Today's News

January 28, 2008

The Case of the Vanishing Young Mothers
January 27
Washington Post: Post editors are concerned that young women with children are not becoming Post readers as they get older.

Hillary Clinton Defends Husband, Says Campaign Role to Continue
January 27
Bloomberg: Senator Hillary Clinton defended her husband's role in her presidential campaign and said it will continue.

Ulster Midwives May Refuse to Carry Out Emergency Abortions
January 28
The Guardian: Midwives in Northern Ireland are threatening to stop performing emergency abortions because of fears they are vulnerable to criminal prosecution.

Ex-Harper Collins Publisher Settles Defamation Suit
January 26
NY Times: Judith Regan, the publisher who was fired from HarperCollins in late 2006 after the company decided to scrap the release of “If I Did It,” O. J. Simpson’s hypothetical murder confession, has settled her $100 million defamation lawsuit against News Corporation, Harper’s parent.

Washington Post Starts an Online Magazine for Blacks
January 28
NY Times: In attempt to broaden its online audience, The Washington Post Company on Monday is to introduce an online magazine primarily for a black audience, with news and commentary on politics and culture, and tools for readers to research their family histories.

Pro-Choice Republicans Stake Claim to Their Party
January 28
RH Reality via Alternet: Politically conservative pro-choice groups try to shift the GOP toward what they believe are the core principles of Republican government.

Hillary Clinton's Years at Yale Law School Shaped Her
January 27
McClatchy via Kansas City Star: All that Hillary Rodham Clinton would become — all that still inspires her allies and enemies — emerged during her years roaming the Gothic buildings of Yale Law School.

For Speaker, Calculated Stimulus Steps
January 27
NY Times: Representative Nancy Pelosi spent her first year as speaker battling her political opponents with mixed results.

Chelsea Clinton Stumps for Mother
January 27
AP via SF Chronicle: Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton stumped on behalf of her mother's presidential campaign Sunday, talking policy while making no mention of Hillary Clinton's loss in South Carolina the day before.

A President Like My Father
January 27
NY Times: Over the years, I’ve been deeply moved by the people who’ve told me they wished they could feel inspired and hopeful about America the way people did when my father was president.

Behind the Abortion Decline
January 26
NY Times: Coinciding with this month’s 35th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling that legalized abortion, a new study shows that the United States continues to make progress on reducing the abortion rate.

Support for Angela Merkel Slumps in State Poll
January 28
The Telegraph: Angela Merkel's reputation as Germany's charmed chancellor looked shattered Sunday night as she faced her first electoral humiliation since taking office in 2005.

Women Lose in Mexico Indian Rights Gain
January 28
AP via Seattle Times: Women in this Indian village high in the pine-clad mountains of Oaxaca rise each morning at 4 a.m. to gather firewood, grind corn, prepare the day's food, care for the children and clean the house.

U.S. Woman Abducted in Afghanistan.  A Taliban Snatch?
January 28
Christian Science Monitor: Aid worker helped women set up their own businesses in southern city of Kandahar.

Formal Award for WWII Land Girls
January 28
BBC: Women who worked the land during World War II to keep Britain supplied with food and timber can now apply for a badge commemorating their efforts.

Bhutto's Sister Hates Politics
January 27
The Times of India: Slain former Pakistani premier Benazir Bhutto's only surviving sibling Sanam, who has kept her distance from politics, says she still hates it and her elder sister had always kept her away from it.

Female Smokers Double in Russia
January 27
BBC: Smoking rates have more than doubled in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union, researchers say.

Female Guides Gain Ground in Nepal Mountains
January 27
Women's eNews: Female trekkers are gaining ground in the mountains of Nepal. This in turn is spurring demand for female guides who find a path out of social constraints and the penury of traditional agricultural work on the cold, rock trails.

Breast Milk May Be Allergy Key
January 28
BBC: A study may have discovered why breastfeeding might help protect children against allergies such as asthma, scientists have said.

Sex in the City
January 27
NY Times: On view in more than 50 locations — ranging from video billboards along Sunset Strip to the Huntington Library’s botanical gardens — “Women in the City,” with support from the Broad Art Foundation and the François Pinault Foundation, presents breakthrough work by Jenny Holzer, Barbara Kruger, Louise Lawler and Cindy Sherman.

Questions for Sheryl Crowe
January 27
NY Times: Agit Pop

On Top of Fanatics, She Gets Animated
January 26
Boston Globe: Comics author and film director Marjane Satrapi left no doubt last week about her reaction to a possible Oscar nomination for her animated memoir, "Persepolis." "I will make the biggest party in the world. I will drink so much."

Players Union and League Agree on New CBA
January 27
USA Today: WNBA players get raises this year — and some get their own hotel rooms — under a new six-year Collective Bargaining Agreement.

In a Youth Movement, Nagasu Wins the Title
January 27
NY Times: The fall on her opening jump of her free skate, a double axel, drained the smile from Mirai Nagasu’s face.

With Third Slot, Sharapova Shows She's Back
January 26
NY Times: Nothing could stop Maria Sharapova at the Australian Open this year.