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huffingtonpost.com - 10/8/2009
Arizona Mothers Storm Kyl's Senate Office, Denounce GOP as Sexist
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PHOENIX -- Dozens of local mothers descended on the office of Republican Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona Wednesday to denounce what they say are sexist attitudes held by Kyl and the Republican Party in general. The demonstration was organized by Phoenix area mothers in response to Kyl's recent quip ...
Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) Holds Up Unemployment Extension. Thanks to Him, Hundreds Of Thousands Fall Off Rolls. It's The Party of No!
crooksandliars.com - 10/10/2009
Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) Holds Up Unemployment Extension. Thanks to Him, Hundreds Of Thousands Fall ...
— crooksandliars.com — (h/t Howie Klein) If your unemployment ran out this week, you can thank Sen. Jon Kyl. Yes,... the Republican whip objected to a quick vote that would have helped all those people. You can contact him here and thank him for his compassion:  ... (more) Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) Holds Up Unemployment Extension. ...

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azcentral.com - 10/15/2009
Kyl is tuning out his female constituents
— azcentral.com — October has provided two troubling glimpses into Republican Sen. Jon Kyl's unwillingness to fight for his female... constituents. First, he landed in the hot seat by dismissing Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow's call for basic maternity care to be included ... (more) Kyl is tuning out his female constituents

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thehill.com - 10/6/2009
Kyl: One GOP vote does not make healthcare bipartisan
— thehill.com — Senate Democrats' overtures to win Sen. Olympia Snowe's (R-Maine) support on healthcare reform hardly render the reform... process bipartisan, one GOP lawmaker said Monday. Since the healthcare debate began, Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee ... (more) Kyl: One GOP vote does not make healthcare bipartisan

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The Political Carnival:  Angry Arizona Mothers: Senator Kyl, GOP Sexist

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Angry Arizona Mothers: Senator Kyl, GOP Sexist
The Political Carnival — ... Remember when Jon Vile said that he didn't need maternity care? Wasn't that sensitive of him? Yeah, Arizona mothers didn't think so either: Dozens of local mothers descended on the office of Republican Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona Wednesday to denounce what they say are sexist attitudes held by Kyl and the Republican Party in general. The demonstration was organized by Phoenix area mothers in response to Kyl's recent quip during a Senate committee meeting that he doesn't "need maternity care." The protest was ...

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