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Selling Out Women’s Civil Rights
Selling Out Women’s Civil Rights
Pres. Obama opened the door to sell us out when he decided to put the Hyde Amendment in the budget , something Bill Clinton never did . But Mr. Obama didn’t stop there. During the stimulus fight, at the first sign of displeasure, our President personally asked that ...
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Taylor Marsh: In Pelosi's House, 64 Democrats Sell Women Out
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... ... .. It was back in the late 1970s and I was living on the New Jersey coast, just outside New York, before I hit Broadway. My boyfriend and I were very careful about sex, never forgetting to use contraception. In fact, we both protected ourselves so we wouldn't become one of the small minority where protection doesn't work. It happened anyway. It's a very personal story, but lets just say what I went through never leaves my consciousness. ...

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