Kirsten Gillibrand

Top Dem: 'I Have Quite A Bit Of Trash Talking Experience'

Roll Call | Posted 05.31.2012

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In sports, trash talking can be a potent weapon in puffing up the collective team ego while cutting that of the opposition. For the Congressional W...

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Gender Armageddon and the Broken Women's Movement

Amy Siskind | Posted 05.30.2012

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I'll own it. The reason I'm mesmerized by the girls in Girls -- the hapless, aimless, tragic victims -- is because of guilt. We've let these young women down.

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GOP Senate Candidate: I Would Have Married My Mother

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 05.29.2012

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A Republican U.S. Senate candidate in New York defended her past legal analysis that declared gay marriage could lead to legalizing nuptials with some...

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Women Allowed In Combat Under Senate Defense Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 05.24.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A measure to let women fight on the front lines is part of the massive defense bill proposed Thursday in the Senate. The National Def...

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City Cracks Down On Overpriced Manicures...For Men

Posted 05.23.2012

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In post-metrosexual America, plenty of dudes (see: Charles Barkley) are getting manicures, pedicures and waxes. And for years in New York, salons ...

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Bill Would Put Women On Front Lines In Battle

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 05.17.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. military opened more jobs to women this week that are closer to combat, but a new bill being introduced in the Senate would all...

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Obama's Gay Marriage Support Elicits Strong Response From NY Leaders

Posted 05.09.2012

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As news of President Obama's support for gay marriage broke on Wednesday, New York's top politicians reacted to the historical civil rights milestone....

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Power Moms To Watch In 2012

Babble.com | Posted 05.09.2012

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Here are the moms you're going to see on the campaign trail this year in various roles -- they're ones we should all be watching!

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Gillibrand, Giffords Shop Before Pro-Choice Dinner

Posted 04.24.2012

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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Gabby Giffords may not be Congressional colleagues any longer, but they are still good friends. Gillibrand tw...

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Veterans 'Storm The Hill' To Meet With Lawmakers, Pass Legislation

Tireak C. Tulloch | Posted 04.19.2012

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As a Marine Corps veteran deployed twice in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, I can attest that there is nothing like being around other veterans -- especially when we gather for a shared cause.

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Right-Wing Republicans Gorge Themselves at the Public Trough, While Telling the Rest of Us to Suck It Up

Pearl Korn | Posted 04.10.2012

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We must become a much more politically engaged and informed population and take responsibility for ensuring that those we elect to represent us in Congress are held accountable, but also support them when they do the right thing.

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Reforming Washington & Restoring Our Faith in Congress

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand | Posted 04.04.2012

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If we are going to restore the trust the American people have in Congress and rebuild their faith in government, increasing transparency and accountability in many aspects of how Washington does business is imperative. The STOCK Act is just a start.

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What if Goldman Sachs Was Run by 'Fiona' Blankfein?

Amy Siskind | Posted 04.03.2012

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The problem of gender imbalance is endemic and our leadership is failing us. Desperately failing us. And here's the startling fact behind the numbers: unless we take action, gender imbalance will only get worse!

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Sandra Fluke Weighs A Political Future

HuffingtonPost.com | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 03.21.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Sandra Fluke said Tuesday that she'd been asked to run for office, and she didn't rule it out -- someday. "Numerous American women ha...

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Republicans See Scheme In Dems' Push On Violence Against Women Act

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 03.15.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats began their push to renew the Violence Against Women Act on Thursday, as the Republican leader accused them of perpetua...

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Rush Limbaugh's TV Patron Challenges Kirsten GIllibrand

The Huffington Post | Michael McAuliff | Posted 03.13.2012

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In the department of not-good timing, the latest candidate hoping to challenge New York Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has as one of his claims to...

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Weiner's Successor Announces Bid For Higher Office

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 03.13.2012

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Six months after his upset victory in a special election for Congress, U.S. Rep. Bob Turner (R-N.Y.) has announced that he will seek the Republican no...

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Bob Turner To Challenge Kirsten Gillibrand For Senate Seat

Posted 03.16.2012

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Congressman Bob Turner has announced to fellow Republicans his intent on challenging Senator Kirsten Gillibrand in this year's upcoming election. ...

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Sarah Palin's Sexy Surge

Lauren Ashburn | Posted 05.09.2012

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The politics of celebrity -- the sexy candidate phenomenon -- leapt from the big screen to the campaign trail. Many seem to presume that a charismatic candidate is automatically capable of being a great leader. That's a formula for success in Hollywood, but is it right for American politics?

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Ending Oppression and Empowering Women & Girls Around The World

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand | Posted 05.08.2012

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I can't think of a better way to celebrate International Women's Day than to pick up Half The Sky, be inspired by the women profiled in the book and take action for all the women and girls around the world who aren't yet empowered to do so for themselves.

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Don't Derail Transportation Jobs

Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted 05.05.2012

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If Congress is serious about putting Americans back to work -- if they're serious about reviving communities, keeping our roads and bridges safe, and protecting our kids and our health -- they'll pass a transportation bill that America needs now.

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Democrats Accuse GOP Of 'War On Women'

The Huffington Post | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 02.29.2012

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The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is taking advantage of the controversy over contraception and women's health issues to feature its female...

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Bellbottoms and Skinny Jeans: To Everything There Is a Season

Barbara Lee | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Women, Birth Control, Title IX, Kirsten Gillibrand, Komen Planned Parenthood, Roe v. Wade, Women News

When I was in bellbottoms and platform shoes, it seemed that we were moving past this place of politicizing women's health -- battles were being fought, but we were going to win this war.

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Same-Sex Couple Wins Immigration Relief, Removing Deportation Fear

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 02.10.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The Defense of Marriage Act is intact, but at least two same-sex married couples have been granted a reprieve, at least temporarily, fro...

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Can Joe Lieberman Block Diplomacy With Iran That Would Prevent War?

Robert Naiman | Posted 04.10.2012

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If the reports are accurate, then what Lieberman and Graham seek to do is block the president from pursuing a goal that knowledgeable American and European officials say is the "most attainable outcome."

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