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NEWS ABOUT: female politicians

female politicians stories: 16 news summaries

 'Princess Corps' Shakes 
 Up Japanese Politics 

New lawmakers include former sex industry reporter

Oct 6, 09 6:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - A group of young, attractive female politicians are credited with helping the Democratic Party of Japan sweep to victory last month, but some of them are attracting more attention for their pasts than their policies. The DPJ's 26 new female members of parliament—dubbed the "Princess Corps" or "... More »

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Japan • Democratic Party of Japan • female politicians • Japanese election

OPINION

 Can the Catty Remarks
 on Clinton's Weight

Focus on appearance is dragging down both politics and journalism

Sep 1, 09 8:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Remarks like Tina Brown's recent crack on MSNBC that Hillary Clinton "needs to get back in the gym," are dragging public debate down to a high-school level, Chloe Angyal writes at SpliceToday. Nobody's looking too hard at the waistline of male politicians or diplomats, Angyal notes, but... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Michelle Obama • women • Tina Brown • sexism • journalism • journalist • female politicians • Laura Ingraham • Meghan McCain

(Newser) - Just in time for back-to-school shopping, the first family’s puppy will star in his own comic book, MTV reports. Puppy Power: Bo Obama, due out in September, will offer what the publisher calls an “insider’s look at the White House.” In the works from the same... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Michelle Obama • female politicians • comics • comic books • Portuguese water dog • Bo Obama • Bluewater Productions

 Kuwait Elects 
 First  Women 
 to Parliament 

Four women take seats

May 17, 09 5:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kuwaitis have elected the first women ever to become members of Parliament, reports the BBC. US-educated Aseel al-Awadhi and Rola Dashti won seats in regional votes. Former Health Minister Massouma al-Mubarak, who was the first Kuwaiti woman to be appointed to a ministerial post, and Salwa al-Jassar also secured seats.... More »

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female politicians • Kuwait • free elections

'Female Force' Comic Stars Michelle Obama

First lady joins Palin, Clinton in fast-selling biography series

Mar 14, 09 5:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michelle Obama will join Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin with her own issue of Female Force comics next month, the Chicago Tribune reports. Publisher Bluewater says the biographical comic, the third in its series on America's powerful females, will tell the first lady's story from an upbeat perspective. As with... More »

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Michelle Obama • female politicians • comics • first lady • comic books

Clintons Want McCain to Win, Says Morris

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

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... More »

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

Hillary Nabs
Key Speech
at Convention

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

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... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Democratic National Convention • suffrage • female politicians • Democratic Party

GLOSSIES

 Fashion, Politics Unlikely Mix 

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

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... More »

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Hillary Clinton • fashion • Louis Vuitton • Angela Merkel • Nicolas Sarkozy • Mikhail Gorbachev • Christian Dior • female politicians • Carla Bruni • fashion designer • fashion industry

 How About President Chelsea? 

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

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... More »

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

 Finding the Next Hillary 

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

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... More »

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Hillary Clinton • female politicians • female president

Women Rule
in Spain's
New Cabinet

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

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... More »

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

OPINION

Hillary's Not a True Test of Gender Bias

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

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"... More »

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

Hillary Gets Comfy in Blue Collar

Working-class women form Clinton's most ardent supporters

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... More »

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Hillary Clinton • poll • Clinton 2008 • female politicians

Loser Sues Winner for Falsifying Sex

Defeated Georgia challenger says 'transgender' incumbent defrauded voters

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... More »

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

After Two Years, Merkel's Still Honeymooning

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

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... More »

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

Congress' Feminine Mystique May Wane in '08

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

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... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Hillary Clinton • Congress • women • female politicians • Jean Shaheen • Susan Collins • Mary Landrieu • Jennifer Lawless • Elizabeth Dole • Kathleen Blanco • Iraq war

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