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Posted at 04:00 PM ET, 08/17/2012

The Obama kiss: Love and ice cream
By Judy Howard Ellis
The marker remembering the Obamas’ first kiss signals a tenderness we can return to.

By Judy Howard Ellis  |  04:00 PM ET, 08/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:59 PM ET, 08/16/2012

The 93-year-old face of Pennsylvania voter ID law
By Mary C. Curtis

By Mary C. Curtis  |  03:59 PM ET, 08/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  voter-ID laws, Pennsylvania, Michael Nutter, Advancement Project, ACLU, Democrats, Republicans

Posted at 01:54 PM ET, 08/14/2012

New gay general: A salute is in order
By Bonnie Goldstein
Brig. Gen Tammy Smith is the first openly gay member of the US military to be promoted to general.

By Bonnie Goldstein  |  01:54 PM ET, 08/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  US Army, Brigadier General, 4-star, women in the military

Posted at 10:14 AM ET, 08/14/2012

Michelle Obama shares Leno stage and conversation with Gabby Douglas
By Mary C. Curtis

By Mary C. Curtis  |  10:14 AM ET, 08/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Michelle Obama, Gabby Douglas, Ann Romney, Jay Leno, Olympics, Tonight Show

Posted at 08:50 AM ET, 08/14/2012

Gabby Giffords moves home to Tucson to heal
By Mary C. Curtis
Former congresswoman will continue her recovery at her home, 17 months after the shooting that left her injured and six others dead.

By Mary C. Curtis  |  08:50 AM ET, 08/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Gabby Giffords, Tucson, Mark Kelly, shooting, assassination, houston, brian injury

Posted at 08:44 AM ET, 08/14/2012

Helen Gurley Brown turned mouseburgers into sex kittens
By Suzi Parker
Helen Gurley Brown changed women’s lives. A sexual trailblazer and feminist, Brown took no prisoners in the early 1960s.

By Suzi Parker  |  08:44 AM ET, 08/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Helen Gurley Brown, David Brown, sex, Cosmopolitan, New York, Arkansas, journalism

Posted at 05:59 PM ET, 08/13/2012

Candy Crowley to moderate a presidential debate: ‘I am wowed’
By Annie Groer
The Oct. 16 event features a town hall format similar to the one that ABC’s Carole Simpson oversaw two decades ago, and Crowley couldn't be more pleased.

By Annie Groer  |  05:59 PM ET, 08/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:00 PM ET, 08/13/2012

Should Fareed Zakaria be forgiven for plagiarizing?
By Delia Lloyd
It depends on whether you look at it from the point of view of journalism or academia.

By Delia Lloyd  |  12:00 PM ET, 08/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fareed Zakaria, Fareed Zakaria plagiarism, plagiarism, Jill Lepore

Posted at 06:17 PM ET, 08/11/2012

The meaning of Ryan's missing necktie
By Diana Reese
On a summer Saturday, what are the candidates telling us with their wardrobe choices?

By Diana Reese  |  06:17 PM ET, 08/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:50 PM ET, 08/11/2012

Paul Ryan, introduced as ‘faithful Catholic’ on ‘human life,’ was rebuked by bishops over cuts to poor
By Melinda Henneberger
And Ryan’s admiration of Ayn Rand is not the “urban legend” he says it is.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  01:50 PM ET, 08/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Paul Ryan, Catholics, Mitt Romney, presidential campaign, George W. Bush, Pope John Paul II, Affordable Care Act, Ayn Rand

Posted at 10:46 AM ET, 08/10/2012

Romney needs some Rubio pizzazz
By Sandra Fish
The Florida senator has charisma, gravitas, and he's Hispanic — and he'd be a bold choice as a Romney running mate.

By Sandra Fish  |  10:46 AM ET, 08/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin, Marco Rubio, Election 2012

Posted at 10:20 AM ET, 08/10/2012

Minnesotans for Tim Pawlenty, or else Michele Bachmann, for vice president
By Bonnie Goldstein
Minnesota has a great political history in presidential campaigning. So why not put a Minnesotan on the ticket this year?

By Bonnie Goldstein  |  10:20 AM ET, 08/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  pawlenty, bachmann, vice president, minnesota

Posted at 09:58 AM ET, 08/10/2012

Mitt Romney could do worse than Mike Huckabee as Veep
By Suzi Parker
Mike Huckabee knows how to activate the evangelical base, and that’s something Mitt Romney desperately needs.

By Suzi Parker  |  09:58 AM ET, 08/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, 2012, evangelicals, tea party, Chick-fil-A, Arkansas, Republican National Convention, Tampa

Posted at 07:59 PM ET, 08/09/2012

What’s so bad about RomneyCare? Just ask Andrea Saul.
By Melinda Henneberger
Even the wildly out-of-context “You didn’t build this” ads against Obama didn’t accuse him of killing anyone.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  07:59 PM ET, 08/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, presidential election, Bill Burton, Priorities USA, Joe Soptic, RomneyCare, Affordable Care Act, ObamaCare, health care reform, conservatives

Posted at 12:12 AM ET, 08/09/2012

Nancy Brinker’s Komen shakeup too little and way too late
By Lori Stahl
Once a brilliant marketing strategist, she still hasn’t addressed some basic questions about the decision to defund Planned Parenhood.

By Lori Stahl  |  12:12 AM ET, 08/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Nancy Brinker, Susan G. Komen, abortion, communicationis crisis

Posted at 04:15 PM ET, 08/08/2012

No Fluke: Obama needs Colorado's women voters
By Sandra Fish
Colorado women helped Obama win in 2008, and they may be even more crucial in his race against Mitt Romney.

By Sandra Fish  |  04:15 PM ET, 08/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Sandra Fluke, Ken Buck, Michael Bennet, birth control, abortion, personhood, Colorado, elections 2012

Posted at 03:58 PM ET, 08/08/2012

The Sikh temple shooting and the sleeping giant of white supremacy
By Rahiel Tesfamariam
The shooting is a terrifying reminder of what hate groups are capable of doing. For too long, our government has failed to admit that they are a prevailing threat to our country and its people.

By Rahiel Tesfamariam  |  03:58 PM ET, 08/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:21 PM ET, 08/08/2012

STP Google Plus Hangout: Sarah Palin and the veepstakes
By Natalie Jennings
We’ll talk about Sarah Palin and her Mama Grizzlies, plus the potential vice presidential candidates’ records on women’s issues.

By Natalie Jennings  |  02:21 PM ET, 08/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Google Hangout

Posted at 12:23 PM ET, 08/08/2012

Sarah Palin: Her batting average is still pretty high
By Karen Tumulty
All in all, however, I would argue that Palin is having a pretty good season. She has shown a knack for the long shot.

By Karen Tumulty  |  12:23 PM ET, 08/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  sarah palin, republican politics, conservative, palin

Posted at 09:43 AM ET, 08/08/2012

Charlotte prepares for Democratic National Convention protesters
By Mary C. Curtis
Are “free-speech zones” and “extraordinary event” regulations that allow police to examine backpacks for suspicious materials an encroachment on First Amendment rights?

