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Author: Penelope White

Deeply held beliefs II

April 23, 2010 Penelope White Politics Leave a comment

For observers of the national politics of women’s rights, April 9, 2010 was a banner day. Three significant threads emerged in the same national

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Deeply held beliefs

April 7, 2010 Penelope White Congress, Health care Leave a comment

Back in the 70s and 80s, the Democratic Party was a fairly uniformly libertarian organization.  It was the party of civil rights for minorities,

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Protecting women’s rights in healthcare reform

March 18, 2010 Penelope White Health care 2 comments

Roe v. Wade became the law of the land in 1973.  For many, it is alarming that the Supreme Court had to enforce the

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