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Bill to give pregnant workers more rights passes Senate
Legislation that would strengthen the rights of pregnant women in the workplace has now passed both chambers of the General Assembly and will go to the governor's desk for signing. The Senate passed the House version of the bill Thursday allowing it...
Tags: Judges, Justice System, Labor Legislation, Crime, Law and Justice, Maryland Chamber of Commerce
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The Day Women Marched For The Vote
A century ago Sunday, Alice Paul, a 27-year-old upstart member of the women's suffrage movement, decided it was time for activists to stop being good girls. The campaign for women's suffrage was more than 60 years old and going nowhere in 1912. For...
Tags: Politics, Washington, DC, Festive Events, Voting, Arts and Culture
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Out of the Blue: Time for a little maternal patricide
Jimmy Carter in 2009 announced he was severing ties with the Southern Baptist Convention after six decades because the leadership clings to the doctrine that "women are subservient to their husbands, and prohibited from serving as deacons, pastors or...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Jimmy Carter, Protestant Convention, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics
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Tale of two Pasadena girls: Aria Beth Sloss' 'Autobiography of Us'
Don’t be confused by the title “Autobiography of Us”: This story set in mid-century Pasadena is actually a novel. It’s the debut from Aria Beth Sloss, who gave birth to a baby the same month as her book was published. (Our...
Tags: Fiction, Donna Reed, Human Interest, Ethan Canin, The New York Times
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Judge Marissa Mayer by her job, not her gender
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is abolishing the company's work-at-home policy and ordering everyone to show up at the office. Her decision has sparked intense and often nasty debate, with Mayer usually landing on the losing end. Many women, in particular,...
Tags: Marissa Mayer, Minority Groups, AOL LLC, PBS (tv network), The New York Times
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President Obama doesn't have a 'pastor problem'
It was a sad moment for many Republicans during the 2008 presidential contest when Arizona Sen. John McCain refused to let his staff use the fiery left-wing sermons of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright against Illinois Sen. Barack Obama. Yoking Obama to his...
Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Easter, Social Issues, White House
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10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. NORTH KOREA BANS THE SOUTH FROM FACTORY ON THE BORDER The move to block South Koreans from the Kaesong industrial complex comes amid...Tags: Civil Rights, Labor Legislation, Justice and Rights, Keith Richards, Crime, Law and Justice
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East DuPage news briefs: April 3
Elmhurst Early voting ends Elmhurst City Hall is an early voting location for all registered voters in DuPage County. Early voting is taking place in the Council Chambers from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through Friday, April 5. Registered voters in DuPage...
Tags: Lombard, Foods and Beverages, Politics, Elmhurst, Italian Beef Sandwiches
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Hillary Clinton returns to public stage as 2016 watch begins
— Hillary Rodham Clinton returned to the public stage Tuesday night for the opening scene in what many expect to be a carefully plotted performance concluding with another presidential try. The high-profile venue: the Kennedy Center in the nation'...Tags: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, U.S. Department of State, Barack Obama, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics
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Michelle Obama's wings
WASHINGTON -- If second-term presidents feel liberated by re-election to pursue bolder agendas, first ladies often become more comfortable to be their own person. Witness Laura Bush, who in her husband's second term discovered that she, too, had a voice...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Barack Obama, Jack Nicholson, Washington, DC, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Women's suffrage supporters in Highland Park
On April 9, many Illinoisans will go to the polls for local and consolidated elections. Enshrined in the Voting Rights Act of 1965, universal suffrage evolved piecemeal. The 15th Amendment in 1870 and the 19th Amendment in 1920 enfranchised African-...
Tags: Voting Rights Act of 1965, Highland Park (Cook, Illinois), Politics, Minority Groups, Lobbying
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Wonder Woman: Time for the Amazon warrior to get her own movie?
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesWith “The Dark Knight Rises,” “The Avengers” and this summer's “Man of Steel” dominating the big screen, isn't it time ......
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