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5 reasons why Michelle Obama would make a better president than Mitt Romney
Tweet Wow. If you saw Michelle Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention last night, you’re probably one of many still shaking their heads in awe. Despite several outstanding speeches (Nancy Keenan, Julian Castro and Gov. Deval Patrick FTW), Michelle’s has been overwhelmingly marked as the best speech of the night — and arguably the [...]
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What We Missed
Tweet More on the gender breakdown of election coverage from the 4th Estate. Here’s a pretty adorable video about kids unlearning stereotypes and learning they can be anything they want. Mitt Romney’s sister, Jane, assures us her brother’s “not going to be touching abortion.” Too bad she’s not the Republican nominee. An Israeli religious women’s [...]
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Is Mitt Romney the most dishonest presidential candidate ever?
TweetA lot has been written about just how dishonest the Romney campaign has been to date. Maddow Blogs’ Steve Benen has a weekly roundup of the biggest falsehoods of the Republican presidential hopeful and he’s able to come up with exhaustive and lengthy lists every single week. Sure, running for president in the modern era [...]
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Outlook for 2012: Just as many (or more) abortion restrictions as previous year
Tweet Read it and weep. Just released Guttmacher Institute analysis shows that the year of 2012 will likely have just as many (and possibly more) state abortion restriction as 2011, which was a record number. Some findings from its mid-year report: In the first half of 2012, states have enacted 39 new restrictions on access to abortion 14 [...]
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The Feministing Five: Mary González