Women In Politics

Michele Willens: Face It: The Positives and Perils of Being Out of Touch
What does it really mean to be out of touch? Is it as simple as living on one of the coasts and spending scant time in the middle section?

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US envoy to Malta resigns after being criticized for speaking, writing too much about religion
WASHINGTON – The U.S. ambassador to Malta, an important Roman Catholic supporter of President Barack Obama, said Sunday he would resign after a State Department report criticized him for spending too much time writing and speaking about his religious beliefs.

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Voices being heard loud and clear at ‘Hear Us’
Susan BarrKern Valley Sun The recently formed “Hear Us Movement”was unveiled to the community at an open meeting held Thursday, Jan. 27 in the Kern Valley High School fine arts building.

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WSDOT and officials celebrate being one step closer to four-laning US 12 from the Tri-Cities to Walla Walla
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, Secretary of Transportation Paula Hammond, and members of the US Highway 12 Coalition joined state and local officials, and legislators to celebrate opening eight miles of new four-lane US 12, from Frenchtown vicinity to Walla Walla on time and under budget.

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Years after being kicked out of military, woman appears in documentary about ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Due to the discovery of a couple love letters written to her girlfriend, Robin Bolster-Grant was kicked out of Annapolis in January of 1983.

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Sealaska bill being revised
A controversial lands bill sponsored by Sen. Lisa Murkowski and being considered in Congress is being revised.

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Durbin fights to keep card provision from being swiped
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is going on offense to ensure his crackdown on debit card fees remains in Wall Street overhaul legislation. Read more…

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Clinton says progress being made in Afghanistan
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday that the Afghan government and its international backers are “making progress” in stabilizing Afghanistan.

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The Night Beat: 70 Nominees Being Held Up by … Labor?
What matters tomorrow, tonight. … Read it and sleep. United States – Harry Reid – National Labor Relations Board – Democratic – Party leaders of the United States Senate

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Saving girls from being cut
A Salon article inspires legislation to put an end to the brutal practice of female genital mutilation

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