VAWA

Penny-Wise and Pound-Foolish: Proposed Funding Cuts for Response to Violence Against Women

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by Marianne Møllmann, Amnesty International

December 2, 2011 - 9:53am (Print)

This week, Senators Leahy and Crapo introduced a bill to reauthorize and amend the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The bad news is that the proposed bill substantively slashes funding by almost 20 percent.

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July 18, 2011 - 10:26am

Dr. Phil McGraw testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the Violence Against Women Act. Read more from CBS News: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7373237n#ixzz1STHuaLAm.

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Sarah Palin's Great Feminist Magic Trick

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by Amie Newman

June 3, 2010 - 6:00am (Print)

Sarah Palin is rallying conservative women around the country to unify around her special brand of feminism. But it's feminism's cheap knock-off and it doesn't exactly withstand the test of - well - anything.

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Biden's Legacy Tied to International VAWA

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by Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check

October 31, 2008 - 8:00am (Print)

The Obama Campaign has trumpeted Sen. Joe Biden's work as sponsor of the Violence Against Women Act. But many people may not know that Biden is again working for women worldwide on the International Violence Against Women Act.
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Grading the Candidates: McCain Failing From Child Care to Reproductive Rights

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by Amie Newman

October 27, 2008 - 6:47pm (Print)

An independent group of economists rates the candidates during the financial crisis on ten critical issues for women. McCain barely passes, Obama scores high.
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McCain Supporter Made Up Attack

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by Emily Douglas

October 24, 2008 - 1:21pm (Print)

Pittsburgh police say that the woman who alleged an attacker who mugged her and cut a "B" into her cheek after seeing a John McCain bumper sticker on her car has admitted to making the story up.
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