Women In Politics

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Viefhaus takes walk down two halls at Michigan
The University of Michigan has a All-American room at their softball complex with photos of all of the All-Americans in the school’s history.

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Haley Web Ad Pulled Due to Black Eyed Peas Tune
COLUMBIA, SC (AP) — Republican gubernatorial nominee Nikki Haley has pulled an online ad that used a popular Black Eyed Peas song without permission.

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Library lists summer reading program totals
The Arlene Cherry Memorial Library in Cabot recently completed its summer reading program. The themes for this year’s programs were “Make a Splash at Your Library” for younger children and “Make Waves at Your Library” for older children.

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Barnes wins Georgia Democratic battle, GOP fight heads to runoff
Former Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes is a step closer to his goal of winning back his old job.

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Democratic gov hopeful Sheheen releases tax info
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial candidate Vincent Sheheen has released 10 years of income tax records and challenged his Republican opponent to do the same.

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Nikki Haley, Jake Knotts, and Acceptable Racism
South Carolina state Sen. Jake Knotts’s racist comments about Nikki Haley point to a new trend of “acceptable racism”—targeting Middle Easterners and Muslims.

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FBI, IRS probe Myrtle Beach campaign donations
The FBI and the Internal Revenue Service have launched criminal investigations into $239,500 worth of campaign contributions given last year to political action committees and area politicians, including former gubernatorial candidate Gresham Barrett and members of the Myrtle Beach City Council.

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Romney PAC reports raising $1.8M in second quarter
Associated Press – July 15, 2010 3:04 PM ET BOSTON (AP) – A political action committee run by prospective 2012 Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney raised over $1.8 million during the…

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Prospective 2012 GOP pres. candidate Romney reports raising $1.8M, donating $350,000, from PAC
BOSTON – A political action committee run by prospective 2012 Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney raised over $1.8 million during the second quarter of the year.

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Palin’s PAC pours $87,500 on candidates
Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska Sarah Palin’s political action committee contributed at least

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