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Bristol Palin to Teens: Don't Get Pregnant

Jodi Jacobson on January 2, 2009 - 10:05pm
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On December 27th, 2008 Bristol Palin, daughter of Alaska Governor and former Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin gave birth to a healthy baby boy.  Today, Bristol, who is 18 years old and just shy of achieving her high school diploma, joined her mother in a statement on the birth of her first child, Governor Palin's first grandchild.

Governor Palin, obviously elated with the safe delivery of her grandchild and the health of her daughter, stated;

We are over the moon with the arrival of this healthy, beautiful baby.


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A Mom Before the Prom

Cristina Page on October 9, 2008 - 7:00am
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Recent public displays of contraceptive failure by girls of visibility and means gives the misleading appearance that teen motherhood might be a lifestyle upgrade.

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Teen Parenting, Against the Odds

Alice Bacon on September 17, 2008 - 7:00am
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It is past time for our country to establish programs and policies that would help young parents like me access the health care, education and economic support we need.

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Republican Convention Confusion And A Bit Of Music

Amanda Marcotte on September 15, 2008 - 10:24am
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An interview with the blogger at Womanist Musings, a review of the RNC, and a comparison of two songs with the same title but different lyrics.


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Roundup: FactCheck.org Disproves Claims in McCain Sex Ed Ad

Brady Swenson on September 11, 2008 - 10:11am
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FactCheck.org says "Don't believe it" about McCain sex education ad; Teen pregnancy rises in Arizona and around the country; AIDS infection rate doubles for Michigan youth; Demonstrators oppose Colorado's personhood amendment; Check out a selective roundup of recent coverage on Sarah Palin.

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Sarah Palin-drone: Clashing Not Clever

Scott Swenson on September 8, 2008 - 7:00am
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Palin-drone: Sequences of social conservative family values and public policies that run in both directions, but clash rather than flow, and aren't very clever. syn: hypocrisy.

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VIDEO: The Daily Show on "The Gender Card" and Palin

Scott Swenson on September 6, 2008 - 9:46am
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It's been seen by more than two million people online already and this hilarious Daily Show take on "The Gender Card" is well worth watching.

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Roundup: Abstinence-Only and Abortion Absolutism on the Far Right

Scott Swenson on September 6, 2008 - 9:01am
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Abstinence-only-until-marriage is in the news, as is contraception and choice. While some of the news may be intended to seduce moderates into supporting the most extremely conservative GOP platform and ticket in history, the truth of their failures for the past eight years is getting national attention.

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VIDEO: The Daily Show's Samantha Bee Asks GOP About Choice

Scott Swenson on September 5, 2008 - 6:15pm
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The Daily Show's Samantha Bee can't quite find the right word, and neither can delegates to the GOP convention. If they can't say it, it's fair to suggest they won't uphold it.

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