Women
8/22/10
Guardian: Many national newspapers have more male readers than female. But that gap is closing fast, and the successes of female-friendly websites like Mail Online are beginning to suggest a clear direction for the future.
Consumers Clamoring For A Leader
8/20/10
NY Times: With the president on vacation, nobody [...]

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NEWS BRIEF Dr. Laura, GOP Breakthrough, Bangladesh Prostitutes Win Job Title

August 19, 2010 – 10:03 am

Dr. Laura to Leave Radio Amid N-Word Controversy
8/18/10
LA Times: Schlessinger, under fire since using a racial slur on her radio show, won’t renew her contract. ‘I want my 1st Amendment rights back,’ she says, citing threats.
A Breakthrough for the GOP: More Women Running
8/19/10
Time: Nikki Haley, Meg Whitman, Linda McMahon, Sarah Palin’s “Grizzly Mamas,” suddenly this [...]

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NEWS BRIEF Cathy, Vicki Kennedy, Catholic Church

August 16, 2010 – 10:47 am

Swimsuit Season’s Over. For Good.
8/15/10
NY Times: The “Cathy” cartoon is coming to an end, but her stresses are still abundant.  While a lot has improved for women over the last three decades, a lot of the same insecurities that were manifest in the Cathy of 1976 are still there in 2010.
Prominent Democrats Want Kennedy’s Widow [...]

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NEWS BRIEF Desiree Rogers, MA Maternity Leave Limits, Argentina’s Reproductive Policies

August 12, 2010 – 10:45 am

Desiree Rogers: The Ex-White House Staffer on Her New CEO Job
8/11/10
Wall Street Journal: Desiree Rogers, the former White House social secretary who left that job after a D.C. couple crashed a state dinner, has been named CEO of Johnson Publishing, the Chicago firm that puts out Ebony and Jet magazines.
MA Supreme Court Reaffirms Maternity Leave [...]

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NEWS BRIEF Net Neutrality, Credit Card Debt, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani

August 9, 2010 – 10:13 am

A Net Game For Google?
8/7/10
New York Times: In last week’s controversy over whether Google and Verizon are hatching a deal to undermine net neutrality, it pays to look closely at their words. Both companies maintain that there is no deal and that no money will be paid for faster transmission of data.
U.S. Law Puts [...]

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NEWS BRIEF Oprah Over Budget, Judge Strikes Proposition 8, Safe Passage in India

August 5, 2010 – 10:52 am

Oprah Costs Discovery a Fortune
8/4/10
NY Post: Oprah’s over budget.  Discovery Communications has said that the $100 million it set aside to launch Oprah Winfrey’s OWN cable network in January isn’t going to cut it anymore.
Judge Strikes California’s Ban on Same-Sex Marriage, Proposition 8
8/5/10
Washington Post: A federal judge in California ruled Wednesday that the state’s ban [...]

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NEWS BRIEF Christiane Amanpour, Elizabeth Warren, Sayeeda Warsi

August 2, 2010 – 11:25 am

Christian Amanpour Takes On ABC News’ ‘This Week’
8/1/10
Christian Amanpour makes her debut on ABC News’ Sunday show, “This Week.”
Elizabeth Warren: My Mission Is To Restore The Great American Middle Class
8/1/10
At Netroots Nation, Elizabeth Warren spoke about how to make the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau help protect the U.S. economy.
Sayeeda Warsi: ‘What I Find Amazing [...]

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NEWS BRIEF Ellen Rosenbush, Arizona Law Blocked, Iran Stoning Case

July 29, 2010 – 10:19 am

Ellen Rosenbush is Officially the Editor of Harper’s
7/26/10
Observer: After nearly six months as the acting editor of Harper’s Magazine following the departure of Roger Hodge, Ellen Rosenbush will keep the title of editor for good.
Judge Blocks Arizona Law
7/29/10
Wall Street Journal: Obama wins injunction stalling broad state crackdown on illegal immigrants.
Lawyer in Iran Stoning Case “Missing”
7/28/10
BBC: [...]

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