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Women under 60 less cynical about hope

The recent endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama by NARAL has re-opened the debate over why some women don't support Sen. Hillary Clinton in her bid for the White House. Earlier in the campaign, in...

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Clinton's failure: not raising awareness of gender divide

Sen. Hillary Clinton and her supporters are absolutely correct when they claim sexism has played a role in this campaign. So has racism. Both are rampant in our society, although incidents of racism...

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Obama's VP decision--consistent with his message?

The choice of a vice presidential running mate is often the first public decision that a presidential nominee makes. It is a real decision, but also a highly symbolic one; it communicates much about...

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The only delegate count that matters

Another Clinton Superdelegate has switched support to Obama. As the media and supporters for each side recalculate the delegate count, they should not lose sight of the fact that a delegate can and did...

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The speech Hillary never gave (w/ video link)

In an earlier diary, I pointed out that while Hillary Clinton rightly calls out sexism in this campaign, she has not delivered a speech about gender or sexism comparable to the one Barack Obama gave...

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Video: The Speech I Wish Hillary Had Given

On June 3, I posted the text of a speech I wish Hillary had given on gender. I think she has missed an opportunity to bring awareness to why so many women felt so passionately about a woman in the...

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My Father's Backbone

by Lois Ruskai Melina My father’s spine had fused into one solid mass of bone before I was born. Bowed forward, it might have been the tusk of an ancient beast stood on one end.  With his back forming...

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The New Yorker got me thinking

Well, The New Yorker cover got me thinking. Although I've read attempts to find comparable caricatures of McCain, notably the idea that his POW status raises suspicion of him as a Manchurian candidate,...

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Questions for CBS News and Katie Couric

A lot of the posts about the editing of Katie Couric's interview with John McCain seem to assume that CBS deliberately edited the piece to hide McCain's gaffe. But the fact that they posted the entire...

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What "Pro-America" Means: Values I Acquired Living in States that Start with...

For 35 of the past 41 years, I've lived in small towns (under 35,000) in Ohio, Indiana and Idaho. My closest neighbors have included immigrants who owned their own restaurant; a family of 13 who belong...

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Hey you with the job opening!

Hey you--you with the increasingly rare opportunity to hire someone to work for you. These are tough economic times. Lots of people are looking for work, and you hold all the cards. That may feel good,...

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