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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

It’s down to the wire with the Mothers of Intention manuscript – = : O — so here are a few things I thought you’d like while I’m burning the midnight oil: In case you missed it, check out the …

Where can you find me this weekend while I’m trying to crank out the last chapter of Mothers of Intention? Check out my weekly column Speaker of the House at The Stir — this week, I wonder how far we’ve …

PunditMom Video Saturday — Lilly Ledbetter is Still Working for Us!

Saturday, January 30, 2010

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I had a chance to be on a conference call this week with Lilly Ledbetter, the woman who has become an icon in the fight for fair pay and equal status for women in the workplace. While the a …

Goodyear, You Can Spare $360K for Lilly Ledbetter

Thursday, February 5, 2009

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As so many women have been basking in the glow of the passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the news reports reminded us that even though Lilly has become a standard bearer for the fight for fair pay …

The ‘One Step Forward, Two Steps Back’ Dance for Women

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

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I’m not trying to be a party pooper. Borrowing one of PunditGirl’s new favorite words — I’m “ecstatic” that the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act is going to get signed into law by President Barack Obama. It’s a wonderful step …

PunditMom’s SpinCycle Wednesday Ice & Snow Edition

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

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Good icy Wednesday morning! We’re iced in here at Chez PunditMom — no school, but that’s OK as PunditGirl is trying to devour Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. But that doesn’t mean that politics stops on a …

PunditMom’s Spin Cycle Sunday — OH NO! I Agree with Campbell Brown!

Sunday, January 25, 2009

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What do you think — does she have a point about President Brarack Obama and transparency? After I posted the list of Senators who voted against the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay legislation — those who voted against it were all …

Who Voted Against Fair Pay for Women?

Friday, January 23, 2009

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Senators: Alexander (R-TN)Barrasso (R-WY)Bennett (R-UT)Bond (R-MO)Brownback (R-KS)Bunning (R-KY)Burr (R-NC)Chambliss (R-GA)Coburn (R-OK)Cochran (R-MS)Corker (R-TN)Cornyn (R-TX) Crapo (R-ID)DeMint (R-SC)Ensign (R-NV)Enzi (R-WY)Graham (R-SC)Grassley (R-IA)Gregg (R-NH)Hatch …

Fair Pay and Health Care for Kids are Closer to Reality

Friday, January 23, 2009

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As I started to write this post, I realized I was at a bit of a loss. I love writing about fair pay for women, health care for children and better schools, but I just couldn’t help wondering why there’s …

Here’s to You, Lilly Ledbetter!

Thursday, January 22, 2009

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The Senate has voted in favor of the Lilly Ledbetter equal pay bill by a vote of 61 to 36! YAY!!!!! President Obama, do you have a few minutes to sign that into law this evening?…

PunditMom’s Spin Cycle Thursday — Sarah Palin Hates Us & More Confirmation Hearings

Thursday, January 15, 2009

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Lots of good stuff this morning! Sarah Palin is getting testier in an interview with Esquire magazine about those of us she calls “bored, anonymous, pathetic bloggers who lie.” Just when you thought you were out, she pulls you back …

Lilly Ledbetter: "All I Ever Expected Was to be Treated Fairly"

Friday, January 9, 2009

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Once upon a time, in a land that now seems very far away, a 19-year-old girl landed what she thought at the time was her dream job — a position as an on-air television reporter! It wasn’t in a major …