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NARAL Focuses on Flipping House Seats Lost in 2010

By Samantha Kimmey ● Politics ● June 6, 2012

NARAL Pro-Choice America’s 41 endorsements so far this year include five candidates who lost in 2010 by slim margins. The group hopes that the pile-up of anti-choice votes in 2011 could help change the outcome for these renewed bids.

Same-Sex Marriage Gets Tweets, Likes by Thousands

By Samantha Kimmey ● Arts & Culture ● May 10, 2012

Obama’s announcement in support of same-sex marriage is being liked, shared, and retweeted by the thousands. Could Obama’s announcement mobilize millennials?

Eleven Women in 3 States Win Congressional Primaries

By Samantha Kimmey ● Politics ● May 9, 2012

North Carolina delivered a devastating blow to same-sex couples in the May 8 primary. Female congressional candidates got better news. Over half of the women in three state primaries will advance to the general election.

Birth-Control Laws Set Bait for ‘Millennial’ Voters

By Samantha Kimmey ● Politics ● May 8, 2012

Pro-choice activists and Democratic leaders are aiming voter drives at “Millennial” women between 18 and 30. This group skews heavily in favor of Obama and is considered super-sensitive to GOP efforts to curb access to contraception.

U.S. Moms Die at Higher Rate than Irish, Italian

By Samantha Kimmey ● Health & Science ● May 7, 2012

Scandinavian nations continue to dominate the annual healthy motherhood rankings by Save the Children. This year Niger came in last, just behind Afghanistan. The United States rose six spots because of girls’ access to education, not better health.

Senate Passes VAWA without Republican Changes

By Samantha Kimmey ● Crime & Law ● April 26, 2012

The U.S. Senate voted in favor of the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, though its passage is less certain in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.

Elizabeth Warren Raises $7 Million in First Quarter

By Samantha Kimmey ● Politics ● April 20, 2012

The political campaigns in the first quarter were focused on fundraising and the sums raised by women running for Senate aren’t shabby, according to data posted by Roll Call.

Partisan Jousting Erupts Over Anti-Violence Bill

By Samantha Kimmey ● Crime & Law ● April 19, 2012

The Violence Against Women Act hasn’t quite reached the Senate floor and politicians are already staking out partisan turf. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison has taken the helm of a rival GOP version.

Super PAC Amasses Women’s Cash, Employs Mostly Men

By Samantha Kimmey ● Politics ● April 17, 2012

Women donate the most to this Super PAC, but men get most of the payout in jobs.

Republican Missteps Pave Way for Equal Pay Day

By Samantha Kimmey ● Employment ● April 12, 2012

The days leading up to the Equal Pay Day on Tuesday, April 17 brought a Romney campaign flub and a repeal of Wisconsin’s equal pay law.

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