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Media
coverage from the WAND/WiLL national conference,
October 2007
PINK
magazine reports from the conference:
"The
news is electric – piping straight from
D.C.'s new seat of feminine power."
Op
ed from Sandy Pappas in Minnesota: "Ensuring
a safer, healthier state" |
Bemidji Pioneer - Bemidji, MN | December
23, 2007
"Women
should run for more seats at tables of power"
By SUE DICKENSON, Great Falls Tribune | This
fall, I joined hundreds of women state legislators
from across the country in Washington, D.C.,
to say, "We can change our national priorities.
And women will set the course in a new direction."
Op
ed from State Sen. Carolyn Nelson in North Dakota:
"Dorgan
can help find new direction on nukes"
| November 04, 2007
The long-term question centers on the
role nuclear weapons should play in U.S. security.
Our massive arsenal clearly is not a deterrent
against terrorists nor does it prevent other
countries from getting nuclear weapons. In fact,
it would be far more difficult to dissuade other
countries from developing nuclear weapons if
the U.S. chooses to build new warheads of its
own.
Op
ed from Marilyn Canavan in Maine: "Extravagances
of war, at what cost?"
If you believe that every military
dollar spent is justified, stop reading here.
But if there is a scintilla of doubt in your
mind, hear me out.
Local
female legislators say women vital to next election
(Georgia)
"Some
things are on party lines, but when you get
to women, no one wants to see a child without
health care, Republican or Democrat," said
Davenport. "I think that we can really
change our national priorities, and women will
set that course." "We
need more female leadership in Congress,"
said Abdul-Salaam.
Blogger
at the conference on Congresswoman Laura Richardson
Canavan
named ‘Pacesetter’ by Women Legislators’
Lobby
Term-limited legislator leaves her mark
in Augusta
The Women Legislators’ Lobby recently
invited Rep. Marilyn Canavan, D-Waterville,
to Washington, D.C. to honor her for her “contributions
to enlightened public policy.”
Halvorson
to run for Congress
Senate Majority Leader Debbie Halvorson (D-Crete)
said today she will run next year for the 11th
Congressional District seat left open by U.S.
Rep Jerry Weller's impending retirement.
Halvorson's
decision came after a weekend in Washington,
D.C., where she attended a Women's Action for
New Directions conference and joined
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for a private
meeting at Pelosi's home.
"The
more I listened to these groups, the more I
talked to other people in Congress, the more
I realized this was not about me, it's not about
titles. It's about what I can do for the people
and the country," she told the
Daily Southtown this afternoon from Springfield.
Sen.
Feldman's Blog/Release about the Pacesetter
Award
Ad
in ND features a woman legislator attending
the conference
UCS ran a paid ad in three North Dakota papers
Sunday, September 30, asking Sen. Dorgan to
deny funding for the Reliable Replacement Warhead
(RRW) program. It
was signed by five North Dakotans, including
State Sen. Carolyn Nelson, who was at the conference
at the time.
Lifton
in D.C. for conference on women and leadership
Assemblywoman
Barbara Lifton, D/WFP-125th District, said she
is going to Washington this week to join hundreds
of state legislators and women leaders at a
national conference about how women can help
change national priorities.
“Today,
we are more isolated in the world; our poorest
are more at risk than ever; our economy grows
weaker each day. We have to head in a new direction.
And women are the ones to lead the way.”
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