Women have tough time in N.J. politics
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Linda Stender is an anomaly in a state of high-achieving women in business, academia, law and more &#151; a woman with a decent shot at a seat in Congress.
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In the first elections in 40 years, one woman jumps in. But can women even vote?
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TRENTON, N.J. - In a newspaper opinion piece published Sunday, New Jersey's embattled governor says his decision not to leave office immediately because of a sex scandal was "difficult" to make but one he will not change...
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The sex scandal that forced Gov. James E. McGreevey to announce his resignation now involves everyone on New Jersey&#39;s A-List of political stars, its back-room advisers and political bosses.
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In Najaf, women and tribal leaders work the streets, promising progress and getting out the vote.
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Democrats are encountering a mixture of resistance and retreat from abortion rights advocates in their own party.
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Recent scandals and the election of Gov. Eliot Spitzer have taken a toll on the party scene among state legislators.
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When President Bush and the first lady come looking for votes in New Jersey, Sue Niederer vows to be nowhere near them. She doesn't want to risk finding herself in handcuffs again.
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The hard-liners who won Iran's parliamentary elections have focused on women's rights in their efforts to reverse the reforms carried out under the moderate president.
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Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's gender could be as much of an obstacle for her presidential campaign as Sen. Barack Obama's race may be for his, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell said Wednesday.
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The women of France agree electing a  female president would be a giant step forward for a nation  which has treated career women poorly.
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Across the world, women are making great strides in just about every professional arena, including politics. Among the world&#146;s 10 most populous nations, how many have not had a woman as head of government or state in modern times?
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Like many women, Uma Thurman often feels torn between her family and career.
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MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Flanked by her mother and daughter, Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton sought on Saturday to shore up votes among women whose support is turning more fluid in the tightening U.S. presidential race.
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As politicians in the state capital haggled over how to fill a &#36;4.5 billion budget deficit, New Jersey&#039;s fiscal crisis was being felt across the state &amp;#151; casinos were closed, state offices were shuttered and many state employees stayed home.
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YABED, West Bank - Dozens of women defied traditional Islamic limits and pressures, running for office and winning in last weekâs West Bank local elections, reflecting a new political awakening in a male-dominated society.
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America's feminist leaders and their critics agree on at least one current political fact: These are daunting times for the women's movement as it braces for another term of an administration it desperately wanted to topple.