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Romney's Popularity Spikes With Women

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 05.30.2012

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In the tug-of-war for women's votes, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney appears to be gaining some ground. A new ABC News/Washington Post...

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Obama Accused Of Condescending To Women

New York Times | Posted 05.20.2012

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WHEN I listen to President Obama speak to and about women, he sometimes sounds too paternalistic for my taste. In numerous appearances over the years ...

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Obama Declares 'National Women's Health Week'

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 05.14.2012

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Women's health has emerged as such a major theme of the 2012 elections that President Barack Obama has dedicated a week-long celebration to it. The pr...

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New Online Tool Touts Obama's Pro-Women Policies

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 05.03.2012

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WASHINGTON -- As former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama vie for the crucial women's vote in the upcoming presidential electi...

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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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Obama Is Aggressor In War On Women, Romney Campaign Says

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.10.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney's campaign declared during a conference call with reporters Tuesday that if there is a war on women, the major blow was Pres...

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Obama Vows To Stay Focused On Women's Economic Security

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 04.06.2012

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama vowed on Friday to continue making economic security for women a priority and touted a new report that showcases ...

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Obama Weighs In On Women's Issues

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 04.10.2012

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday showered attention on helping women yet warned in the same motion that they should not be reduced...

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Obama Campaign Hosting Women's Issue Conference

The Huffington Post | Amanda Terkel | Posted 04.05.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The Obama campaign is hosting the National Women’s Issues Conference on April 27-28 in Washington, D.C., featuring remarks by Presiden...

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Gender Gap Favoring Obama Is Wider Now Than In 2008

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 03.29.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Women voters played a strong role in securing President Barack Obama's victory in 2008, and new polling shows that the gender gap betwee...

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Obama Team Plans Big Push For Women Voters

The New York Times | Posted 03.10.2012

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President Obama’s re-election campaign is beginning an intensified effort this week to build support among women, using the debate over the new heal...

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Barack Obama Comments On Rush Limbaugh, The 'War On Women'

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 03.06.2012

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President Barack Obama weighed in on what many have characterized as the "War on Women" in a press conference Tuesday, criticizing Rush Limbaugh for h...

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Obama Gets Back In The Good Graces Of Women

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN and JENNIFER AGIESTA | Posted 04.28.2012

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WASHINGTON — It's looking like President Barack Obama may be back in the good graces of women. His support dropped among this critical constitu...

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White House Denounces Congress Revival Of Birth Control Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.15.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Unbowed by the dust-up from last week’s contraception debate, the Obama administration has jumped feet-first into the next round. ...

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Obama's Contraception Rule A Matter Of Life-Altering Care For Some

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.10.2012

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The debate over President Barack Obama's new contraception-coverage rule has been largely been considered through the frame of rel...

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Bold Obama Move Threatens To Divide Democrats

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 04.10.2012

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WASHINGTON — Democrats are deeply divided over President Barack Obama's new rule that religious schools and hospitals must provide insurance for...

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Senators Demand Answers On Administration's Plan B Decision

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 12.13.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Fourteen Democratic senators, led by Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), sent the Obama administration a letter on Tuesday asking for the scien...

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Obama Campaign Tries To Woo Women Voters

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 11.15.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Obama campaign is launching its 2012 "Women for Obama" initiative, an effort to mobilize this crucial voting bloc for the president'...

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Obama Addresses Key Constituency, Slams GOP

AP | JIM KUHNHNEN | Posted 01.10.2012

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WASHINGTON — An aggressive President Barack Obama declared Wednesday that congressional Republicans are more interested in dividing the country ...

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Ron Suskind, Anita Dunn Dispute Account Of White House's Woman Problem

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.20.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The debate over whether the Obama White House has been a hostile work place for women devolved on Tuesday into a sharp dispute over repo...

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Gloria Steinem Fundraising For Obama's Reelection

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 10.30.2011

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WASHINGTON -- First Lady Michelle Obama, longtime feminist activist Gloria Steinem and several other prominent Democratic women will be the featured g...

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Obama Fights 'Boys Club' Image In The White House

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Late last year, President Barack Obama summoned the highest-ranking women on his staff to a dinner at the White House so he could a...

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Dems Target Women For Health Care Overhaul

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The White House and top Democrats, intensifying their push to build support for their party's health overhaul proposals, are increa...

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New Hope For Women and Girls From Washington, D.C.

Judy Patrick | Posted 05.25.2011

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The creation of the White House Council on Women and Girls is deeply significant. By improving the lives of women, we improve the lives of their children, families and communities.

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Open Letter to President-Elect Obama

Eve Ensler, Kavita Ramdas and Zainab Salbi | Posted 05.25.2011

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President-elect Obama, we are calling on you to be the president who ushers in the time of women.

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