By Mary C. Curtis  |  09:43 AM ET, 08/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Democratic convention, protests, Charlotte, union, Occupy

Posted at 09:19 PM ET, 08/07/2012

Democratic abortion foes push for change in platform
By Melinda Henneberger
Democratic dissenters on the issue of abortion have made their case to the platform committee, arguing that the party should change its language enough to allow for some diversity of opinion on the matter and return to the “big tent” approach of the Clinton years.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  09:19 PM ET, 08/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:58 PM ET, 08/06/2012

Gabrielle Douglas, Joanna Rowsell — Olympian hair power
By Bonnie Goldstein
Will we ever completely stop caring about women's hair?

By Bonnie Goldstein  |  04:58 PM ET, 08/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Gabby Douglas, Joanna Rowsell, olympics 2012, hair

Posted at 10:30 AM ET, 08/06/2012

Sarah Palin: Mama grizzlies united
By Diana Reese
Sarah Palin gives mixed impressions in campaign visit to Missouri: She's more celebrity than statesman.

By Diana Reese  |  10:30 AM ET, 08/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  sarah palin, sarah steelman, tea party, claire mccaskill, missouri senate primary

Posted at 01:24 PM ET, 08/05/2012

Richard Mourdock: Q & A with Indiana’s GOP Senate nominee
By Melinda Henneberger
Q: You didn’t endorse Romney or anyone else in the primary, right? A: No, I didn’t. They would never endorse me, so why should I?

By Melinda Henneberger  |  01:24 PM ET, 08/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Richard Mourdcok, Joe Donnelly, Indiana senate race, Indiana senate, Richard Lugar, Dick Lugar

Posted at 02:56 PM ET, 08/03/2012

Gold goes to woman who fights back
By Bonnie Goldstein
Don’t call Kayla Harrison’s gold medal in Judo glory. Call it guts. Call it justice.

By Bonnie Goldstein  |  02:56 PM ET, 08/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  kayla harrison, judo, gold, olympics 2012

Posted at 09:59 AM ET, 08/03/2012

What Obama could learn from Romney’s European tour
By Melinda Henneberger
While we were laughing at his supposed gaffes, he was talking to religious voters who haven’t heard from the president.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  09:59 AM ET, 08/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:05 PM ET, 08/02/2012

The lesson of the Ted Cruz victory
By Lori Stahl

By Lori Stahl  |  04:05 PM ET, 08/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Ted Cruz, Texas, David Dewhurst, Sarah Palin, tea party, Senate

Posted at 12:16 PM ET, 08/02/2012

More Obama derangement syndrome, this time in racist tweet from Puerto Rican political adviser
By Mary C. Curtis
SHE THE PEOPLE | Puerto Rican political adviser gets in a simian reference and a bow to birther-ism.

By Mary C. Curtis  |  12:16 PM ET, 08/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, racist tweet, Puerto Rico, Heidi Wys, Obama derangement syndrome

Posted at 09:13 AM ET, 08/02/2012

Debate official on campaign for a female moderator: ‘It’s very hard to find someone who can do that’
By Annie Groer
New Jersey girls lobbying for a woman moderator came with cameras but no appointment, says Janet Brown, who heads the Commission on Presidential Debates.

By Annie Groer  |  09:13 AM ET, 08/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Commission on Presidential Debates, Sammi Siegel, Elena Tsemberis, Emma Axelrod, Jim Lehrer, Carole Simpson, Janet Brown, Lesley Stahl, Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow, Gwen Ifill, Christiane Amanpour

Posted at 11:44 AM ET, 08/01/2012

Late-term abortions and candidate wives’ wardrobes: Google+ Hangout with She the People
By Natalie Jennings
She the People’s Melinda Henneberger, Mary C. Curtis, Annie Groer and Jamila Bey will talk about the failed bill to ban late-term abortions in D.C.

By Natalie Jennings  |  11:44 AM ET, 08/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:00 AM ET, 08/01/2012

Colorado's Hickenlooper, wife split amicably
By Sandra Fish
No scandal here, but the separation between a governor and his wife is unfortunately not all that unusual.

By Sandra Fish  |  02:00 AM ET, 08/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  John Hickenlooper, Helen Thorpe, Colorado governor, 2016 presidential race, Bill Owens

Posted at 08:08 PM ET, 07/31/2012

In Indiana Senate race, Democrat Donnelly looks across the aisle
By Melinda Henneberger
In Indiana, Democrat Joe Donnelly is not only running to replace outgoing Sen. Dick Lugar, but to continue the Republican’s endangered tradition of aisle-crossing centrism.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  08:08 PM ET, 07/31/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:58 PM ET, 07/30/2012

So Michelle Obama’s jacket cost $6K. What did Mitt wear?
By Diana Reese
The first lady sported a $6,000 jacket this weekend. Ann Romney caught flak for wearing a $990 t-shirt. But just how much do the president and Mitt Romney spend on their wardrobes?

By Diana Reese  |  05:58 PM ET, 07/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Michelle Obama, Ann Romney, clothes, wardrobe, $6, 800 jacket, $990 t-shirt

Posted at 05:57 PM ET, 07/30/2012

Obama descended from slave ancestor, researchers say
By Bonnie Goldstein
The genealogy Web site Ancestry.com says that Stanley Ann Dunham, Obama’s mother, is descended  from a historically significant Virginia  slave named John Punch.

By Bonnie Goldstein  |  05:57 PM ET, 07/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  John Punch, Obama ancestors, slave trade, virginia

Posted at 08:19 AM ET, 07/30/2012

Bill Clinton setting the stage for Obama at convention makes perfect sense
By Mary C. Curtis
SHE THE PEOPLE | It makes perfect sense. And boy does Clinton love to be the go-to guy.

By Mary C. Curtis  |  08:19 AM ET, 07/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  President Obama, Bill Clinton, Democratic convention, Charlotte, North Carolina, economy, Hillary Clinton, 2012 elections

Posted at 07:54 PM ET, 07/27/2012

Bristol Palin brings politics back to 'Dancing With the Stars'
By Sandra Fish
Will her presence boost the ABC reality dancing show during a controversial political season?

By Sandra Fish  |  07:54 PM ET, 07/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bristol Palin, Sarah Palin, Dancing With the Stars, DWTS

Posted at 02:40 PM ET, 07/27/2012

Chick-fil-A controversy over same-sex marriage draws Billy Graham back into spotlight
By Mary C. Curtis
If all goes according to plan, Billy Graham will be eating chicken on Wednesday to show his opposition to same-sex marriage.

By Mary C. Curtis  |  02:40 PM ET, 07/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Billy Graham, Franklin Graham, President Obama, same-sex marriage, Chick-fil-A, Mike Huckabee, religion

Posted at 04:00 PM ET, 07/26/2012

When Kim Jong Eun met Ri Sol Ju: A North Korean love story
By Bonnie Goldstein
The North Korean state news agency announced Wednesday that the attractive young woman seen recently at Kim’s side during public appearances is his wife, Ri Sol Ju.  

By Bonnie Goldstein  |  04:00 PM ET, 07/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Ri Sol-ju, DPRK, North Korea, Kim Jong-un, Kim Il-song, Kim jong-il

Posted at 03:13 PM ET, 07/26/2012

Mitt Romney: Showing gold medal tone deafness in London
By Suzi Parker
Rule number one when visiting a foreign country: Don’t insult it.

