Women in Politics: Groups Aim to Increase the Numbers in 2012
Filed under: Woman Up, 2010 Elections, 2012 ElectionsWith the 2012 elections in mind, several groups see an opportunity in the upcoming redistricting and are gearing up to recruit and train women candidates. Permalink | Email this |...
Tucker Carlson Insults Sarah Palin; Bristol’s Book Deal Is Real
Filed under: Gaffes, Sarah Palin, Woman Up, ConservativesIt's the month of March, time for Dana Milbank's month of silence about Sarah Palin to end, and the Palin family is helping him out by getting back in the news. Permalink | Email t...
No Christine O’Donnell, No Politicians on Next ‘Dancing With the Stars’
Filed under: Woman UpAfter dropping hints that she might don her dancing shoes, the former Delaware Senate candidate says she must finish her book first. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Will ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Land Christine O’Donnell?
Filed under: Media, Woman Up'Dancing With the Stars' needs a politician when the season 12 lineup is announced Monday night -- and O'Donnell may need the boost 'DWTS' can provide. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs&nbs...
Colorado Lawmaker Meets Constituents at a Safeway, Post-Giffords Shooting
Rep. Ed Perlmutter held a "Government at the Grocery" event, the first since a gunman killed six people and severely wounded Rep Gabrielle Giffords last month. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Planned Parenthood Defunding: Family Planning’s Not a GOP Family Value?
Filed under: House, Republicans, Health Care, Obama Administration, Woman Up, CultureThat's the message the GOP-controlled House sent by voting to cut the entire $317 million Title X budget. Title X money helps pay for birth control, breast and cervica...
Colorado Congressman to Hold Public Meeting for First Time Since Giffords’ Shooting
Filed under: Crime, Arizona Shooting"This kind of access is essential to the fabric of our democracy," said Rep. Ed Perlmutter, who will hold a public meeting at a Safeway store for the first time since Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot during a similar...
Groupon Yanks Controversial Super Bowl Ad on Tibet
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Colorado GOP Chairman Dick Wadhams, ‘Tired of the Nuts,’ Steps Down
Filed under: Republicans, Independents, 2010 Elections, Tea Party, 2012 ElectionsWadhams was criticized in November after Democrats won two key victories -- a Senate seat and the Denver mayor's office -- in what was otherwise a banner election for the ...
Groupon’s Tibet Ad: When Edgy Goes Overboard
Filed under: Scandal, Woman Up, Culture, International, ChinaThe $3 million Superbowl ad, which appeared to make light of Tibet's struggle against China, was panned as tasteless and insensitive. Others argued any publicity (for Tibet) is good publicity...
Sarah Palin Won’t Be Ignored (but Dana Milbank, Others Ought to Be)
Filed under: Woman UpThe Washington Post columnist has famously said he won't write about the over-exposed former governor of Alaska this month. Some of us have others folks in mind for a moratorium list -- and John Edwards tops it. Permalink ...
