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Clinton Unveils $17 Million Plan to Fight Sexual Violence in Congo
Last week, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the Congo and met with Congolese survivors of rape, university students, and President Joseph Kabila to discuss the worsening epidemic of sexual violence in the region. Specifically, Clinton toured the city of...
Reflections on the LA Fitness Shootings
In the aftermath of the horrific LA Fitness shootings in Collier Township, Allegheny County, at the beginning of the month, several media outlets have begun to try and answer the question on everyone’s minds: Why? Some look to lax gun control laws and others to...
Abortionists in Danger
Last week, Esquire published a lengthy feature about Dr. Warren Hern, director of the Boulder Abortion Clinic, who specializes in late abortions. More than two months after Dr. George Tiller’s tragic murder, it is still startling and disturbing to read of the danger...
Sotomayor Sworn In as First Latina Supreme Court Justice
Sonia Sotomayor made history on Thursday when she was confirmed as the Supreme Court’s newest justice by a 68-31 vote in the Senate, becoming the first Latina and only the third woman to sit on the Court. She was sworn in on Saturday by Chief Justice Roberts with her...
Women Deserve Equality in Sports
Earlier this month, the Washington Post published an op-ed blaming Title IX for targeting male teams for elimination at universities. Due to many schools’ struggles with finances during the economic downturn, they have cut athletic teams. H. Clay McEldowney, the...