By Suzi Parker  |  03:13 PM ET, 07/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, Olympic Games, London, David Cameron, Ed Miliband, 2012, Barack Obama

Posted at 02:05 AM ET, 07/26/2012

Greek athlete booted from Olympics over tasteless tweet
By Anthee Carassava
With a tasteless and racist tweet, Greece’s star triple jumper Voula Papachristou loses her Olympic moment.

By Anthee Carassava  |  02:05 AM ET, 07/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:45 PM ET, 07/25/2012

STP Hangout: Sally Ride’s legacy
By Natalie Jennings
What’s the most important line in Sally Ride’s obituary? She the People’s Karen Tumulty, Bonnie Goldstein, Mary C. Curtis and Suzi Parker discuss her legacy.

By Natalie Jennings  |  02:45 PM ET, 07/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Sally Ride, Google Hangout, Girl crushes

Posted at 02:32 PM ET, 07/25/2012

Kentucky teen takes back her narrative
By Bonnie Goldstein
Young woman defies a court order and uses social media to discuss her experience and identify her assailants.

By Bonnie Goldstein  |  02:32 PM ET, 07/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  kegger, date rape, acquaintance rape, juvenile court

Posted at 09:41 AM ET, 07/25/2012

Don Young takes a slap at Linda Lingle — and the GOP
By Sandra Fish
Yes, the ad is adorable, but Hawaii's Republican Senate candidate Linda Lingle can't be too happy about it.

By Sandra Fish  |  09:41 AM ET, 07/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Hawaii, Senate, Alaska, Election 2012, Linda Lingle, Don Young, Mazie Hiruno

Posted at 12:13 PM ET, 07/24/2012

Sally Ride didn't want to be a gay icon
By Suzi Parker
SHE THE PEOPLE | Amid the girl power that Ride taught women, one barrier that even the first American woman in space chose not to break was sexuality.

By Suzi Parker  |  12:13 PM ET, 07/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Sally Ride, NASA, space, gay icons, 1980s, Generation X

Posted at 12:16 PM ET, 07/23/2012

Rape, sexual assult convictions for Louis Walker could signal deeper problem for Lackland Air Base
By Lori Stahl

By Lori Stahl  |  12:16 PM ET, 07/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Lackland, Air Force, rape, sexual assault, military culture, violence

Posted at 06:15 PM ET, 07/21/2012

‘Dark Knight’ shootings separate fantasy from reality
By Sandra Fish
For tween boys fascinated with guns and video games, Friday's massacre is a wake-up call.

By Sandra Fish  |  06:15 PM ET, 07/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Aurora shooting, Dark Knight Rises, Theater shooting, Aurora, Colorado

Posted at 02:44 PM ET, 07/20/2012

Did Ann Romney say ‘you people’ or ‘our people’?
By Bonnie Goldstein
“We’ve given all [?] people need to know and understand about our financial situation.” In other words, I still can’t tell.

By Bonnie Goldstein  |  02:44 PM ET, 07/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  abbey roiad, ann romney, tax returns, "you people" george romney

Posted at 09:39 AM ET, 07/20/2012

TV is excellent except for one thing
By Bonnie Goldstein
This year’s Emmy nominations show that television still has a ways to go when it comes to diversity.

By Bonnie Goldstein  |  09:39 AM ET, 07/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  emmys, modern family, game of thrones, television, mad men, tina fey, lena dunham, 30 rock, michael j. fox

Posted at 09:07 AM ET, 07/20/2012

Amelia Earhart: What happened?
By Donna Trussell
Amelia Earhart gripped the public's imagination, but she wasn't the only female pilot taking on the skies in the early 20th century.

By Donna Trussell  |  09:07 AM ET, 07/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  amelia earhart, search, tighar, pilot, aviation, 99s, bessie coleman, anne morrow lindbergh, louise thaden, hillary clinton, nikumaroro

Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 07/20/2012

Michelle Obama on ’12 versus ’08: ‘There isn’t much of a difference this year’
By Mary C. Curtis
When I asked the first lady, she said, “When I’m out there on the campaign trail I feel it the same way that I did three and a half years ago.”

By Mary C. Curtis  |  09:00 AM ET, 07/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  michelle obama, ann romney, swing states, iowa, north carolina, virginia, barack obama, mitt romney

Posted at 08:15 PM ET, 07/19/2012

Guns N' Roses' icon Duff McKagan to Obama: Get out of Afghanistan
By Suzi Parker
“Uh. President Obama. Let’s get...out of there now.”

By Suzi Parker  |  08:15 PM ET, 07/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Guns N' Roses, Duff McKagan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Obama, Mitt Romney, military, 2012

Posted at 08:06 PM ET, 07/19/2012

Sorry, but Ann Romney and Michelle Obama are full campaign partners, and totally fair game
By Melinda Henneberger
They’re raising money and answering questions, not sitting home asking how it went. So when are we going to stop pretending campaign spouses ought to be “left alone”?

By Melinda Henneberger  |  08:06 PM ET, 07/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Rafalca, Michelle Obama, Ann Romney, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Refalca, dressage, Lawrence O'Donnell, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, campaign spouses, It Takes One, you people

Posted at 03:32 PM ET, 07/19/2012

John McCain hasn’t slowed Michele Bachmann, who stands to benefit from accusations
By Suzi Parker
Congresswoman’s claims that Clinton aide Huma Abedin has terror ties is the kind of hot rhetoric that keeps her coffers filled.

By Suzi Parker  |  03:32 PM ET, 07/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Michele Bachmann, Hillary Clinton, Huba Abedin, Anthony Weiner, John McCain, Marco Rubio, Keith Ellison, tea party, conspiracy theories, 2012

Posted at 08:23 AM ET, 07/19/2012

Are Bachmann and Sununu attacks part of a new McCarthyism?
By Mary C. Curtis
McCain stepped up to defend Clinton aide Huma Abedin from Rep. Bachmann’s accusations, but he shouldn’t have to stand alone.

By Mary C. Curtis  |  08:23 AM ET, 07/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  john sununu, barack obama, allen west, michele bachmann, joe mccarthy, red scare, mccarthyism

Posted at 09:29 AM ET, 07/18/2012

Can Obama help change how America fights the War on Drugs?
By Rahiel Tesfamariam
It’s clear to many Americans (and has been reinforced by many politicians) that our government has failed in its countless efforts to fight a known losing battle.

By Rahiel Tesfamariam  |  09:29 AM ET, 07/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:16 AM ET, 07/18/2012

Mitt Romney’s tax excuse #213: The widow did it, why can't I?
By Patricia Murphy

By Patricia Murphy  |  09:16 AM ET, 07/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, Teresa Heinz Kerry, John Kerry, John McCain, Cindy McCain, Tax returns

Posted at 05:48 PM ET, 07/17/2012

Woo hoo for Yahoo for making pregnant Marissa Mayer its new CEO
By Melinda Henneberger
This news sends a great message to women — and may actually have a trickle-down effect, at a minimum inside Mayer’s new shop.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  05:48 PM ET, 07/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Marissa Mayer, Yahoo!, Google, Marissa Mayer pregnant

Posted at 08:38 AM ET, 07/17/2012

NCAA death penalty for SMU a blow for decades; should Penn State suffer same fate?
By Lori Stahl
The transgressions at Penn State were far more serious, but do students deserve to suffer?

