Women In Politics

Bristol Palin takes pot shot at young Republican rival Meghan McCain
Their parents may have been running mates in the race for the White House, but there is clearly no love lost between Bristol Palin and Meghan McCain.

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In NH, Trump Takes Credit for Obama Birth Info
In showy NH stop, Trump dismisses critics, takes credit for Obama’s release of birth record

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Trump takes credit for Obama birth information
DOVER, N.H. — After weeks of suggesting Barack Obama was born in Africa, Donald Trump hastened to boast that he had forced the Democratic president to release a detailed Hawaii birth certificate disproving that claim, painting an apparent setback as a victory within minutes of arriving in the first-in-the-nation primary …

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Palin Takes Swipe at First Lady
Sarah Palin tied the price of milk to the Michelle Obama’s campaign to get Americans to eat better.

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Watchung Hills football squad facing new tests as Crisafi takes over helm
WARREN TWP. — New will be the key word in many aspects for the Watchung Hills Regional High School football team when it kicks off its season tomorrow, Friday, night.

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GOP takes different paths to Senate seats
Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. — In the turbulent year of the tea party, Republican Rep. Mike Castle of Delaware set out to jangle no nerves as he ran for a Senate seat long held by Vice President Joseph Biden. It’s the way Republican strategists originally envisioned 2010, a roster of seasoned politicians pointing the party toward significant gains in the Senate.

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Recession takes its toll on Central Jersey Schools
The economic recession that started on Wall Street has reached Central Jersey classrooms as a new school year is beginning.

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Levi Johnston Takes Back Apology To Sarah Palin: It ‘Makes Me Sound Like A Liar’ (VIDEO)
What’s Your Reaction? Levi Johnston, the father of Sarah Palin’s grandson, says he wishes he hadn’t apologized for telling lies about the former Alaska governor because he’s “never lied about anything.”

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2012 Project takes aim at recruiting female candidates
Washington Post WASHINGTON — Despite a number of high-profile female candidates this year, women have yet to break through in politics the way they have in the rest of the work force. Only 17 percent of members of Congress are women, and women make up just 24 percent of state lawmakers. Now, a group of activists and academics hopes to train a new generation of female candidates in time for the …

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Weather takes toll on runner
PORTER — A 17-year-old Michigan City girls cross country team runner was practicing at Indiana Dunes State Park on Monday when she was overcome by heat and humidity, according to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

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