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November 28, 2012

U.S. House committee chairs all men

(Politico) At the top of House committees, it’s a man’s world. Not a single woman will lead any of the major House committees in the 113th Congress.

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November 10, 2012

What An All-Female Delegation Says About N.H.

(NPR) The 2012 elections will be remembered for the pivotal role women voters played in re-electing President Obama. But in New Hampshire, it will be remembered as the year women swept all major races.

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October 12, 2012

Bosnian Town Elects Woman Mayor, Islamic Head Scarf And All

(RFE) A local election outside Sarajevo has produced some notable news related to tolerance and government in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

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May 27, 2012

Regional rise of the Muslim Brotherhood

(BBC) Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood is the grandfather of Islamist groups in the Middle East. Since the organisation was set up in Ismailia in 1928, its influence has spread across the region and the Arab uprisings of 2011 have provided it with unprecedented political opportunities.

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November 2, 2010

Brazil’s First Woman President Overcomes Opposition, Hostile Media

(Americas Program) Worker’s Party (PT) Candidate, Dilma Rousseff, will be the first woman president in Brazilian history.

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July 2, 2010

Coalition stands by Equality Act

(BBC) The government presses on with Labour laws which could require bosses to disclose whether they pay women as much as men.

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March 3, 2010

With same-sex marriage law, Mexico City becomes battleground in culture wars

(Washington Post) MEXICO CITY -- The Mexican wedding may never be the same.

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August 29, 2009

Obama to deliver eulogy at Kennedy funeral

BOSTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will eulogize Senator Edward Kennedy on Saturday, the final day of memorials for a towering figure in U.S. politics whose death has been treated like the passing of royalty.

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May 20, 2009

US and Russia start hard bargaining over slashing nuclear weapons

(Times) The United States and Russia began the hard bargaining today over a deal to slash their stockpiles of nuclear weapons.

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January 21, 2009

Judges accept Obama request to suspend Guantánamo trials

(International Herald Tribune) President Barack Obama's request for the suspension of all war crimes trials at Guantánamo was promptly accepted by military judges Wednesday in what may be the beginning of the end for the Bush administration's system of trying alleged terrorists.

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