By Lori Stahl  |  08:38 AM ET, 07/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Penn State, death penalty, NCAA, SMU, Sandusky, Joe Paterno, child sexual abuse

Posted at 07:35 PM ET, 07/16/2012

Sarah Palin’s convention dare
By Natalie Jennings
Don’t you want this woman inside the tent, GOP?

By Natalie Jennings  |  07:35 PM ET, 07/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Sarah Palin, Repbulican National Convention, Mitt Romney

Posted at 04:51 PM ET, 07/16/2012

Hillary Clinton in Egypt, pelted with tomatoes and taunts of ‘Monica!’
By Suzi Parker
And that only makes her supporters love her more.

By Suzi Parker  |  04:51 PM ET, 07/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Monica Lewinsky, Political Animals, Sigourney Weaver, scandal

Posted at 12:12 PM ET, 07/16/2012

Would more women at the top at Penn State have stopped Sandusky sooner?
By Melinda Henneberger
I’d like to think that, but I don’t.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  12:12 PM ET, 07/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Freeh report, Jason Whitlock, Sara Ganim, Joe Paterno, Jerry Sandusky, Sandusky trial, Dottie Sandusky, Vicky Triponey, Karen Peetz, Penn State, University of Notre Dame, University of Colorado, Elizabeth Hoffman

Posted at 12:31 AM ET, 07/16/2012

‘Political Animals’: The revenge of Hillaryland
By Annie Groer
Even as poli sci-fi, I’m not sure I can handle a Clintonesque former president who looks this much like a dissolute Al Gore.

By Annie Groer  |  12:31 AM ET, 07/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Political Animals, Ciaran Hinds, Sigourney Weaver, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton

Posted at 04:18 PM ET, 07/13/2012

Mitt Romney vs. the NAACP: He was disrespected — and disrespectful
By Mary C. Curtis

By Mary C. Curtis  |  04:18 PM ET, 07/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, NAACP, voter ID, Ronald Reagan

Posted at 02:46 PM ET, 07/10/2012

Reissued book recalls the time law failed Skidmore, Mo.
By Diana Reese
It was called a vigilante killing, but the people of Skidmore, Mo., most likely didn't plan it and later closed ranks, author says.

By Diana Reese  |  02:46 PM ET, 07/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Ken Rex McElroy, In Broad Daylight, Harry N. MacLean, Skidmore, Missouri, vigilante, David Baird, Nodaway County

Posted at 09:55 AM ET, 07/09/2012

Chris Christie: What you see is...yup, what we got
By Carla Baranauckas
Americans want political figures who speak their minds, and he does just that.

By Carla Baranauckas  |  09:55 AM ET, 07/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Chris Christie, New Jersey governor, John Edwards, Sarah Palin, Morton Downey

Posted at 10:38 AM ET, 07/04/2012

Andy Griffith was a Democrat, and N.C. disapproved
By Mary C. Curtis
In 2010, an ad in support of health care reformseriously dented Griffith’s approval numbers in his home state.

By Mary C. Curtis  |  10:38 AM ET, 07/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Andy Griffith, Barack Obama, Ron Howard, health care, Mayberry

Posted at 05:22 PM ET, 06/29/2012

Katie and Tom, Rielle and John: A week of break-ups
By Suzi Parker
People magazine broke the news Friday that Katie Holmes has filed for divorce from Tom Cruise in New York. The quips soon spun.

By Suzi Parker  |  05:22 PM ET, 06/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Rielle Hunter, John Edwards, Nicole Kidman, Mimi Rogers, Hollywood, marriage

Posted at 04:44 AM ET, 06/29/2012

No magic pill
By Diana Reese
Two-thirds of Americans are fighting the battle of the bulge, and they want help, whether it's the latest diet craze, inspiration from a TV show or a "magic" pill taken twice a day.

By Diana Reese  |  04:44 AM ET, 06/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fat, overweight, obese, weight loss, pill, weight-loss pill, Belviq, fen-phen, ephedra, Meredia, diabetes, Arena Pharmaceuticals, diet, biggest loser

Posted at 10:38 PM ET, 06/27/2012

New York's Wendy Long Faces Kirsten Gillibrand in Two-Woman Senate Contest
By Suzi Parker

By Suzi Parker  |  10:38 PM ET, 06/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Wendy Long, Kirsten Gillibrand, Hillary Clinton, Barbara Boxer, Carly Fiorina, women, 2012, New York

Posted at 01:00 PM ET, 06/26/2012

Does Dottie Sandusky deserve a jail cell of her own?
By Melinda Henneberger
“People sometimes convince themselves they didn’t see what they saw,’’ hear what they heard, or know what they know. But should they escape all responsibility?

By Melinda Henneberger  |  01:00 PM ET, 06/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Jerry Sandusky scandal, Jerry Sandusky trial, Dottie Sandusky, Matt Sandusky, Joe Amendola, child rape, child abuse

Posted at 06:35 PM ET, 06/25/2012

Venus Williams’s first-round loss: Don’t count her out of tennis yet
By Suzi Parker
Athletes like Williams are a lot like politicians. They are driven by hard work, ego and an eternal passion for winning.

By Suzi Parker  |  06:35 PM ET, 06/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:32 AM ET, 06/20/2012

Mormonism good for the body as well as the soul?
By Karen Tumulty
SHE THE PEOPLE | Studies show Mormons who practice the church’s lifestyle tenets live longer.

By Karen Tumulty  |  10:32 AM ET, 06/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:18 PM ET, 06/15/2012

Racial tension still an issue in Jasper, Texas
By Lori Stahl
This week, Jasper’s first black police chief was fired by the City Council, capping what the chief’s lawyer says is a “smear campaign” fueled by long-standing racial animosity.

By Lori Stahl  |  06:18 PM ET, 06/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  jasper, texas, james byrd, rodney pearson, hate crime, dragging death

Posted at 11:32 AM ET, 06/15/2012

The death of the summer job
By Deliaa Lloyd
New figures show that only one in three teenagers now holds a summer job. So how do young people learn this thing called adulthood?

By Deliaa Lloyd  |  11:32 AM ET, 06/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  delayed adulthood, summer jobs, end of summer jobs, summer jobs and job training

Posted at 07:40 PM ET, 06/12/2012

Where are the women? The 20 best (and worst) Congressional districts for female candidates
By Melinda Henneberger
SHE THE PEOPLE | Why have so few women joined Nancy Pelosi in her 25 years in the House?

By Melinda Henneberger  |  07:40 PM ET, 06/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:55 AM ET, 06/12/2012

Waiting for ‘Obamacare’
By Diana Reese
SHE THE PEOPLE | I was turned down for things so minor they’ve never required an emergency room visit.

