"valerie-plame" Articles & Blogs:
Valerie Plame on Fair Game: I Am Really Good with an AK-47
| If Tuesday’s election didn’t sate your thirst for back-stabbing politics and blatant public deceit, then the cineplex has just the thing for you this weekend: Fair Game. With the gritty, hyperkinetic sensibility that he demonstrated in The Bourne Iden...[Read on] |
Trailer for Fair Game
| I’m very interested in this film, one of the only American films in competition at Cannes. It’s about the Valerie Plame affair and stars Naomi Watts as Plame and Sean Penn as her husband Joe Wilson.
Film will be released by Summit later this year.
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Obama Establishing White House Women's Council
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Women’s groups have been calling for women’s issues to get top billing in the Obama White House. Have they gotten their wish?Women's Rights | Today 11:45 am
Women will soon have a larger voice in the White House.
President Obama plans on ...[Read on] |
A Witch? A Ghost? Lady Gaga? You Got Something Better?
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So what are you guys gonna be for Halloween??? We want to hear about your costumes!Okay I will start with the BUST crew...I am gonna be a ninja master! Some of the other planned costume shout-outs included but were not limited to: an ass hat, ...[Read on] |
Hot in Cleveland skewers LA life
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Hot in Cleveland was the highest rated show ever on TV Land. The premiere attracted 4.75 million viewers. I watched it and actually thought it was funny. I loved the fact that this was a show about three women friends who support each other. I l...[Read on] |
A Bleak Employment Picture for Women – and Shelter from the Storm
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by Valerie Norton, Public Policy Fellow, National Women's Law Center
The unemployment data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics paint a bleak employment picture. The economy lost 467,000 jobs over the last month and the nation’s unemploy...[Read on] |
Mika Brzezinski Reads From Knowing Your Value
| In her new book, Knowing Your Value: Women, Money, and Getting What You’re Worth (Weinstein Books), journalist Mika Brzezinski—Joe Scarborough’s co-host on MSNBC’s Morning Joe—traces her unconventional career path, addressing...[Read on] |
Economic Data on Women Show More Than Meets the Eye
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by Valerie Norton, Public Policy Fellow, National Women's Law Center
Here at the National Women’s Law Center, we make a point of looking deeper than the economic headlines because they may not capture the whole story. Last week, we wrote about how...[Read on] |
10 'Obama Women' Who Are Changing Washington
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These powerful African American women, newly nicknamed the ‘Obama Women,’ have taken big jobs in the new administration and are some of the driving forces behind this new era of changePhoto Essay | Today 2:25 pmA new wave of women has hit Wash...[Read on] |
Activists Split on White House's Women's Council
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While some lauded the new White House Council on Women and Girls, others had hoped President Obama would have gone furtherWomen's Council | Today 10:10 am
President Obama made headlines yesterday when he established the White House Council on Women and ...[Read on] |
Shaheen Jafargholi Gives Susan Boyle Run for Her Money
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Welsh boy wows judges after Simon Cowell puts abrupt end to first
attempt wth Amy Winehouse song; Susan Boyle still musical phenomBritain's Got Talent: Shaheen Jafargholi, Susan Boyle | Today 10:15 am
Susan Boyle may have some competition.
Shaheen Ja...[Read on] |
Unemployment Rises, Especially Among Single Moms, but Some Help Is on the Way
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by Joan Entmacher, Vice President for Family Economic Security, and Valerie Norton, Public Policy Fellow, National Women's Law Center
Unemployment rose to 10.2 percent in October, reaching a 26-year high, according to data released today by the Bureau o...[Read on] |
Not Satisfied with a "Small" Wage Gap for Younger Women
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by Valerie Norton, Public Policy Fellow, National Women's Law Center
Catherine Rampell's recent post on NYTimes.com’s Economix Blog discusses the smaller wage gap that exists between younger women and their male counterparts, pointing out that the gap...[Read on] |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus gets star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Some good news. The awesome comedy of Julia Louis-Dreyfus is being publicly recognized this morning in Hollywood with Julia receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In a piece in Variety Dreyfus talked about her comedy idols:
I’ve always adm...[Read on] |
Teen Vogue features pregnant covergirl, moral panic ensues
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Seems that some people are upset that one of the models on Teen Vogue's November cover is pregnant.
19 year-old Jourdan Dunn isn't visibly pregnant, but talks about her pregnancy in the magazine.
The cover has raised eyebrows among some parents, teens a...[Read on] |
White House Roundtable celebrates Title IX’s 37th anniversary
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Today, the Women’s Sports Foundation represents the female athletes of the United States in a celebration of the anniversary of Title IX by visiting the White House for a special roundtable discussion.
“At 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23, the White Hou...[Read on] |
Economic Data Show Women Facing Continued Hardship
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By Valerie Norton, Policy FellowNew data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics confirms continued job loss and economic hardship – a story that has become all too familiar over the last year. Overall, unemployment rose to 9.8% and 263,000 job...[Read on] |
Olympians & celebs participate in annual Red Dress Collection Fashion Show
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2008 Olympic all-around gymnastics champion Nastia Liukin was among the Olympians and celebrities who participated in the sixth annual Red Dress Collection Fashion Show on Friday, Feb. 13 at Bryant Park in New York City. February is National Heart Month, ...[Read on] |
Does Having a Vagina Make You a Female Director?
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Yesterday, Kathryn Bigelow got her first DGA nomination for directing The Hurt Locker. She’s not the one who made history yesterday. Seven women — Lina Wertmuller (“Seven Beauties”), Randa Haines (“Children of a Lesser God”), Barbra Streis...[Read on] |
President Obama gives girls a chance
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Ever since I was a little girl, I declared myself the equal of boys. I never believed that a boy could do something better than me, and it became my small mission in life to prove any boy wrong when he said that he was better.
So, when Hillary Clinton an...[Read on] |
Touring women-owned businesses in a fleet of Chevy vehicles
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I recently joined a team of a dozen Los Angeles-area women bloggers to participate in the Best of LA Women-Owned Businesses Tour, sponsored by Chevrolet. Together, we had a chance to experience five 2010 Chevrolet vehicles -- a Camaro, Malibu, Avalanch...[Read on] |
Touring Women-Owned Businesses in a Fleet of Chevy Vehicles
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I recently joined a team of a dozen Los Angeles-area women bloggers to participate in the Best of LA Women-Owned Businesses Tour, sponsored by Chevrolet. Together, we had a chance to experience five 2010 Chevrolet vehicles -- a Camaro, Malibu, Avalanch...[Read on] |
Black History Month – Honoring Female Athletes
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Over the years, there have been many great black athletes. This month, to celebrate Black History Month, we’d like to honor some of the women who have contributed to the soul of sports.
Pioneers
Althea Gibson was a pioneer in both amateur tennis and pr...[Read on] |
Black History Month – Honoring Female Athletes
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Over the years, there have been many great black athletes. This month, to celebrate Black History Month, we’d like to honor some of the women who have contributed to the soul of sports.
Pioneers
Althea Gibson was a pioneer in both amateur tennis and pr...[Read on] |
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