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  • September 2008

    • Clintons Want McCain to Win, Says Morris

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Sep 13, 08 11:55 AM CDT

      Clintons Want McCain to Win, Says Morris

      (Newser) - The Clintons may be campaigning for Obama, but they really want McCain to win so Hillary can run in 2012, friend-turned-foe Dick Morris tells the UK Telegraph . And if that happens, get ready for a historic Clinton-Palin showdown (Morris thinks McCain would not run again) that will shake up the role of women in politics. "In Palin, you have an authentic model of feminism and in Hillary you have a counterfeit one," says Morris, who argues that Hillary would be nowhere without Bill. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • Sarah Palin  • election  • presidential election  • female politicians

  • July 2008
  • May 2008

    • How About President Chelsea?

      ABC News  |  May 22, 08 4:33 AM CDT

      How About President Chelsea?

      (Newser) - Bill Clinton hasn't given up hope of a Clinton woman getting into the White House—but it may be his daughter rather than his wife, ABC reports. Clinton says he would never have thought Chelsea would consider running for office—until she proved a natural on the campaign trail this year. Clinton calls his daughter's emergence the second-best thing of the campaign, after his wife's amazing endurance. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • Bill Clinton  • Chelsea Clinton  • presidency  • president  • female politicians

    • Finding the Next Hillary

      New York Times  |  May 18, 08 8:41 AM CDT

      Finding the Next Hillary

      (Newser) - With Hillary Clinton looking fated to remain a senator, the New York Times explores who could succeed her as a likely contender to become the first woman president. The candidate would have to be from the South or the West, a Democrat with red-state appeal or a Republican from the private sector, and a “fighter” with executive experience and grown children. One critical problem? "She may not exist,” writes Kate Zernike. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • female politicians  • female president

  • April 2008

    • Women Rule in Spain's New Cabinet

      Independent (UK)  |  Apr 14, 08 9:31 AM CDT

      Women Rule in Spain's New Cabinet

      (Newser) - So much for machismo. Re-elected Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero announced a new government this weekend, with a surprise twist: His new cabinet boasts more women than men. The eight men and nine ministras include a pregnant woman who will head the army as defense minister, the Independent reports. More »

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      women  • Spain  • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero  • female politicians  • equality

  • February 2008
  • November 2007

    • Hillary Gets Comfy in Blue Collar

      Boston Globe  |  Nov 24, 07 7:50 PM CST

      Hillary Gets Comfy in Blue Collar

      (Newser) - Women of all stripes like Hillary Clinton, but her most ardent supporters aren’t her high-powered peers, but working-class women. That oft-neglected voting block represents Hillary’s backbone, the Boston Globe reports, admiring the tough resolve she projects and her populist policies. To exploit the edge, Clinton is softening her career-woman persona, with motherhood stories and a woman-targeted “Dishes are Done” phone campaign. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • poll  • Clinton 2008  • female politicians

    • Loser Sues Winner for Falsifying Sex

      Associated Press  |  Nov 23, 07 6:21 PM CST

      Loser Sues Winner for Falsifying Sex

      (Newser) - A defeated city council candidate is accusing the victorious incumbent, Michelle Bruce, of deceiving voters by identifying herself as female. Plaintiff Georgia Fuller’s lawyers say voters in Riverdale, Georgia, tend to favor female candidates. “It gives her an unfair advantage, it’s not just sour grapes,” said the lawyer. “I’ve always been Michelle,” answers Bruce, who identifies herself as transgender. More »

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      Georgia  • politics  • transgender  • female politicians  • gender politics  • city council

  • August 2007

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