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)
  • 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)
  • (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)
  • A trio of polls released yesterday shows the harsh reality from which the embattled President Obama and the media hoped to deflect by fabricating a War on Women.
  • (Big Hollywood)
  • 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)

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