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What I Share With The Cleveland Women Held Captive

Virginia Sullivan | Posted 05.17.2013 | Fifty
Read More: Spousal Abuse, Cleveland, Domestic Abuse, Captive Cleveland Women, Cleveland Women, post50, Kidnapping, Crime, Fifty News
Virginia Sullivan

Years ago, I escaped from 18 years of an abusive situation -- and I know that it isn't chains that hold you. I was not tied in a basement. I could have found a way to escape. But my chains were mental and proved to be a much stronger binding than any physical restraint could have been.

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Angela Davis and the Culture of Domestic Violence

Dion Rabouin | Posted 12.03.2012 | Black Voices
Read More: Abuse, Violence Against Women, Crime, Domestic Violence, Angela Davis, Spousal Abuse, Black Voices News
Dion Rabouin

Perhaps the most destructive part of the problem is that no one is proposing ways to stop it from happening. There are programs for men who have been abusive, and programs for women who have been abused, but what about programs for men before they become abusive?

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Has Gov. Jerry Brown Defended and Promoted Women and Girls in California?

Lindy DeKoven | Posted 06.08.2012 | Politics
Read More: California-Commission-on-the-Status-of-Women, Governor Jerry Brown, Gender Equity, Women's Issues, Spousal Abuse, California Governor Jerry Brown, Politics News
Lindy DeKoven

To the women and girls of California: Are we going to stand by and let our commission die? Who will advocate for us if the agency is eliminated? And who will help the poorest among us?

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Spousal Abuse: The Military's Silent Epidemic

Kim Rabb | Posted 05.26.2012 | Impact
Read More: US Military, Abuse, Military, Red Cross, Jag, Operation Care, Spousal Abuse, Ymca, Swords to Plowshares, Military One Source, Domestic Violence, Impact News
Kim Rabb

Domestic abuse in the military is the best kept secret and is a silent tragedy. Due to frequent moves, the majority of military families live on one income. Their only source of financial security for the family is the active duty soldier.

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Mirkarimi Facing New Domestic Violence Allegations

Aaron Sankin | Posted 01.24.2012 | San Francisco
Read More: Christina Flores, Charges, Spousal Abuse, Ross Mirkarimi, Wife Beater, Ed Lee, Eliana Lopez, San Francisco Sheriff, San Francisco Supervisor, Domestic Violence, Arrest, San Francisco News

Things just keep getting worse for Ross Mirkarimi. San Francisco's newly elected Sheriff is now facing a second domestic abuse complaint--this tim...

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Sheriff To Face Domestic Violence Charges

AP | TERRY COLLINS | Posted 03.14.2012 | San Francisco
Read More: Sf Sheriff, Eliana Lopez, Domestic Violence Charges, San Francisco Sheriff, Spousal Abuse, Domestic Violence, Ross Mirkarimi, San Francisco News

SAN FRANCISCO — Prosecutors on Friday charged San Francisco's newly sworn-in sheriff with three misdemeanors, including domestic violence, relat...

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The 4 Most Dangerous Types Of Exes

Mark Banschick, MD | Posted 02.29.2012 | Divorce
Read More: Violence in Divorce, Regression, Malignant Divorce, Personality Disorder, Divorce, Spousal Abuse, Character Traps, Divorce News
Mark Banschick, MD

Divorce is a loss -- a death of sorts. Under the stress of loss and uncertainty, most people regress and become more irritable, needy or impulsive.

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Seeing Red

Randi Miller | Posted 02.26.2012 | DC
Read More: Abusive Boyfriends, Cruel Inhuman Degrading Treatment, Cruelty, Self-Esteem, Abusive Relationships, Spousal Abuse, Domestic Violence, Domestic Abuse, DC News
Randi Miller

There is always a next time. It always happens again. And no, they are really not sorry. Red flags should be easy to see, but apparently, in spite of...

