Ellen Goodman
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Score one for the right in abortion rights battle that leaves no winnersJan 31, 2009 10:00 pm - It must be the world's longest-running game of ideological pingpong. In 1984, Ronald Reagan aimed an overhand smash at international organizations, pledging that America...
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Michelle Obama can put families back on agendaJan 18, 2009 10:00 pm - While I'm aware that there's no official inauguration for a first lady - no oath to take, no speech to make - we do manage to have an initiation rite. So, Michelle Obama...
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Bush says farewell; we say good riddanceDec 29, 2008 10:00 pm - I was doing fine until I saw the rocking chairs. My attacks of Bush-bashing were in remission. I told myself it was time to move on, to embrace the change you can believ...
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Kennedy is more than just a nameDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - In 1962, a young Massachusetts man who had barely passed the constitutional age barrier decided to run for the Senate. At the time, one of his brothers was president of ...
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Hillary continues her life compositionDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - It was a moment bound to give anyone second thoughts about Hillary Clinton's nomination as secretary of state: Rush Limbaugh called it a "brilliant stroke." If Rush, who...
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Palin not the only 'women's story' in this electionNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Have you ever seen a transformation this fast? In barely two months, the Barracuda became the Scapegoat. Think of it as evolution on steroids. In September, Sarah Palin,...
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Debate puts end to battle of the sexesOct 05, 2008 11:00 pm - So this is what they mean by the soft bigotry of low expectations. The long drumbeat that led to the vice presidential debate suggested it would be a matchup between an ...
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GOP platform makes private decisions a public issueSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - You gotta love this campaign. No sooner does the curtain come crashing down on one climactic moment than up it goes on another. The Democrats choose NoDrama Obama and th...
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And the awards for sexism go too -Aug 23, 2008 11:00 pm - BOSTON - Once more we prepare to honor our foremothers by celebrating the anniversary of the passage of women's suffrage. Each year, in advance of August 26th, our one-w...
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Shattering the myth that women 'opt out' of workJul 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Let me begin by raising a glass of champagne to the official closing of the math gap. It turns out that girls do not lack the math gene. Nor are they math-phobic. A new ...