Wednesday, March 14, 2012

War on women

  • WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats are set to try renewing the Violence Against Women Act as early as next week, opening a new and more literal front in what they see as a Republican war on women, The Huffington Post has learned.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • This story comes from the Yahoo! Contributor Network, where individuals publish their unique perspectives on some of the world's most popular websites. Yes, you heard that right.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • The Sandra Fluke episode hasnt done much for Democrats in terms of public opinion -- Obama has slipped a bit with women since it occurred-- a little-appreciated truth about their social issue portfolio more broadly.
  • (Daily Oklahoman)
  • President Barack Obama ended the war in Iraq. Now we have another war, but this one is being waged on domestic soil. This new war centered on religion and sex is something we should all fear, for 2012 marks the return of the war on women.
  • (NJ.com)
  • The Republican Party's war on women seeks a return to the dark ages. Their intellectual guru, Rush Limbaugh, leads the charge, impugning the character of a law student seeking her right to obtain contraceptive medication.
  • (Missoulian)
  • Theres been a lot of debate these days about a war on women with regard to the role of government and their reproductive rights. But a bill that directly targets the issue of violence against women has been sitting in the U.S.
  • (Delaware Online)
  • Idaho state Sen. Chuck Winder, R-Boise, and his allies in the Legislature are sponsoring legislation that would force women to undergo an obstetric ultrasound before obtaining an abortion. Welcome, Senator, to the war on women.
  • (Idaho Mountain Express)
  • (CNN) - As voters head to the polls Tuesday in Alabama and Mississippi, the liberal advocacy group MoveOn.org released a new television ad to coincide with the primaries, accusing the Republican Party of launching a war on women.
  • (CNN)
  • Liberal MSNBC on Tuesday adopted Democratic talking points for the contraceptive fight.
  • (News Busters)

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