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tortdeform.com - 1/23/2009
Equal Pay in the New Administration
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A new, self-proclaimed feminist President pledges to support fair pay legislation. Now it is up to the Senate to do the same. On this month’s cover of Ms. Magazine, “Superman Obama” rips open his shirt to reveal the message, “This...
google.com - 1/29/2009
The Associated Press: Obama set to sign equal-pay bill
— google.com — 7 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama is signing into law an equal-pay bill that is... popular with labor and women's groups and is expected to make it easier for workers to sue for decades-old discrimination. Obama was to sign the Lilly ... (more) The Associated Press: Obama set to sign equal-pay bill

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mcclatchydc.com - 1/23/2009
Senate approves landmark equal pay legislation
— mcclatchydc.com — WASHINGTON — The Senate approved landmark worker rights legislation on Thursday that will make it easier for... those who think they've endured pay discrimination to seek legal help. The vote was 61-36. (more) Senate approves landmark equal pay legislation

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Muslims in the Lords
brusselsjournal.com - 1/26/2009
Muslims in the Lords
— brusselsjournal.com — The House of Lords is a venerable British institution, but what does one get if one accepts... Muslims in? This: A member of the Lords intended to invite her colleagues to a private meeting in a conference room in the House of Lords to meet the Dutch ... (more) Muslims in the Lords

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DownWithTyranny!:  The Republican War On Working Families Hits A Roadblock-- And Lilly Ledbetter Act Passes The Senate... By A Landslide

Feministing:  Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Passes Senate

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The Republican War On Working Families Hits A Roadblock-- And Lilly Ledbetter Act Passes The Senate... By A Landslide
DownWithTyranny! — ... President Obama has already said he is eager to sign both bills. And yesterday they moved to the Senate. Beverly Neufeld at TortDeform-- The Civil Justice Defense Blog set the stage nicely in the morning and warned against likely amendments by reactionaries that were introduced to weaken the intent of the bill. Needless to say, the GOP had no problem finding a lady-shill as their anti-woman stooge. Texas clown Kay Bailey Hutchison, who is eyeing a run for governor, offered an amendment, or actually a substitute bill, that would require women to prove "a reasonable suspicion of ...

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Passes Senate
Feministing — ... However, the Paycheck Fairness Act still waits in the wings for Senate's passage. Kia Franklin at Tort Deform reminds us why both the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act are critical: ...

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