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Who Voted Against Fair Pay for Women?

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 …

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Fair Pay and Health Care for Kids are Closer to Reality

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 …

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Friday’s Hits, Quickly!

So there are 13 days left until Christmas, but Chanukah and the birthday of a certain PunditGril come before that, so that’s much organizing to be done here at Chez PunditMom. While I’m running around, here are a few news …

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Holy Fair Pay, Batgirl!

When I was little, it never occurred to me that Batgirl didn’t get paid the same as Batman or Robin. Hey, she did just the same kind of work they did AND she had to do it in skin-tight Lycra …

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What Are Those "Swingers" Talking About?

In every presidential election year, some swing states stay the same, but new ones seem to crop up, depending on how the whole electoral map plays out. Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida are always reliably in the mix. This year there …

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Are You a "Magnificently Overqualified" Woman? If So, Call John McCain

The media’s story du jour is whether Hillary Clinton supporters will flee the Democratic party and vote for John McCain in November. Sure, those of us who supported Clinton (after we didn’t support her!), are still in a …

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Can’t Do It Alone

Future Supreme Court Justices. Yes, there are obviously MANY other good reasons to vote for the next President. But today’s 5-4 ruling (yes, along ideological lines) is only more proof that women’s rights will slowly slip away if we don’t …

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