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NEWS ABOUT: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act stories: 3 news summaries
OPINION

It's Been
3 Weeks,
Not 4 Years

A rocky stretch this early won't define Obama's presidency

Feb 11, 09 9:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Stop worrying. “Sure, President Obama had a lousy week. A week is not a presidency.” In fact, writes Ruth Marcus in the Washington Post, despite Tom Daschle's withdrawal and the bumpy rollout of the stimulus, Obama is outperforming any reasonable standard. He’s signed major laws on pay... More »

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Barack Obama • Bill Clinton • SCHIP • economic stimulus package • bipartisanship • George W. Bush • Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act • Obama administration • President Obama

ANALYSIS

Equal Pay
Is Obama's Women Card

Dem plays to economic issues, away from polarizing abortion

Jul 15, 08 4:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama isn't talking about Roe v. Wade much before female audiences these days, Politico reports, focusing rather on a case seen to have undermined women's rights to equal pay. In highlighting Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tires rather than abortion, the Democrat is tapping into economic concerns while steering clear of... More »

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Barack Obama • abortion • women • Roe v. Wade • Obama 2008 • Equal Opportunity • Lily Ledbetter • Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act • Ledbetter v. Goodyear • equal pay

 Equal Pay Bill Blocked in Senate 

Clinton and Obama declare truce to back bill stomped by GOP

Apr 24, 08 3:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama interrupted their rival campaigns yesterday to vote together on a bill that would make it easier for women to sue employers for pay discrimination. But their moment of unity proved fruitless as Senate Republicans blocked the bill, likely killing it for the rest of the... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Mitch McConnell • Civil Rights Act • US Supreme Court • pay discrimination • Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act • Lilly Ledbetter • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission • equal pay

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