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Clintons Want McCain to Win, Says Morris

Ex-adviser argues they're shooting for another run in 2012

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

More about:  Hillary Clinton • Sarah Palin • election • presidential election • female politicians

Hillary Nabs
Key Speech
at Convention

Second night will be
'Hillary night' to mark women's vote

CNN CNN Jul 31, 08 2:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton will deliver the main address on the second night of the Democratic National Convention, reports CNN. Insiders say the erstwhile candidate will be accompanied on stage with all female senators for a speech marking the 88th anniversary of the day women won the right to vote. "Tuesday night is Hillary night," said one supporter. More »

More about:  Hillary Clinton • Democratic National Convention • Democratic Party • female politicians • suffrage

GLOSSIES

 Fashion, Politics Unlikely Mix 

Carla Bruni's outfits something of an obsession, though there's a flip side

W W Jul 8, 08 2:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Move over, Hollywood—these days, fashion designers are dying to get their wares on a new kind of celebrity: politicians. The last time Carla Bruni and Nicolas Sarkozy visited London, Dior issued no fewer than five press releases on their outfits, and Louis Vuitton has even hired Mikhail Gorbachev as a model. But not everyone thinks the trend is chic, reports W in a look at political stars. More »

 How About President Chelsea? 

If Hillary doesn't make it, maybe her daughter will

ABC News ABC News May 22, 08 4:33 AM CDT
(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 »

More about:  Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton • president • presidency • Chelsea Clinton • female politicians

 Finding the Next Hillary 

NYT peers into the future for women who could take the White House

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

More about:  Hillary Clinton • female politicians • female president

Women Rule
in Spain's
New Cabinet

9 of Zapatero's 17 ministers, including defense, are female

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

More about:  women • Spain • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero • female politicians • equality

OPINION

Hillary's Not a True Test of Gender Bias

Dowd: Maybe you want a woman president —but not this woman

New York Times New York Times Feb 13, 08 1:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama's sweep of eight primaries in the past four days has put Hillary Clinton on the ropes, and New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd wonders if women will once again come to her aid as they did in New Hampshire. But the "national seminar on gender and race" that is this year's Democratic primary has a strange tenor: while Obama aims to transcend race, Clinton often tries to use her sex as a tool, or worse, as an excuse, says Dowd. More »

More about:  Barack Obama • Election 2008 • Hillary Clinton • women • Democratic presidential primaries • female voters • female politicians

Hillary Gets Comfy in Blue Collar

Working-class women form Clinton's most ardent supporters

Boston Globe Boston Globe Nov 24, 07 7:50 PM CST
(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 »

More about:  Hillary Clinton • poll • Clinton 2008 • female politicians

Loser Sues Winner for Falsifying Sex

Defeated Georgia challenger says 'transgender' incumbent defrauded voters

Associated Press Associated Press Nov 23, 07 6:21 PM CST
(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 »

More about:  Georgia • politics • transgender • gender politics • female politicians • city council

After Two Years, Merkel's Still Honeymooning

German chancellor's mid-term approval rating is record 76%

Der Spiegel Der Spiegel Aug 22, 07 5:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Better than halfway through her first term as Germany's chancellor, Angela Merkel is more popular than ever, Der Spiegel reports, with an impressive 76% approval rating. Her hardworking image has gotten boosts from solid diplomacy and good domestic luck, with reforms put in place by the previous government now paying dividends and keeping political rivals at bay. More »

More about:  George W. Bush • Nicolas Sarkozy • Germany • Vladimir Putin • Europe • Angela Merkel • female politicians

Congress' Feminine Mystique May Wane in '08

Despite success of Clinton, Pelosi, drop likely in women office-holders

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Aug 15, 07 3:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - If Hillary Clinton is elected president next year, she could be deilvering her State of the Union before a dwindling number of women, the Journal reports. Many female governors and congresswomen face either tough re-election campaigns or term-limit boundaries in 2008, and after a surge in the early 1990s, the number of female office-holders could tumble. More »

More about:  Hillary Clinton • Iraq war • Congress • women • Nancy Pelosi • female politicians • Elizabeth Dole • Mary Landrieu • Kathleen Blanco • Susan Collins

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