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11/02/10

With the election nearly upon us, it's almost impossible to pick up a newspaper or turn on the TV without hearing about the Tea Party. What began as a collection of protests in early 2009 has exploded into a runaway political movement, with all American eyes fixed on the Party's candidates in...

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Elizabeth Cox

Environmental Health

11/01/10

Parents have enough on their plate without having to worry about exposing their children to dangerous chemicals in everyday items that should be safe. Yet cans of chicken soup or a sippy cup filled with milk could very well be contaminated. Bisphenol A (BPA), a man-made chemical, is used in...

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Senator Dianne Feinstein

11/01/10

Earlier this fall, the national news lit up when an attorney employed by a mortgage loan servicer admitted to “robo-signing” thousands and thousands of fraudulent affidavits – documents signed under the penalty of perjury – that illegitimately pushed families into foreclosure. Loan servicers are...

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Ben Clark

11/01/10

Want to help prove the Wall Street Journal wrong about moms? Here's what a piece they recently ran said about moms voting: "Now, apparently, mothers are just really tired. The recession has slammed our families, we’re working harder than ever and we no longer care much about voting." The piece went...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Paid Family Leave Childcare & Early Education Open Flexible Work

10/31/10

From Your (Wo)manInWashington blog MOTHERS changing the conversation @ www.MothersOughtToHaveEqualRights.org I was at Rutgers University on October 19th for the "What Mothers Want" conference and it was a mamapalooza of the first order. It'd be hard to say who was the more interesting - the experts...

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Valerie Young

Environmental Health

10/31/10

Happy Halloween! This week, we asked you on our Facebook page what your best non-toxic tips are for this Halloween. Here are a few of our favorite tips and links for this Halloween! Heather McMeekan: "I'm giving out 'color', 'shape', and 'number' flash cards to the kids. The little ones seem to...

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Claire Moshenberg

Childcare & Early Education Paid Sick Days Realistic & Fair Wages

10/31/10

Recently, Speaker Nancy Pelosi participated in a Tweetchat organized by MomsRising. The questions poured in from a diverse group of participants. Dozens of individuals, bloggers, organizations, media and even a fellow legislator (Rep. Rosa Delauro) joined in to chat about everything from the latest...

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Anita Sarah Jackson

10/30/10

Can you believe it's nearly November already? And that Election Day is this coming Tuesday? Time flies. It seems like summer just ended, but now we're entering into the final stretch of the election season. Believe or not, many folks are expected to forget that Tuesday is Election Day. So, we need...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

10/29/10

Mis sueños desde que mis hijos estaban en de cuna fue que ellos tuvieran la oportunidad de, a través de la educación, descubrir sus talentos para ser de servicio a la humanidad. Así fue, ahora ellos son hombres de negocios que contribuyen a la sociedad con empleos y servicios para ayudar a crecer...

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Luz Villafana

Immigration Childcare & Early Education

10/29/10

My dreams for my children since they were in the womb have been that they would receive a good education and use their talents to be of service to humanity. So it came to be. They are now businessmen contributing to society with jobs and services that help grow our economy. They are husbands and...

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Luz Villafana