By Diana Reese  |  09:55 AM ET, 06/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  health insurance, obamacare, Affordable Health Care Act, Patient's Bill of Rights, UnitedHealthcare, Humana, Aetna, COBRA, preexisting conditions

Posted at 12:32 PM ET, 06/10/2012

George P. Bush: Jeb would join ticket if asked
By Suzi Parker
SHE THE PEOPLE | “If called upon to serve, he will,’’ the former Florida governor’s 36-year-old son said in an interview with the Post’s Suzi Parker.

By Suzi Parker  |  12:32 PM ET, 06/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Jeb Bush, vice-president, 2012, Bush family, Marco Rubio, Florida, Maverick PAC

Posted at 09:42 PM ET, 06/07/2012

Is the Catholic ‘Fortnight for Freedom’ really a ‘Fortnight to Defeat Barack Obama?’
By Melinda Henneberger
SHE THE PEOPLE | And what does a bishop have to do to lose his tax-exempt status around here, anyway?

By Melinda Henneberger  |  09:42 PM ET, 06/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fortnight for Freedom, religious freedom, American bishops, Catholics, Barack Obama, HHS, HHS mandate, contraceptive mandate, Archbishop William Lori, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, John Kerry, wafer wars, Vatican

Posted at 01:30 PM ET, 06/05/2012

Hero’s welcome for a Kansas soldier
By Diana Reese
Residents lined the streets to pay their respects to 23-year-old Pfc. Cale C. Miller, who was killed in Afghanistan on May 24.

By Diana Reese  |  01:30 PM ET, 06/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:28 PM ET, 06/04/2012

Does Sarah Jessica Parker's Obama ad cheapen the White House?
By Suzi Parker
SHE THE PEOPLE | The “Sex and the City” star is holding a raffle to attract small-dollar donors.

By Suzi Parker  |  01:28 PM ET, 06/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Sarah Jessica Parker, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Mitt Romney, Ann Romney, Donald Trump, 2012, fashion, Sex and the City

Posted at 07:43 AM ET, 06/04/2012

If the right to vote is a game, no one wins
By Mary C. Curtis
SHE THE PEOPLE | Placing obstacles in a process that should be easy to navigate is just another way to rig the system

By Mary C. Curtis  |  07:43 AM ET, 06/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  voting rights, 2012 elections, Florida, Rick Scott, felon disenfranchisement, medgar evers

Posted at 09:16 AM ET, 06/01/2012

John Edwards is after redemption, not a political comeback
By Melinda Henneberger
SHE THE PEOPLE | Instead, it seems he’s looking for a kind of redemption to keep getting up in the morning.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  09:16 AM ET, 06/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  John Edwards trial, John Edwards, John Edwards verdict, Cate Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, Jack Edwards, Emma Claire Edwards, Frances Quinn Hunter, campaign finance laws

Posted at 09:26 PM ET, 05/31/2012

Bay Buchanan, speaking up for single moms
By Melinda Henneberger
Critics act like you might as well keep the TV on all night and “have marijuana for dessert, because the message is never, ’You can do this.’ ’’

By Melinda Henneberger  |  09:26 PM ET, 05/31/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  single moms, Murphy Brown, Candice Bergen, Dan Quayle, Isabel Sawhill, Bay Buchanan, Bay and Her Boys

Posted at 03:56 PM ET, 05/29/2012

Ann Romney and Germans: Ich bin ein say what?
By Melinda Henneberger
“We all get upset at certain times with anybody that is – you know, especially a German.”

By Melinda Henneberger  |  03:56 PM ET, 05/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:15 PM ET, 05/25/2012

In Arkansas, racism cuts against Obama
By Suzi Parker
In 2008, white people I have known my entire life confessed to me that they would not vote for Obama because of his race.

By Suzi Parker  |  01:15 PM ET, 05/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, John Wolfe, John McCain, racism, the South, 2012

Posted at 04:30 PM ET, 05/22/2012

Catholic suit against Obama birth control rules: Both sides are wrong
By Melinda Henneberger
Both the Catholic institutions suing the Obama administration over birth control insurance coverage rules and the White House have some valid points. They need to talk.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  04:30 PM ET, 05/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Roman Catholic Church, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Norte Dame University

Posted at 04:00 PM ET, 05/19/2012

The birthers are back! The birthers are back!
By Karen Tumulty
SHE THE PEOPLE | Or maybe they just never gave up on it.

By Karen Tumulty  |  04:00 PM ET, 05/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:10 PM ET, 05/18/2012

Why Chen fights, and why U.S. abortion rights supporters should care
By Melinda Henneberger
By definition, forced abortion is not a choice. It’s violent, humiliating and a practice that those on all sides of the abortion issue should strongly condemn.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  01:10 PM ET, 05/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mei Shunping, Chen Guangcheng, forced abortion, Chinese dissident, China, one-child policy, human rights, Chris Smith

Posted at 11:24 AM ET, 05/18/2012

Will Sarah Palin continue string of successful endorsements this year?
By Lori Stahl
Palin looks to continue her string of successful, last-minute endorsements with nod in Texas Senate race

By Lori Stahl  |  11:24 AM ET, 05/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Sarah Palin, Rick Perry, Ted Cruz, David Dewhurst, Deb Fischer, Dick Lugar, Richard Mourdock

Posted at 07:40 AM ET, 05/18/2012

Fred Davis campaigns for Fred Davis
By Bonnie Goldstein
SHE THE PEOPLE | The man behind the proposed attack ad on Obama is more wedded to his own ideas than to any client’s.

By Bonnie Goldstein  |  07:40 AM ET, 05/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fred Davis, negative political ads, romney campaign, strategic perceptions, Ricketts, ending spending

Posted at 02:44 PM ET, 05/17/2012

RIP Donna Summer, queen of disco and bad girls
By Suzi Parker
Summer gave us plenty of dances as the Queen of Disco. Thanks for the glittery memories, Donna.

By Suzi Parker  |  02:44 PM ET, 05/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Donna Summer, disco, Duran Duran, Barack Obama, Nobel Peace Prize

Posted at 01:14 PM ET, 05/17/2012

Rush Limbaugh, my missing breasts and his contribution to the ‘war on women’
By Melinda Henneberger
Rush Limbaugh decided that I am living confirmation of his theory that feminism was created “to allow unattractive women easier access to the mainstream.”

By Melinda Henneberger  |  01:14 PM ET, 05/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:30 PM ET, 05/12/2012

Young Mitt Romney, odd man out
By Karen Tumulty
SHE THE PEOPLE | He said there were some “boyhood indiscretions,” but when I pressed him, he laughed: “I won’t elaborate.”

By Karen Tumulty  |  12:30 PM ET, 05/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, presidential race, Mormon faith, Cranbrook School, bullying, Romney bullying, Laura Bush

Posted at 11:10 PM ET, 05/10/2012

Bullying and the case for same-sex marriage
By Melinda Henneberger
SHE THE PEOPLE | Pretending he doesn’t remember what sounds like one of the worst moments of his life works against Romney.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  11:10 PM ET, 05/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:49 AM ET, 05/10/2012

Does Michele Bachmann know about same-sex union in Switzerland?
By Suzi Parker
Does she know about same-sex marriage in her new country?

By Suzi Parker  |  05:49 AM ET, 05/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Michele Bachmann, same-sex marriage, Barack Obama, Tea Party, Switzerland

Posted at 10:58 AM ET, 05/08/2012

Hillary Clinton, barefaced and bespectacled, is a refreshing image in politics
By Suzi Parker
SHE THE PEOPLE | Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, barefaced and bespectacled in Dhaka, is a refreshing image in politics.

