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Saudi activist: 5 women detained for driving
BRIAN MURPHY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates At least five Saudi women have been taken into custody accused of defying the men-only driving rule in the ultraconservative Arab kingdom, an activist said Wednesday. The detentions mark the first major backlash by authorities since a campaign was launched by Saudi women nearly two weeks ago to challenge the driving restrictions. Dozens …
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Clinton backs Saudi women driver protest
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is lending her support to women in Saudi Arabia protesting the kingdom’s ban on female drivers.
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Clinton responds to Saudi women fighting for rights
Saudi women fighting for the right to drive are cheering a small victory today. After nearly a month of pleading Secretary of State Hillary Clinton finally issued a public statement of support for their efforts.
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Sex scandals highlight dearth of women in politics
The sex texting scandal that forced New York Rep. Anthony Weiner from Congress last week capped a remarkable season of dishonor for male politicians – from former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards’…
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Orthodox Jewish newspaper apologizes for removing women, including Hillary Clinton, from bin Laden raid photo
The Brooklyn weekly Di Tzeitung, which says it doesn’t publish images of women, printed the doctored photo Friday. It issued a statement saying its photo editor hadn’t read the “fine print” accompanying the White House photo that forbade any changes.
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Equality for women a distant goal in the world
Egyptian women demanding equal rights on the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day were shoved by men who said they should go home where they belong. Congolese women asked their government to protect them from systematic rapes, and women in Croatia who lost their jobs accused the government of corruption.
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Well-Behaved Women Rarely Make History
Suffering Suffragettes! “A hundred years.” She pauses. “Since 1911. That’s how long — that’s only how long — it’s been since we women were allowed to vote.”
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More women in politics, but gap remains
The suffragists who 90 years ago won voting rights for women would likely shake their heads in wonder at this election, with its “mama grizzly” candidates and high-stakes woman-vs.-woman showdowns. The women in key races include a rancher and three multimillionaire former CEOs, one a pro wrestling magnate. Two frontier states – Oklahoma and New Mexico [...]
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Votes for women
MONTROSE – In 2008, Hillary Rodham Clinton sought her party’s nomination for president. That same year, Sarah Palin won the vice presidential slot on John McCain’s ticket, and in her convention speech, spoke of a “glass ceiling” that women are often forced to shatter in politics.
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More women in political spotlight, but gap remains
The suffragists who 90 years ago won voting rights for women would likely shake their heads in wonder at this election, with its “mama grizzly” candidates and high-stakes woman-vs.-woman showdowns.
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