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RN’s Pay is Fine, But Her ‘Back is Killing Her’

By Samantha Kimmey ● Uncategorized ● May 20, 2013

Tabitha Waugh, a registered nurse in a West Virginia hospital, can’t complain about the pay. But it’s tough finding time with her kids and the work takes a toll, physically and mentally. “I just don’t want to do direct patient care forever,” she said.

Transvaginal Vote Haunts Virginia 2013 Elections

By Samantha Kimmey ● Uncategorized ● February 27, 2013

Virginia’s Women’s Strike Force stands out for battling back an abortion restriction last year and taking its movement into this year’s elections. But states such as Wisconsin show how the anti-abortion era remains ascendant.

National Gender Gap in 2012 Tied to Safety Net

By Samantha Kimmey ● Uncategorized ● November 9, 2012

Many pro-choice women won their Senate races Tuesday and pro-choice PACs say women punished anti-choice rhetoric. A leading gender-gap analyst says exit polling data suggests it’s still about the role of government.

Storms Swirl Around Outcome of Women’s Vote Today

By Samantha Kimmey ● Uncategorized ● November 5, 2012

Democrats and reproductive rights activists have allied behind the cry of a GOP “war on women” that includes unfriendly new voter laws. Now female voters will say how much they agree with that.

Indiana’s Mourdock Heats Up a U.S. House Race

By Samantha Kimmey ● Uncategorized ● November 2, 2012

Jackie Walorski, a GOP politician who led the charge against abortion rights in the Indiana state legislature, is trying to keep the focus off that issue during her congressional bid.

Mia Love Runs as Major GOP Upstart in Utah

By Samantha Kimmey ● Uncategorized ● October 31, 2012

If she becomes the first African American woman to represent the GOP in Congress, Mia Love will add an outspoken Tea Party voice to Washington.

Former First Lady of Iowa Battles Tea Party ‘King’

By Samantha Kimmey ● Uncategorized ● October 26, 2012

Both parties are pouring money into Christie Vilsack’s dead heat race to unseat longtime incumbent Steve King, who continues to believe the State Department has been infiltrated by the Muslim Brotherhood.

Missouri’s McCaskill Trying to Hold Akin at Bay

By Samantha Kimmey ● Uncategorized ● October 24, 2012

The GOP challenger’s incendiary rape comments gave Claire McCaskill a chance at reelection for Senate, but she is far from a shoo-in in this anti-Obama state.

Romney’s ‘Binders of Women’ Offer Ammo to Obama

By Samantha Kimmey ● Uncategorized ● October 17, 2012

Mockery of the gaffe went viral during the debate and shortly after the Obama campaign release an ad featuring the comment, which a writer at the Boston Phoenix calls misleading to boot.

Massachusetts’ Warren Targets Brown as Roe Threat

By Samantha Kimmey ● Uncategorized ● October 17, 2012

Massachusetts’ Sen. Scott Brown plays up his pro-choice credentials but challenger Elizabeth Warren says he would let the High Court go back on abortion.

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