By Suzi Parker  |  10:58 AM ET, 05/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Hillary Clinton, makeup, Drudge Report, Joe Biden, Bill Clinton

Posted at 09:05 PM ET, 05/07/2012

Mitt’s Mormon moment — when asked about Obama’s ‘treason’
By Melinda Henneberger
It’s Mormon teaching that the U.S. Constitution is divinely inspired. But that’s not what made his response so unfortunate.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  09:05 PM ET, 05/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, presidential election, Barack Obama, treason, Obama guilty of treason, John McCain, Mormon faith

Posted at 05:26 PM ET, 05/03/2012

What we might learn -- but can’t know -- from a candidate’s wife and girlfriends
By Melinda Henneberger
Do we award extra points to Mitt Romney, who has never given his wife Ann any cause to whip off her $990 shirt? Yes, actually.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  05:26 PM ET, 05/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  John Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, Cate Edwards, Rielle Hunter, Edwards trial, campaign finance trial, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Genevieve Cook, David Maraniss, "Barack Obama: The Story", Mitt Romney, Ann Romney, $950 blouse

Posted at 02:31 PM ET, 05/03/2012

Ann Romney's $990 T-shirt is indicative of a tone-deaf campaign
By Suzi Parker
SHE THE PEOPLE | The colorful top with a whopping price tag is indicative of a tone-deaf campaign.

By Suzi Parker  |  02:31 PM ET, 05/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Ann Romney, Mitt Romney, Michelle Obama, John McCain, fashion

Posted at 10:16 AM ET, 05/02/2012

Duran Duran and the bitter politics of the Olympics
By Suzi Parker
Are we even going to fight over the music?

By Suzi Parker  |  10:16 AM ET, 05/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Duran Duran, Olympic Games, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, London

Posted at 12:53 PM ET, 04/30/2012

Does Mitt Romney watch HBO’s ‘Girls’?
By Bonnie Goldstein
The generation of young people currently coming of age are not just broke but without an ability to pay down loans.

By Bonnie Goldstein  |  12:53 PM ET, 04/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  HBO, Girls, Lena Dunham, Millennial, Mitt, Romney

Posted at 09:29 PM ET, 04/24/2012

John Edwards trial: Andrew Young is one confused witness
By Melinda Henneberger
But when Young said he agreed to claim paternity for the candidate’s child with Rielle Hunter for opportunistic reasons, that rang true.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  09:29 PM ET, 04/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  John Edwards trial, Andrew Young, Rielle Hunter, Elizabeth Edwards, Cate Edwards, campaign finance laws

Posted at 08:31 PM ET, 04/23/2012

John Edwards gets his day in court — but who’s missing from the jury?
By Melinda Henneberger
SHE THE PEOPLE | Prosecutors have to prove Edwards knew the law, and intended to break it.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  08:31 PM ET, 04/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  John Edwards, Johnny Edwards, Johnny Reid Edwards, Cate Edwards, Andrew Young, Edwards trial, Edwards case, Elizabeth Edwards, Rielle Hunter

Posted at 07:48 AM ET, 04/20/2012

Condi Rice on veep slot: ‘Thank you, but no’
By Suzi Parker
SHE THE PEOPLE | The former secretary of state led a recent poll of who Republicans wanted to get the nod.

By Suzi Parker  |  07:48 AM ET, 04/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Condoleezza Rice, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, secretary of state

Posted at 09:53 PM ET, 04/19/2012

Honoring Pat Summitt a smart move for Obama
By Annie Groer
SHE THE PEOPLE | Obama announced he will award her the Presidential Medal of Freedom later this year.

By Annie Groer  |  09:53 PM ET, 04/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Pat Summitt, Medal of Freedom, Alzheimers, NCAA, University of Tennessee, Lady Volunteers, gender gap, Mitt Romney

Posted at 08:04 AM ET, 04/18/2012

Mitt Romney should denounce Ted Nugent, for women's sake
By Suzi Parker
SHE THE PEOPLE | The rock star’s misogynistic comments and open support are a challenge and an opportunity for Mitt Romney.

By Suzi Parker  |  08:04 AM ET, 04/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, Ted Nugent, NRA, Ann Romney, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton

Posted at 10:38 AM ET, 04/14/2012

Allen West, conspiracy theorist, isn’t alone
By Judy Howard Ellis
And the number of people who favor his political style is growing.

By Judy Howard Ellis  |  10:38 AM ET, 04/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  allen west, GOP, Communists, McCarthy, Democrats, Congress

Posted at 04:21 PM ET, 04/12/2012

Hillary Clinton is finally hip, thanks to a meme
By Suzi Parker
“Texts From Hillary” was fun while it lasted. The founder abandoned their viral sensation just one week after creating the meme.

By Suzi Parker  |  04:21 PM ET, 04/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Ryan Gosling, meme, 2016

Posted at 09:45 AM ET, 04/12/2012

Trayvon Martin: Communities sort out facts, feelings and what comes after
By Mary C. Curtis
What does the Trayvon Martin case mean to people, to their relationships with friends, co-workers and strangers they pass on the street?

By Mary C. Curtis  |  09:45 AM ET, 04/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Trayvon Martin, racial profiling, Charlotte, Stand Your Ground

Posted at 01:25 PM ET, 04/10/2012

The lady on the ladder, and other abortion stereotypes
By Melinda Henneberger
Those who oppose abortion are routinely depicted as some combo of unhinged and hypocritical, and abortion providers as virtuous and brave.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  01:25 PM ET, 04/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  abortion, media, Frank Bruni, Cecile Richards, Sandra Fluke

Posted at 02:22 PM ET, 04/05/2012

Nancy Pelosi and the newsmags: What about all the cover stories? Wait, there weren’t any
By Karen Tumulty
On the cover stories that weren’t.

By Karen Tumulty  |  02:22 PM ET, 04/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  TIME, Newsweek, women's rights

Posted at 05:24 PM ET, 04/04/2012

Isn't it time for TIME to stop dissing women?
By Bonnie Goldstein
Only 25 percent of those on Time magazine’s “most influential” list are women — and of those, actors, singers and the “super cute” are overrepresented.

By Bonnie Goldstein  |  05:24 PM ET, 04/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:37 AM ET, 03/25/2012

Why women don’t run for political office
By Melinda Henneberger
SHE THE PEOPLE | Are women less willing to endure — and dish out — personal attacks?

By Melinda Henneberger  |  11:37 AM ET, 03/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  women candidates, women in politics, Karen Tumulty, Citizens United, Michele Bachmann, Connie Morella, Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin

Posted at 02:17 PM ET, 03/21/2012

Bill — and Hillary! — Clinton land Arkansas airport dedication
By Suzi Parker
The Little Rock Airport Commission took Bill Clinton’s 1992 campaign mantra “two for the price of one” literally today.

By Suzi Parker  |  02:17 PM ET, 03/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, airport, Amelia Earhart, 2016

Posted at 09:14 AM ET, 03/20/2012

Women set Rick Perry's Facebook page on fire
By Lori Stahl
SHE THE PEOPLE | Thousands of women are facetiously seeking his advice on menstrual matters.

