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GOP Strategist Denies Women Make Less Than Men

The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 04.29.2012

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A GOP strategist on Sunday denied that women make less money in the workplace than their male counterparts. Responding to Rachel Maddow's comment t...

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Dem Rep: 'If You're A Self-Respecting Human Being, Vote Obama'

The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 04.20.2012

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Barbara Boxer made a strong statement about the 2012 election this week. "I gotta say to the women out there, whether you're Republican or Democrat...

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Laura Bassett

Lilly Ledbetter Slams Mitt Romney, GOP On Fair Pay Issue

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 04.18.2012

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Lilly Ledbetter, the woman who famously sued her employer after discovering she was being paid less than her male colleagues and who inspired the firs...

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The Irrelevance of Mitt Romney

Paul Abrams | Posted 04.17.2012

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Paul Abrams

There is only one thing important to know about Mitt Romney, and we already know it. He has no deep convictions. Without convictions, he is not going to step in front of the machine that brought him the White House, his cherished dream, and say "no."

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Equal Pay Is About Economic Security For Middle Class Families

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand | Posted 04.17.2012

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Let's pledge to make sure that this day continues to move earlier and earlier in the year until women don't have to work even one day more than men to earn the same wage.

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Amanda Terkel

GOP Senate Candidate Slams Lilly Ledbetter Act: 'That Thing Is A Nuisance'

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 04.13.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Former Republican congressman Pete Hoekstra, who is now running to unseat Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), weighed in on the Lilly Ledbet...

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Romney: Obama 'Has Failed American Women'

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 04.11.2012

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WARWICK, R.I. — Presidential candidate Mitt Romney intensified his efforts Wednesday to rebut claims that he and fellow Republicans are insuffic...

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Sam Stein

Mitt Romney Won't Repeal The Lilly Ledbetter Act, Campaign Confirms

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.11.2012

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WASHINGTON -- As president, Mitt Romney would not repeal the Lilly Ledbetter Act, which provides women with more legal channels through which to pursu...

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Three Years Ago Today, Fairness Prevailed

Lilly Ledbetter | Posted 03.31.2012

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Lilly Ledbetter

I had to wait more than 10 years before I knew I was being discriminated against. Within a week and a half after Obama was inaugurated, he signed his name to the law that bears mine -- the very first one he enacted.

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Obama Restored Honor and Dignity to the White House. He's the Real Thing.

Bella DePaulo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Watching President Obama on Jon Stewart's Daily Show last night reminded me of why I think so highly of him. In no particular order, my incomplete lis...

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Lilly Ledbetter Act: Obama Signs His First Bill (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Act, the first he signed as president. Ledbetter, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and First Lady Michelle Obama were ...

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