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The Republican Stragegy For Dealing With the Obama Administration So Far

By Lauren on 1.29.2009

You could perhaps call this obstructionist beginning a “Marxist” approach:

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Illinois Sued Over Refusal to Correct Birth Certificates

Illinois Sued Over Refusal to Correct Birth Certificates

By Cara on 1.29.2009

Well this is incredibly ridiculous, really upsetting . . . and wholly unsurprising. Two transgender women are suing the state of Illinois, which is refusing to change/correct their birth certificates to accurately reflect their gender identities. Why won’t the state change them?  Karissa Rothkopf and Victoria Kirk haven’t met the state’s standards for gender reaffirmation [...]

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A Story in Pictures

A Story in Pictures

By Jill on 1.29.2009

Two of the most important women’s-rights-related bill-signings in the past few years. The Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003: And the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009:

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Good news about women and the stimulus package

By Jill on 1.29.2009

We didn’t win the birth control battle, but the stimulus package is still very good for women. So, what’s in the package for women? “Expanding health for them, childcare, unemployment insurance, direct help in higher food stamps, and energy assistance,” said Joan Entmacher, vice president for family economic stability at the National Women’s Law Center, [...]

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Shockingly, caving to right-wing interests does not achieve progressive goals.

By Jill on 1.29.2009

Obama pressured Dems to cut a provision of the stimulus package that would have made it easier for states to use Medicaid to cover birth control for low-income women. The reasoning? It would foster bipartisanship and get Republicans on board with the stimulus as a whole. The outcome? Not a single Republican voted for the [...]

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Obama Signs the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

By Cara on 1.29.2009

President Barack Obama has just signed his first piece of legislation — and in a move that will hold much symbolism for women and all invested in their equality, it was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Ledbetter, now 70, became an icon for Obama during his campaign for the White House. Obama escorted her [...]

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Just to close the loop…

By Rachel on 1.29.2009

You’ve probably already seen, but Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act today. I am over the moon.

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And we’re so damn glad that he could never be our husband.

By Cara on 1.29.2009

So that’s why they call him “Dick”: For those who can’t view the video, towards the end, Joan Walsh is making a point while former Republican House Majority Leader Dick Armey rolls his eyes and laughs at her. When Walsh finishes, he says: I am so damn glad that you could never be my wife, [...]

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