A former Accenture exec, once homeless, leads the National Guard’s efforts to quell the Baltimore riots – Fortune

Linda Singh, who has gone from high school dropout, to management consultant, to leader of the National Guard, faces a new challenge: Stop the Baltimore riots. This story was originally published on Aug. 19, 2013. We are republishing and updating it today as Linda Singh, now a Major General, leads the Maryland National Guard’s attempts…

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US and China reach historic climate change agreement – CNN.com

Beijing (CNN) — In a historic climate change deal, U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced both countries will curb their greenhouse gas emissions over the next two decades. Under the agreement, the United States would cut its 2005 level of carbon emissions by 26-28% before the year 2025. China would peak…

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Women in Both Parties Are Disappointed by Their Modest Election Gains

New York Times – WASHINGTON — When Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a New Hampshire Democrat, beat Scott Brown to win re-election on Tuesday, her supporters saw history being made — although not by Ms. Shaheen. “Scott Brown made feminist history,” crowed an email from Emily’s List, the political action committee, noting that Mr. Brown also lost…

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Women’s Campaign Fund Takes New York

By Kathy Groob, Founder ElectWomen.com – In a star-studded display of strong woman-power, The Women’s Campaign Fund hosted their 33rd annual New York City gala last evening at Christie’s Auction House. The forty-year-old organization headed by Sam Bennett, assembled an impressive list of Congresswomen, elected officials and former candidates to share insights and lend support for…

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Happy Women’s Equality Day

WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY EDITORIAL from The Tennessean Newspaper, by Sandra Bennett, August, 2008 August 26th is National Women’s Equality Day, an opportunity to reflect on and salute the women who worked so tirelessly to give the women of today the right to vote.  The work began in Senaca Falls, New York in 1848 and ended…

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Democrats Announce 10 Speakers for National Convention – 10 Women!

Huffington Post – The Democratic National Convention Committee Wednesday announced a lineup of convention speakers who will further solidify the party’s standing with female voters. The list, passed along by a source from the committee, includes the following names: Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin. Former Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans, Affairs Tammy Duckworth. Sandra Fluke,…

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Don’t Get Mad, Get Elected!

By Arianna Jones – House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa’s all-male panel at a hearing on the contraception mandate. (February 16th, 2012) It may be the start of Women’s History Month, but put your money on 2012 being the Year of the Woman. We are witnessing an escalating national debate over women’s health issues–…

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Minnesota’s Melisa Franzen Launches Campaign for State Senate

Edina Minnesota resident Melisa Franzen announced today she is kicking off her campaign for State Senate. She currently resides in Senate District 41 and won the DFL (Democrtic-Farmer-Labor Party) endorsement caucus on Tuesday, February 7, 2012. Franzen, who is an attorney at Target Corporation, plans a straight forward, common sense campaign approach for the 2012…

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Happy Labor Day!

TLC – For a lot of people, Labor Day means two things: a day off and the end of summer. But why is it called Labor Day? Labor Day is a day set aside to pay tribute to working men and women. It has been celebrated as a national holiday in the United States and Canada since 1894. Labor unions themselves celebrated…

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