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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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white women stories: 8 news summaries

Atlanta May Elect 1st White Mayor in 36 Years 

Frontrunner Mary Norwood vows to fix the city's accounting mess

Nov 3, 09 9:43 AM CST
(Newser) - A simple focus on accounting is poised to radically—read: racially—change the politics of Atlanta . In a majority-black city that hasn’t had a white mayor in 36 years, a Caucasian city councilwoman from a tony neighborhood has a commanding lead in the polls. Mary Norwood has promised... More »

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Atlanta • African Americans • Georgia • accounting • mayor • Shirley Franklin • white women • mayoral race • Election 09 • Mary Norwood • election day November 2009

Breast Cancer Death in Blacks Linked to Genes

Advocates now worry environmental, social factors will be ignored

Jul 27, 09 2:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - The higher risk of death from breast cancer for black women may depend more on differences of biology than environmental factors, the Baltimore Sun reports. Research shows that black women are up to 49% more likely to die from the disease than white women, even when patients receive the same... More »

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breast cancer • doctor • mammogram • black women • white women • scientific research • medical study • preventative care

Blue-Collar White Women Shift to Obama

Economic worries overcome key group's reservations about Obama

Oct 11, 08 4:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - America's "Jane Sixpacks" are leaning toward the Democratic ticket in growing numbers, the Wall Street Journal reports. White, working-class women voters make up nearly a quarter of the electorate, and polls are finding that the economic crisis is convincing more voters in this vital group to back Barack Obama,... More »

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Barack Obama • working class • female voters • blue-collar vote • Election 2008 • white women • swing states

 Palin Lifts McCain
 Among White Women 

Gender gap shrinks as VP pick causes shift

Sep 22, 08 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain has made huge strides with female voters since choosing Sarah Palin, says a new poll reported. Before tapping his running mate, McCain trailed Barack Obama 52% to 18% on the question of which candidate better understands “women and what is important to them,” Politico reports, deconstructing... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Joe Biden • Election 2008 • white women • Sarah Palin • McCain-Palin • Obama-Biden

Facing Palin,
6 Women's Groups Endorse Obama

NOW gives Dem its first nod since Ferraro

Sep 17, 08 7:49 AM CDT
(AP) - Six women's rights groups endorsed Barack Obama for president yesterday, asserting the historic selection of Sarah Palin does not make up for John McCain's lack of support on issues important to women. One of those groups was the National Organization for Women, which has not endorsed a presidential candidate since... More »

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Barack Obama • feminism • women • Kim Gandy • National Organization for Women • Feminist Majority • political endorsement • white women

ANALYSIS

'Wal-Mart Mom' Voters Swing, Will Be Crucial

Shift of working white women to GOP spells trouble for Obama

Sep 10, 08 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Polls clearly show the white women's vote swinging away from Barack Obama and it's a particular group the candidate needs to worry about most, Karen Tumulty writes in Time. Soccer moms comprised the key swing group in 1996, and "security moms" did last election, Tumulty notes. This time, it's... More »

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Barack Obama • demographics • female voters • swing voters • white women • Sarah Palin • swing states • the female vote • hockey mom

McCain, Obama in
Dead Heat: Poll

Gains among white women give GOP momentum

Sep 9, 08 4:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - The John McCain/Sarah Palin ticket has all but wiped out Barack Obama's lead, according to a Washington Post/ABCNews poll. White women voters now back McCain by a 12% margin, a sharp change from Obama's 8% edge among the same voters before the conventions. They view McCain as being better able... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Joe Biden • poll • Washington Post ABC poll • Election 2008 • white women • Sarah Palin

Poll Sees Texas Dead Heat, Slight Clinton Lead in Ohio

Races close ahead of March 4 primaries

Feb 22, 08 4:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are running neck and neck in Texas, while Clinton holds a significant but tenuous lead in Ohio, according to a Washington Post-ABC News Poll. Heading into the crucial March 4 primaries, Clinton leads Obama 48% to 47% in Texas, and 50% to 43% in Ohio... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • Texas • primary • Ohio • caucus • US economy • Latinos • Hispanic • Washington Post ABC poll • independents • African-American voters • white men • white women • senior citizens

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