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U.K. Man Rigs Up Homemade Electric Chair For Divorce-Seeking Wife

Posted 09.06.2011 | World
Read More: Marriage, Capital Punishment, Human Rights, Divorce, Relationships, Crime, Electric Chair, Homemade Electric Chair, Andrew Castle, Spousal Abuse, Death Penalty, Civil Rights, Domestic Abuse, World News

A British man has been sentenced to 10 years in jail after he rigged his wife up to a homemade electric chair after she asked him for a divorce. A...

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Brazilian Uses Poodle To Attack Wife

AP | Posted 08.22.2011 | World
Read More: Animal Rights, Spousal Abuse, Brazil, Animal Abuse, Brazil Man Uses Poodle, Poodle, Domestic Abuse, World News

SAO PAULO -- Police in southern Brazil say a jealous husband hit his wife in the head with a pet poodle. Inspector Thais Norah Sartori Postiglione sa...

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Why Pastors Struggle With Confronting Domestic Violence

John Shore | Posted 07.09.2011 | Religion
Read More: Wife-Beating, Religion, Religion News, Wife Abuse, Spousal Abuse, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Abusive Relationships, Pastors and Domestic Violence, Christianity and Domestic Violence, Counseling, Clergy, Christianity, Pastors, Religion News
John Shore

I hear from a disheartening number of women who write in to relate their stories of pastors who, in one way or another, advised them to stick with their abusive husbands. How could these good, well-intentioned men give advice that's so egregiously wrong?

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Turkey Grapples With Dramatic Rise In 'Honor' Killings

csmonitor.com | Alexander Christie-Miller | Posted 06.15.2011 | World
Read More: Murder, Women's Rights, Violence Against Women, Human Rights, Crime, Spousal Abuse, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, International Women's Day, Domestic Violence, World News

A drastic rise in reported "honor" killings and fatal domestic violence in Turkey has sparked a vigorous debate about the government's recent attempts...

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Love You More: A Mystery Novel That Makes Sense

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Spousal Abuse, Boston Police, Police Corruption, Lisa Gardner, Kidnapping, Mystery Novels, Murder Mystery, Books News
Jackie K. Cooper

Love You More is some of Lisa Gardner's best writing to date. Her plot is amazing in its intensity and its complexity.

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9 Things Women Must Do Before Divorce

Jeffrey A. Landers | Posted 05.25.2011 | Divorce
Read More: Divorce, Divorce Financial Checklist, Divorce Financial Strategist, Engagement Ring, Ex-Spouse, Freezing Joint Accounts, Estate, Financial Squeeze, Commingled Funds, Affluent Women, Divorce Settlement, Joint Funds, Spouse, Women, Medical Directives, Beneficiaries, Separate Property, Pre-Marital Funds, Marital Gifts, Financial Records, Spousal Abuse, Disinherit, Divorce Lawyer, Credit Reports, Divorce Proceedings, Elective Share, Credit Rating, Husband, Marital Home, Marital Funds, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, Wills, Dissipating Assets, Marital Assets, Prepare for Divorce, Living Wills, Divorce Financial Analyst, Marital Property, Removing a Spouse, Dissipating Marital Assets, Divorce Professionals, Divorce Attorney, Women Facing Divorce, Divorcing Women, Slidepollajax, Divorce News
Jeffrey A. Landers

I talk with women facing divorce on a daily basis and the emotions they are dealing with are all over the board. But there is one common thread--they ...

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Charlie Sheen: 'Network 2011'?

Amy Spies | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men, Network, Unemployment, Meltdown, Economy, Addiction, Jobs, Drugs, Mortage, Getting Fired, Move Star, Recession, Rehab, Mental Health, Celebrity, Spousal Abuse, Custody, Entertainment News
Amy Spies

Just like the Network newscaster Howard Beale, Sheen felt unsupported and unappreciated by his network employer and lashed out. Beale had been coldly fired; Sheen felt he'd been dissed.

