Women In Politics

Only Cowgirls Run for Office
Gabrielle Giffords, Sarah Palin and America’s obsession with the rootin’-tootin’ female politician.

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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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Record number of Indian-Americans seeking political office
Meet Reshma, Surya, Manan, Raj, Ami, Ravi, Nimrata and Kamala — a new wave of Indian-American politicians. At least eight children of Indian immigrants are running for Congress or statewide office, the most ever. The star of this trend is Nikki Haley, born Nimrata Nikki Randhawa, who is favored to …

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Record number of Indian-Americans seeking office
Meet Reshma, Surya, Manan, Raj, Ami, Ravi, Nimrata and Kamala — a new wave of Indian-American politicians. At least eight children of Indian immigrants are running for Congress or statewide office, the most ever. The star of this trend is Nikki Haley, born Nimrata Nikki Randhawa, who is favored to win the election for governor of South Carolina.

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Record number of Indian candidates seeking office
At least eight children of Indian immigrants are running for Congress or statewide office, the most ever. The star of this trend is Nikki Haley, born Nimrata Nikki Randhawa, who is favored to win the election for governor of South Carolina.

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Nikki not alone, 7 other PIOs in race for office
Meet Reshma, Surya, Manan, Raj, Ami, Ravi, Nimrata and Kamala — a new wave of Indian-American politicians. At least 8 children of Indian immigrants are running for Congress or statewide office, the most ever.

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Four get probation, fines for falsely entering senator’s office
(CNN) – Conservative videographer James O’Keefe and three co-defendants pleaded guilty Wednesday entering federal property under false pretenses for a January incident in which they tried to tamper with the phone system in the New Orleans office of Sen. Mary Landrieu. O’Keefe, 25, and co-defendants Joseph Basel, 24, Robert Flanagan, 24, and Stan Dai, 25, [...]

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Mobile office to serve Secretary of State customers
A mobile office will be set up at the Mt. Pleasant branch of the Michigan Secretary of State office at 1245 N. Mission St. beginning Friday.

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Clinton office hostage taker jailed for violations
A New Hampshire man who served a prison sentence for taking hostages at a Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign office in 2007 is going back to prison for probation violations. Hillary Rodham Clinton – New Hampshire – United States – President – Government

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Man who took hostages at NH Clinton office fined
Prosecutors are trying to send a New Hampshire man who took hostages at a Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign office in 2007 back to prison for probation violations.

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