Women In Politics

Michele Bachmann: Media want “mud wrestling fight” with Sarah Palin
GOP presidential candidate says press wants “two girls” to wrestle as Pelosi aide suggests Bachmann’s treatment amounts to sexism

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Poll: Weiner’s constituents don’t want resignation
A slim majority of voters in his congressional district say he should remain in office.

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Who gets Qaddafi’s cash? African nations crushed by wars he funded want some.
Western governments have seized more than $30 billion of Col. Muammar Qaddafi’s assets since the Libyan leader launched the first attacks against his own citizens in February.

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Haley Barbour’s son doesn’t want dad to run
PHILIP ELLIOTT Associated Press WASHINGTON The son of potential presidential contender Haley Barbour told a conservative columnist on Thursday that he hopes his father doesn’t mount a White House bid. In a personal e-mail to the columnist, obtained by The Associated Press, Sterling Barbour lashed into Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol over his criticism of Haley Barbour’s criticism of the …

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Clinton says she doesn’t want to be part of Obama team if he wins re-election, won’t run again
Clinton told CNN on Wednesday that she is happy in her current role and does not want to become president, vice-president or defence secretary. In an interview in Cairo, Clinton says she has no interest in running for president in 2016 and plans to spend the next two years at the State Department.

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Georgians know what they want legislators to do
If they listen to Georgia residents, members of the General Assembly should know what to do this session. Create jobs, says a Macon resident. Revise the HOPE scholarship, offers an Atlantan. And repair the roads, suggests a Woodstock man. read more

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These are the macho ladies you don’t want to mess with
Alice is back, and there isn’t a Mad Hatter in sight.

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Mayors want hybrid taxis
A New York senator and six big city mayors want Congress to allow municipalities to require green taxi fleets. This week, a federal appeals court blocked New York city from mandating a hybrid taxi fleet — the latest setback in Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s three-year effort to mandate cleaner cabs.

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Senators want UK officials at Lockerbie hearing
U.S. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (KEHR’-sten JIHL’-uh-brand) and Robert Menendez are hoping U.K. officials reconsider their decisions not to appear at a hearing this week on the release of the Lockerbie bomber.

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What’s a parent to do when teens want piercings or tattoos and you’re opposed?
NEW YORK, N.Y. – One day your kid wants a new bike. The next day, a new cellphone. Before you know it, your little darling is as tall as you are, demanding pierced ears or even a tattoo.

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