By Lori Stahl  |  09:14 AM ET, 03/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Rick Perry, Planned Parenthood, abortion, Obama

Posted at 03:00 PM ET, 03/18/2012

Obama’s pitch to swing-state women
By Mary C. Curtis
COLUMN | Democrats hope for gains among moderate and independent female voters and the widening of a gender gap that has traditionally favored their party.

By Mary C. Curtis  |  03:00 PM ET, 03/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Obama, health care, Democrats, Republicans, North Carolina, DNC, 2012 convention, birth control

Posted at 06:59 PM ET, 03/12/2012

‘Doonesbury’ on ultrasound as rape
By Delia Lloyd
SHE THE PEOPLE | Garry Trudeau seemingly has no qualms about diving into the abortion debate.

By Delia Lloyd  |  06:59 PM ET, 03/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Doonesbury, Gary Trudeau, transvaginal ultrasounds, Texas abortion law, abortion laws

Posted at 09:58 AM ET, 03/12/2012

Why blacks need another civil rights movement
By Judy Howard Ellis
SHE THE PEOPLE | “We must work to set a new agenda with a new set of priorities,” says author Murray Fortner.

By Judy Howard Ellis  |  09:58 AM ET, 03/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:35 PM ET, 03/03/2012

Rush Limbaugh apologizes to Sandra Fluke
By Melinda Henneberger
SHE THE PEOPLE | Limbaugh has said a lot of outrageous things on his show, but I can’t recall him ever before apologizing.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  08:35 PM ET, 03/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Sandra Fluke, Rush Limbaugh, Limbaugh apologizes

Posted at 10:29 AM ET, 03/03/2012

Breitbart: The Band Plays On
By Bonnie Goldstein
SHE THE PEOPLE | Liberal causes that Andrew Breitbart battled against have lost a formidable foe. 

By Bonnie Goldstein  |  10:29 AM ET, 03/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  andrew breitbart, breitbart, ACORN, shirley sherrod

Posted at 04:52 PM ET, 03/02/2012

When Rush Limbaugh talks, who wins and who loses?
By Melinda Henneberger
For GOP candidates, this one is a “Sister Souljah” no-brainer — unless they’re afraid of what’s-his-name.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  04:52 PM ET, 03/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Rush Limbaugh, Sandra Fluke, Nancy Pelosi, GOP war on women

Posted at 12:27 PM ET, 03/02/2012

Rush Limbaugh’s attack on Sandra Fluke was hate speech
By Jamila Bey
SHE THE PEOPLE | Rush Limbaugh is so keen on pornography, he’s suggested an entirely new genre of it.

By Jamila Bey  |  12:27 PM ET, 03/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Rush Limbaugh, Sandra Fluke, Contracpetion, Birth Control, Health Care

Posted at 02:17 PM ET, 03/01/2012

GOP's primary problem: Would you want to have a beer with any of these guys?
By Sandra Fish
COLUMN | Likability has always been important to voters in picking a president.

By Sandra Fish  |  02:17 PM ET, 03/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:48 PM ET, 02/25/2012

Ann Romney: Should she be the candidate?
By Suzi Parker
SHE THE PEOPLE | Somewhere a staffer is worrying about Ann Romney’s “Maybe I should do all the talking” remark.

By Suzi Parker  |  06:48 PM ET, 02/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:56 PM ET, 02/23/2012

A president of all the people?
By Mary C. Curtis
Can you picture any of the GOP candidates presiding over a ceremony of reconciliation and unity?

By Mary C. Curtis  |  06:56 PM ET, 02/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:15 PM ET, 02/21/2012

It’s Democrats who are putting focus on birth control
By Melinda Henneberger
COLUMN | Wondering why the Republicans would want to ride such a losing pony? They don’t.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  10:15 PM ET, 02/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  war on birth control, GOP primary, Santorum and birth control, war on contraception, Obama and Catholics, Rick Santorum, Andrew Sullivan, Barack Obama, health care mandate, contraception mandate, Foster Freiss, Foster Friess, Nancy Pelosi

Posted at 12:47 PM ET, 02/20/2012

Thinking of having a baby solo? Don’t.
By Bonnie Goldstein
On the way home to our furnished apartment, I spelled out that no “daddy” would be arriving at the door fresh from a business trip.

By Bonnie Goldstein  |  12:47 PM ET, 02/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  single parents, out-of-wedlock, children of moms under 30, birthrate

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 02/20/2012

Doug Brinkley: Jodi Kantor’s ‘The Obamas’ is ‘chick nonfiction’
By Melinda Henneberger

By Melinda Henneberger  |  07:00 AM ET, 02/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Jodi Kantor, Douglas Brinkley, chick non-fiction, The Obamas

Posted at 04:02 PM ET, 02/16/2012

Does the GOP really want to go there on birth control?
By Sandra Fish
Recent statements by Republicans on contraception and other touchy social issues risk alienating a large bloc of voters — women

By Sandra Fish  |  04:02 PM ET, 02/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  birth control, contraception, Rick Santorum

Posted at 09:44 AM ET, 02/16/2012

Some Arkansas Dems still waiting for Clinton’s ‘thank you’
By Suzi Parker
“Clinton involved thousands of people in Arkansas, including a lot of women in Democratic groups, in his lie” about Monica Lewinsky, one Democrat says, and not everyone is over it even now.

By Suzi Parker  |  09:44 AM ET, 02/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill Clinton, Monica Lewinsky, impeachment, Hillary Clinton, vast right-wing conspiracy, Dick Morris, PBS, Arkansas Democrats

Posted at 10:47 AM ET, 02/14/2012

A valentine for Komen
By Lori Stahl
In today’s super-charged partisan era, fence-straddling is no longer an option, and even a charity has no safe place to sit.

By Lori Stahl  |  10:47 AM ET, 02/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Nancy Brinker, Susan G. Komen, abortion, Planned Parenthood

Posted at 07:43 AM ET, 02/13/2012

Albright on Obama’s foreign policy: ‘Osama bin Laden is still dead’
By Mary C. Curtis
On Hillary Rodham Clinton’s retirement plans: “One has to take even people you don’t know well at their word, and if somebody’s a good friend then you owe them that.”

By Mary C. Curtis  |  07:43 AM ET, 02/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Madeleine Albright, Osama bin Laden, Hillary Clinton, foreign policy, Read My Pins

Posted at 01:56 PM ET, 02/12/2012

CPAC 2012: Sarah Palin, motivator-in-chief
By Melinda Henneberger
SHE THE PEOPLE | At the CPAC convention, the former vice presidential candidate had the audience enraptured as she fired off a year’s worth of sarcastic one-liners at “Professor Obama.”

