Women In Politics

Lawrence Eagleburger was “as good as they come”
The only career foreign service officer to rise to the position of secretary of state has died at age 80. Lawrence Eagleburger was born in Milwaukee.

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Farm aid promised Lincoln may not come by deadline
(AP:LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) A $1.5 billion farm aid package sought by Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln as she faces a tough re-election fight may not be funded by the end of the month as the White House promised, a spokeswoman for the Senate Agriculture Committee said Monday.

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Mary Bono Mack, Steve Pougnet come out swinging in congressional debate
Rep. Mary Bono Mack and Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet used their debate Thursday — the 45th Congressional District’s first in eight years — as a forum to attack each others’ records.

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Medals come almost 40 years after service
ALBANY — A 63-year-old Albany veteran was finally recognized for his service in the Navy during the Vietnam era.

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Bill Clinton to come to Australia
Former US president Bill Clinton will visit Australia to speak about disadvantaged women and children.

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Maloney and Gillibrand Come Together to Cheer Senate Hearing on 9/11 Bill
It’s officially Senator Gillibrand’s cause now, too. At a Friday morning press conference that felt like a torch-passing, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney very publicly cheered the legislative efforts of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, who announced that the Senate would be holding its first-ever hearing on the James Zadroga 9/11 Health Legislation bill at the end of the month. “This is a crucial step …

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BP scrambles to come up with new methods to stop underwater oil geyser
WASHINGTON – As they prepared to deal with political fallout on Capitol Hill today, BP and its contractors scrambled…

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