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ncrw.org - 12/5/2008
The Big Five
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December 8, 2008 posted by admin Kyla Bender-Baird: What message would you like to send to Hillary Clinton, our next likely Secretary of State? Emily Falk: You have your work cut out for you. The United States has received a less-than-stellar reputation world-wide for taking international action ...
naturalborncitizen.wordpress.com - 12/7/2008
Natural Born Citizen
— naturalborncitizen.wordpress.com — PRESS RELEASE: 12.08.08 7:20 pm Cort Wrotnowski’s emergency application for a stay and/or injunction as to the... Electoral College meeting on Dec. 15 was today referred to the full Court by the Honorable Associate Justice Anotonin Scalia. It has been ... (more) Natural Born Citizen

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commentsfromleftfield.com - 12/6/2008
Almost 100 Nations Sign New Ban on Cluster Munitions
— commentsfromleftfield.com — A new treaty banning the production, use, stockpiling, and transfer of cluster munitions was signed by over... 100 nations during a ceremony in Oslo, Norway, that took place Wednesday and Thursday. The text of the treaty was adopted on May 30, 2008, in Dublin, Ireland. Here is how a cluster bomb ... (more) Almost 100 Nations Sign New Ban on Cluster Munitions

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Politics on HuffingtonPost.com:  Linda Basch: Dear Secretaries Designate: Listen Up!

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Linda Basch: Dear Secretaries Designate: Listen Up!
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Women leaders are speaking out about their vision for change. Some of them have contributed to our on-line forum The Real Deal, including ...

Quick Hit: Young Women Comment on the New Administration
Feministing — ... Check out me, feministing friend Gwen Beetham, and plenty of other young women speaking out on the new pres and pres' partner over at the National Council for Research on Women's new blog The Big Five. What terminology would you replace "the first lady" with if you had the chance? (I said partner to the president.) ...

My Unsolicited Advice to the Women of "Dating a Banker Anonymously"
Feministing — ... sip cocktails). What will actually make you feel better, I promise, is to get sober about who is most deeply affected by economic downturn in this country and start seeking justice more sustainable than getting rich dudes to take you out to dinner at fancy restaurants. Here are a few stats to start you off: Women make up 30% of borrowers for mortgages, but are 32% more likely than men to receive sub-prime mortgages, despite slightly higher credit scores (682 versus 675). -The National Council for Research on Women The gender wage gap is now 22.2 percent. ...

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