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Anti-Abortion Groups Plan "Welcome" to White House for First Family

Wendy Norris on December 2, 2008 - 8:00am
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Christian anti-abortion activists announced a plan to chalk the sidewalks near 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue with "pro-life messages and pictures" to greet the new first family as they settle into their White House digs.

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Roundup: Common Ground, Michelle Obama and the Mommy Stamp, Television & Teen Sex

Amie Newman on November 26, 2008 - 11:47am
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What do anti-choice leaders actually mean by "finding common ground" on prevention abortion? What kind of First Lady will Michelle Obama be? Does television cause teen sex?

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Pride and Prejudice: Discussing Michelle Obama's Body

Tamura Lomax on November 21, 2008 - 8:00am
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If Michelle Obama's body makes us proud, why not shape our enthusiasm with a critique of the status quo, which continues to treat her as an object by fragmenting her to her parts?

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Taking Stock of Women's Progress at Democratic Convention

Allison Stevens on August 28, 2008 - 8:29am
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Women who supported Hillary Clinton for president may be inclined to measure the Democratic National Convention in Denver for what it is not: a place where history will be made with the first woman at the top of a major-party presidential ticket. Yet the convention can also be used as a measure for what it is: a showcase of the progress women have made over the last century.

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Michelle Obama: Women's New Best Friend?

Allison Stevens on August 27, 2008 - 10:33pm
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Will Michelle Obama be women's rights activists best friend in the White House since Eleanor Roosevelt?

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First Lady Hurdles

Sarah Seltzer on August 27, 2008 - 11:10am
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It's a shame that sham "family values" have made it necessary for candidates' wives to diminish their achievements. But while Michelle Obama may not be able to break the mold, with speeches like hers Monday night, she can shape it until the mold looks entirely different.

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Michelle Obama: Women's New Best Friend?

Allison Stevens on August 26, 2008 - 4:02pm
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While playing the conventional role of a political wife in her speech on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Michelle Obama stuck in a plug for equal pay.

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