Women In Politics

HUFFPOST HILL – JUNE 16TH, 2010
What’s Your Reaction? When it comes to disappointing, Congress never disappoints.

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Durbin cedes ground on debit-card fee limits
U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin, faced with growing opposition and slipping support for his proposal to cap debit-card “swipe” fees, said he is working to exempt prepaid cards governments use to distribute benefits.

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US lawmakers fight interchange amendment
Reform would affect fees merchants pay on debit card transactions. 17 Jun 2010 8:24 AM

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Questions about how Red Cross is spending Haiti relief funds mounting
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Fred Sajous, a Haitian earthquake survivor armed with a video camera and a cause, is a man on a mission: to figure out how the American Red Cross spent the $430 million it raised for the disaster.

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For Politicians, Reciting the Bard is Hard
Ever looked at your local lawmaker and thought: I know how well he governs, but can he act? No? To sate your boundless curiosity, you’ll be shocked to learn that the answer is: Very poorly.

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Capital theater: Pingree takes the stage for the Bard
The Maine congresswoman joins 13 other lawmakers in Washington for a Shakespearean fundraiser.

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Earthquake survivor puts the spotlight on Red Cross’ spending in Haiti
Fred Sajous, a Haitian earthquake survivor armed with a video camera and a cause, is a man on a mission: to figure out how the American Red Cross spent the $430 million it raised for the disaster.

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Samuel S. Epstein: Regulation of Carcinogens Is Four Decades Overdue
In spite of well-documented evidence relating the escalating incidence of cancer to a wide range of avoidable carcinogenic exposures, the National Cancer Institute remains asleep at the wheel.

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Student Puts the Spotlight on Red Cross’ Spending in Haiti
by Frances Robles Fred Sajous, a Haitian earthquake survivor armed with a video camera and a cause, is a man on a mission: to figure out how the American Red Cross spent the $430 million it raised for the disaster. The former Broward Community College student visited the tent city across the street from the American Red Cross’ Pétionville headquarters. Tent city leaders said they had not …

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Transgender Candidate Touts Conservative Values
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz faces seven largely unknown opponents in the race vying for the 20th Congressional district seat. One of those opponents is Donna Milo, formerly Ed Milo, who had a sex change operation 10 years ago.

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