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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In your face: haka and hongi
WARM WELCOME: A Taranaki haka group demonstrates the intimidating Maori dance. KIA ORA: US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hongis with Kura Moeahu, a Te Awi Ati kaumatua, during her New Zealand visit.

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Sen. Scott Brown showing a more moderate face
Sen. Scott Brown, once celebrated by tea partiers, has pulled the political equivalent of knocking over the china: He’s displayed a moderate streak. Scott Brown – Tea – Business – Home – Republican

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Nominee for intelligence office may face expansion questions from Congress
The Obama administration’s nominee to be the next director of national intelligence is likely to face questions from Congress today about the expansion of top-secret agencies and contracts.

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Pelosi: Oil Companies Responsible for Spills Should Face Unlimited Liability
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says oil companies that cause major spills like the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico should face unlimited liability for economic damages.

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Boxer will face Fiorina
LOS ANGELES — Former technology executive Carly Fiorina claimed the GOP nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer’s bid for a fourth term Tuesday and immediately launched a new campaign attacking the incumbent Democrat as uniquely vulnerable in the fall election.

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Haley, Barrett face off in Tuesday primary
Tuesday’s main runoff is state Rep. Nikki Haley’s attempt to convert her solid primary lead into the Republican gubernatorial nomination. U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett is hoping that the various allegations aimed at her will turn her rapid spurt of popularity into a sputter.

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Clinton: NKorea must face consequences for attack
SHANGHAI (AP) — Citing “overwhelming” evidence that North Korea sank a South Korean warship, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warned the communist state Friday of international consequences.

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BP, Obama face clamor to halt oil spill “crime”
VENICE, La., May 30 (Reuters) US lawmakers and the American public clamored today for BP and the Obama administration to do more to save the US Gulf Coast from an out-of-control oil spill that one congressman called an ”environmental crime”.

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GOP, Democratic gubernatorial candidates face off on Jekyll Island
Immigration, money hot topics at Georgia Press Association debates JEKYLL ISLAND – Former Democratic Gov. Roy Barnes sat through a Republican gubernatorial candidate debate Thursday and was unimpressed. “It was worse than paint drying,” he said after the five-way forum sponsored by the Georgia Press Association and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. “I’ve never seen anything so dull.” But when …

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