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GOP stalls Violence Against Women Act renewal
August 23, 2012Renewal of the Violence Against Women Act is tied up in Congress. The reason: Republicans.
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Sandra Fluke campaigning hard for Obama
August 23, 2012Sandra Fluke, who has become a national figure in the fight for women's reproductive rights, is campaigning hard now for the re-election of President Obama.
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Akin just said out loud what fellow Republicans think
August 23, 2012U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin stirred up a storm when he said, "If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down."
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Today in labor history: Air Line Stewardesses Association formed
August 22, 2012Five flight attendants formed the Air Line Stewardesses Association, the first-ever labor union representing female flight attendants.
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Germany’s plans to go green
August 21, 2012If the shift is successful, Germany could stand as a paradigm for industrialized countries looking to do the same.
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