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Presidential Report Card: How Much Has Obama Really Done For Women?

Allison Gaudet Yarrow | Posted 10.28.2011

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Allison Gaudet Yarrow

Friday, in a White House press release celebrating the 91st anniversary of women's suffrage in the U.S., President Obama declared: "The 19th Amendme...

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For Kagan Hearings, That's a Wrap

Doug Kendall | Posted 05.25.2011

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Doug Kendall

Most Senators seemed openly confident (or at least, resigned to the fact) that Solicitor General Kagan will soon be Justice Kagan. Based on this week's performance, she most certainly has earned it.

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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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Why What Palin Doesn't Know About the Supreme Court Matters

Tanene Allison | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tanene Allison

One of the highest offices in our country could be held by someone who doesn't even know anything the Supreme Court of the United States has ever done, other than Roe v. Wade.

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Dems To Force Equal Pay Vote On McCain

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

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Democrats have hammered Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) this summer over his vote against legislation pushing equal pay for women and men. The Lilly Ledbet...

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The Hurdle Hillary Supporters Can't Get Over

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joanne Bamberger

As I was pondering why there is still so much coverage of the so-called reluctance of "older" Hillary supporters to become enthusiastic about Obama, I had one of those light-bulb, Oprah AHA! moments.

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