WMC News Brief: McCormick, Hillary Documentary, Japan Elections
August 31, 2009
Injured CBS Reporter McCormick In Stable Condition 08/30/09 B&C: CBS reported Monday that correspondent Cami McCormick was in stable condition following injuries sustained in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan Aug. 28. Supreme Court To Revisit ‘Hillary’ Documentary 08/30/09 NY Times: The Supreme Court will cut short its summer break in early September to hear a new argument in a momentous case that could transform the way political campaigns are conducted. Record 54 Women Elected In Japan 08/31/09 News.com.au: A record 54 women won seats in Japan's weekend election but female parliamentary representation still remains low by developed world standards at 11 per cent. Bush Daughter Jenna Hager Becomes 'Today' Reporter 08/30/09 Washington Post: The daughter of former President George W. Bush will contribute stories about once a month on issues like education to television's top-rated morning news show. Democrats Eye Maine Senator For A Health Vote 08/29/09 NY Times: As Congress prepares to hit the restart button on the health care debate, Senator Olympia J. Snowe does not relish the prospect of becoming a Group of One. '89 Thesis A Different Side of McDonnell 08/30/09 Washington Post: Two decades before he would run for governor of Virginia, Robert F. McDonnell submitted a master's thesis in which he described working women and feminists as "detrimental" to the Family. Kennedy’s Closest Confidante, In Politics And Life 08/29/09 NY Times: Mrs. Kennedy brought him a happiness, his friends said, that had long eluded him, seeing him through until the end, and to even now, as she presides at his public memorials in Boston and prepares for his burial at Arlington National Cemetery. Abortion Protest In Bellevue 08/29/09 Omaha World Herald: Supporters of Dr. LeRoy Carhart's abortion clinic outnumbered opponents during a nearly five-hour protest today in Bellevue. Girls In Trouble, Humiliated And Injured At The Hands Of The State 08/29/09 NY Times: The people in charge at these juvenile prisons abused their power, and in doing so, could only leave their wards with the impression that even the authorities think that violence is a natural, appropriate response to conflict. Reformers Say Maternity Benefits Make Dollar Sense 08/30/09 Women's eNews: Health-reform advocates in Congress argue that it's cost-effective to end insurance bias against pregnant women and to make all types of insurance guarantee maternity coverage. Dui Laws Discriminate Against Women? 08/31/09 Reuters: The scientists found that women reached blood alcohol levels illegal in a DUI case after drinking 20 to 30 percent less alcohol than men of equal weight. Women Bosses Pretty Harsh On Themselves, Study Finds 08/30/09 The Ledger: A new study shows female managers are more than three times as likely as their male counterparts to underrate their bosses' opinions of their job performance. Nigeria: To Bid $5 Billion (U.S.) For African Women Bank 08/31/09 All Africa: Nigeria will in October join other African nations in bidding for the proposed $5billion Pan African Women Bank (PAWB), a micro-credit financial institution, designed to attract funds from across the world and make such funds available to women groups engaged in small scale businesses in Africa. A Child Of The Amazon Shakes Up A Nation’s Politics 08/29/09 NY Times: Illiterate and seriously ill from hepatitis, Ms. Silva left her home when she was 16 and headed by bus to the city of Rio Branco seeking medical care and an education. There she learned how to read and write, graduated from college and became a teacher and a politician. Women Are Still Defined By Domestic Life 08/31/09 The Windsor Star: In politics, it's not a glass ceiling exactly, it's more like a glass house. No matter what female politicians achieve, it seems, they will inevitably be judged by and confined to the walls of that glass house and the domestic universe in which females have so long lived. Will Fear Make Pregnant Women Shun Swine Flu Vaccine? 08/28/09 ABC: Doctors Fear Safety Worries May Overshadow Pregnant Patients' Need for the Shot. Weighing The Risks And Benefits Of Hormone Replacement Therapy 08/31/09 WIP: In the 1990s the National Institutes of Health set up the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) to study the risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy. According to a 2002 press release from the NIH, the trial was halted after researchers found an “increased risk of invasive breast cancer” and “increases in coronary heart disease, stroke, and pulmonary embolism in study participants on estrogen plus progestin compared to women taking placebo pills. A Century Later, She’s Still Red Hot 08/30/09 NY Times: A new anthology of Sophie Tucker's earliest recordings shows that at the peak of her stardom, she was anything but old-fashioned. Kourtney's Choice 08/28/09 RH Reality Check: Kudos to reality TV star Kourtney Kardashian for honestly sharing the process she went through deciding whether to keep or terminate her unexpected pregnancy. She could have played the happy "always wanted this" mom card, and lovingly patted her bump. Instead, she admitted that she had skipped birth control pills and considered abortion. Dutch Sailor Girl Put Under Care 08/28/09 BBC: A Dutch court has put a 13-year-old girl under state care for two months, stalling her bid to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. USA Will Miss The Williams Sisters Immensely 08/30/09 The Sports Review: Guy McCrea reveals some startling statistics that go a long way to showing just how bare women’s US tennis is, barring the Williams sisters. Women's Boxing Nod Could Give China Three More Golds 08/31/09 Reuters: China has high hopes of dominating women's boxing at the 2012 Olympics after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided earlier this month to include it on the London program. England Women Eye Last-Eight Spot 08/31/09 BBC: England women need a point from their final Euro 2008 group match against Sweden on Monday to book their place in the quarter-finals in Finland.
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