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Rahm Emanuel: Once my Neighbor, Now Likely Mayor of my Old Hometown

Filed under: Democrats, Woman Up, Rahm Emanuel, MayorsRahm and I grew up in Wilmette, a Chicago suburb not as tony as Highland Park or as cerebral as Evanston. We lived in back-to-back houses, separated only by a row of trees and a lifetime to come.&nb...

What Do We Really Know About Why Children Need Two Parents?

Filed under: Woman UpResearch suggests that 'Compared to all other family forms, families headed by (at least) two committed, compatible parents are generally best for children.' Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs&nbsp...

Six Weeks After Shooting, Nation Honors Other Victims

Filed under: Woman Up, Arizona ShootingAs the Arizona congresswoman copes with her injuries, others rocked by the tragedy are trying to do the same, responding to it by honoring some of the other victims and survivors. Permalink | Email ...

Justice Ginsburg Expects Health Care Cases (and Retirement) to Be a Ways Off

Filed under: Woman UpJustice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 77, hints that her retirement may come when she's in her 80s. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

Over Anxious: Are We Making Ourselves Crazy?

Filed under: Woman UpIs our stress making news because it's at unprecedented levels or because stress has become a status symbol? Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

Tucson Shootings: Sympathy for the Mothers

Filed under: Crime, Woman Up, Michelle Obama, Barack Obama, Arizona ShootingWhen tragedy strikes, my heart immediately reaches out to the mothers. We think we know our children, but we cannot. Permalink | Email this | Linking&n...

Elizabeth Edwards Can Cut John Out of Her Will, but Not Out of Her Legacy

Filed under: Woman Up, Elizabeth EdwardsHard as she tried to determine her legacy by both holding onto John for her children's sake and cutting him out of her will, she couldn't. He will continue to rewrite her legend with his choices. Permalink&n...

Share your #PoliticalPredictions for 2011

Filed under: Hillary Clinton, Health Care, Sarah Palin, Congress, EconomyWho will rise and fall in the year ahead? Tell us in 140 characters what's likely to happen in 2011 by tweeting your political predictions. We'll publish the most intriguing.&nbsp...

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