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South African Domestic Abuse Video Shocks Viewers (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Human Rights, Women's Rights, Assault, South Africa, Spousal Abuse, South Africa Rape, Domestic Abuse, Physical Assault, Abuse, Sexual Assault, People Opposing Women Abuse, Johannesburg, Rape, Powa, Video, World News

A South African advocacy group's powerful ad about the realities of domestic abuse has become an Internet sensation, the Guardian is reporting. Pro...

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UAE Court: Men Can Beat Wives And Children, But Cannot Leave Marks

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Human Rights, Spousal Abuse, Beating Children, Physical Abuse, Abu Dhabi, Beating Wives, Child Abuse, United Arab Emirates, World News

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The UAE's highest judicial body says a man can beat his wife and young children as long as the beating leaves ...

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Safe Haven: Another Safe Story From Sparks

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Spousal Abuse, Nicholas Sparks, Supernatural, Widowers, North Carolina, Book Reviews, Book Review, Books, Books News
Jackie K. Cooper

Sparks writes sentimental tearjerkers that are just dramatic enough to be engrossing and just sad enough to bring on tears. Most critics give his novels short shrift and dismiss him as a pop author.

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Like Dandelion Dust Is a Minor Movie Worthy of Major Respect

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Spousal Abuse, Adoption, Mira Sorvino, Karen Kingsbury, Barry Pepper, Movie Review, Film, Movies, Entertainment News
Jackie K. Cooper

Audiences can identify with the parents who gave up their child as well as with the adoptive parents who have raised the boy all his life. Both sets of parents love him but only one set can have him.

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Army: Rapes Up 236%, Child and Spousal Abuse Up 177%

Aaron Glantz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Desertion, Child Abuse, Army, Rape, Awol, Spousal Abuse, Politics News
Aaron Glantz

The number of sex offenses by active duty soldiers more than tripled -- from 302 in 2001 to more than 1,000 in 2009.

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Church To Abused Wife: "Stay With Him"

John Shore | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Read More: Catholic Church, Wife Abuse, Religion, Roman Catholic Church, Abusive Relationships, Catholic Church and Divorce, Spousal Abuse, Wife-Beating, Christianity and Divorce, Domestic Violence, Domestic Abuse, Religion News
John Shore

This letter, from an abused wife, came in last week. I'm sad to say it's typical -- especially the part about how this woman's church "family" responded to her suffering.

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What Happens When a Public Official Loses Touch With Reality?

Stanton Peele | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Public Integrity Commission, David Johnson, Andrew Cuomo, Lying Under Oath, Yankees Tickets, David Paterson, Yankee-President-Randy-Levine, Spousal Abuse, New York News
Stanton Peele

David Paterson's comments are more and more out of touch with the reality of his situation -- and it's worrisome, for him and New York.

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Tiger Woods, Oprah and a Remarkable Return... Maybe

Robbie Vorhaus | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Read More: Oprah Winfrey, 60 Minutes, Img, Sex Addiction, Spousal Abuse, Espn, Tiger Woods, Elin Nordegren, Sports News
Robbie Vorhaus

I predict that to mark his grand return, Tiger Woods will appear on 60 Minutes, Oprah and ESPN, and then disappear again.

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NY1's Dominic Carter Accused Of Assaulting Wife

nypost.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Marilyn Carter, Dominic Carter, No Momma's Boy, Crime, Spousal Abuse, Rockland County, Ny1, Pomona, Inside City Hall, Punched in Face, Domestic Abuse, New York News

Hot-headed NY1 political anchor Dominic Carter is due in court today after being accused by his wife of punching, choking and kicking her in their sub...

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Obama Abuse

W. Hunter Roberts | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Health Care Reform, Nobel Peace Prize, Public Option, Obama Health Care, Barack Obama, Spousal Abuse, Republicans, Healthy Living News
W. Hunter Roberts

The verbiage being hurled at President Obama sounds, to my twenty five years of counseling-trained ears, more like the rhetoric of abuse than of political discourse.

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