By Melinda Henneberger  |  01:56 PM ET, 02/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Sarah Palin, CPAC, conservatives, Palin at CPAC, GOP primary, Barack Obama

Posted at 10:50 AM ET, 02/10/2012

Santorum and women in combat: You want ‘other emotions,’ senator?
By Melinda Henneberger
Our writers respond to GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum’s comment that “other emotions” could hinder female soldiers in combat roles.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  10:50 AM ET, 02/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Santorum, Santorum and women in combat, Rick Santorum, Pentagon rules on women in combat

Posted at 06:48 AM ET, 02/09/2012

Obama and Catholics: Sometimes, you have to take it on faith
By Mary C. Curtis
It’s a mistake, categorizing Americans into red vs. blue, poor vs. hard-working middle class, godless secularists vs. true believers. Most people are both-and, not either-or.

By Mary C. Curtis  |  06:48 AM ET, 02/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Obama, HHS, contraceptive ruling, David Axelrod, birth control

Posted at 04:34 PM ET, 02/07/2012

Priest out for praying wrong
By Melinda Henneberger
Father Bill Rowe, pastor of St. Mary’s Church in Mount Carmel, Illinois, has been forced out for praying in his own words rather than reading from the Roman Missal.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  04:34 PM ET, 02/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Komen, Susan G. Komen Foundation, Planned Parenthood, Obama decision on contraception, First Amendment, free exercise of religion, David Axelrod, George Weigel, Karen Handel, clerical sex abuse, Catholic Church, Fr. Bill Rowe, St. Mary's Church, Mount Carmel, Illinois

Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 02/06/2012

What Komen spends on Komen
By Lori Stahl
In 2010, the Dallas-based foundation spent $20 million for advertising and promotion, $14 million for “office expenses’’ and more than $14 million for consulting and professional services.

By Lori Stahl  |  09:00 AM ET, 02/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Susan G. Komen Foundation, Nancy Brinker, Planned Parenthood, Komen compensation

Posted at 11:03 PM ET, 02/05/2012

Bill Clinton, ‘America's first Jewish president’
By Suzi Parker
“Since I’ve seen you, I acquired a Jewish son-in-law,” Clinton told the Jewish Federation of Arkansas. He also told the crowd he celebrates the Jewish holidays.

By Suzi Parker  |  11:03 PM ET, 02/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill Clinton, Israel, Arkansas, Tikkun Olam

Posted at 11:50 AM ET, 02/05/2012

Komen, go back to your roots
By Donna Trussell
SHE THE PEOPLE | Komen founder Nancy Brinker watched for three years as tumors invaded every part of her beloved sister Susan’s body, and killed her at 36.

By Donna Trussell  |  11:50 AM ET, 02/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Susan G. Komen, Nancy Brinker, Planned Parenthood, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, Susan G. Komen Foundation, Komen and Planned Parenthood

Posted at 08:26 AM ET, 02/05/2012

At Super Bowl XLVI, all eyes on Madonna
By Suzi Parker
SHE THE PEOPLE | Her detractors claim the only reason she is performing is to generate a larger share of women viewers for the Super Bowl. But what would be wrong with that?

By Suzi Parker  |  08:26 AM ET, 02/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Madonna, Super Bowl 2012, MTV

Posted at 08:55 AM ET, 02/04/2012

Campaigning is child neglect? Since when?
By Donna Trussell
Yes, Santorum and Palin campaigned while also being parents. But unless their children were locked in closets, I'm not calling child services.

By Donna Trussell  |  08:55 AM ET, 02/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  rick santorum, child abuse, child neglect, daughter

Posted at 01:04 PM ET, 02/03/2012

Komen no longer owns pink
By Sandra Fish
SHE THE PEOPLE | Komen no longer owns that color. And neither, though I myself am a breast-cancer survivor, does the breast cancer cause.

By Sandra Fish  |  01:04 PM ET, 02/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Susan G. Komen Foundation, Pink Ribbons, Inc., Think Before You Pink, Breast Cancer Action, breast cancer, Planned Parenthood, mammograms, heart disease

Posted at 07:57 PM ET, 02/02/2012

Obama ruling requires Catholic institutions to violate church teaching
By Melinda Henneberger
Obama risks losing the Catholic vote after his administration denied conscience protections.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  07:57 PM ET, 02/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:24 PM ET, 02/02/2012

Komen’s Nancy Brinker: ‘We will never bow to pressure.’
By Melinda Henneberger

By Melinda Henneberger  |  03:24 PM ET, 02/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Susan G. Komen, Planned Parenthood, Nancy Brinker, breast cancer, Cecile Richards

Posted at 12:50 PM ET, 02/01/2012

Komen’s Planned Parenthood decision all about politics
By Lori Stahl
COLUMN | Komen founder Nancy Brinker has strong Republican ties, and Cecile Richards, who leads Planned Parenthood, has strong Democratic Party ties.

By Lori Stahl  |  12:50 PM ET, 02/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Komen cuts funding to Planned Parenthood, Planned Parenthood, Cecile Richards, abortion, contraception, mammograms, breast screenings, Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, Nancy Brinker, breast cancer, breast cancer research, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Ann Richards

Posted at 03:16 AM ET, 02/01/2012

Florida women dump Newt
By Bonnie Goldstein
Were they just too mature for him?

By Bonnie Goldstein  |  03:16 AM ET, 02/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Gingrich, Florida Republican primary, women voters

Posted at 12:31 AM ET, 02/01/2012

Planned Parenthood will recoup, but will Komen?
By Melinda Henneberger
SHE THE PEOPLE | Planned Parenthood has already raised $250,000 on the news.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  12:31 AM ET, 02/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Susan G. Komen Foundation, Komen Race for the Cure, Planned Parenthood, Lizz Winstead, Komen cuts Planned Parenthood funding

Posted at 10:38 AM ET, 01/31/2012

Santorum and the bulletproof glass ceiling: Would we be as understanding of a mom?
By Patricia Murphy
We know the answer, actually. Sarah Palin found out the hard way three years ago, after having her “priorities” eviscerated, mostly by other women.

By Patricia Murphy  |  10:38 AM ET, 01/31/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Rick Santorum, Michele Bachmann, Bella Santorum, family values, Sarah Palin, Sally Quinn, GOP primary, Trisomy 18, Down syndrome, motherhood

Posted at 09:09 AM ET, 01/30/2012

Lousy campaign year for daughters, wives, female donors
By Lori Stahl
The daughters of Jon and Mary Kaye Huntsman adopted from China and India were cruelly targeted by a group supporting rival Ron Paul

By Lori Stahl  |  09:09 AM ET, 01/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Jon Huntsman, Mary Kaye Huntsman, Ashta Huntsman, Gracie Mei Huntsman, Khloe Kardashian, Mix Up with Khloe Kardashian Odom, Cindy McCain, John McCain, Ron Paul, Gloria Cain, Herman Cain, GOP primary, sexual harassment, Cain affairs, Cain harassment, Miriam Adelson, Newt Gingrich, Marianne Gingrich, Callista Gingrich, Lamar Odom, Internet piracy, Sheldon Adelson

Posted at 10:11 AM ET, 01/26/2012

Rick Perry’s job approval rating lower than Obama’s, according to poll
By Karen Tumulty
Only 40 percent of Texans like the job that Perry is doing,

By Karen Tumulty  |  10:11 AM ET, 01/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 01/25/2012

Saul Alinsky would be so disappointed: Obama breaks ‘Rules for Radicals’
By Melinda Henneberger
A long line of conservatives have accused President Obama of being a “Saul Alinsky radical.” But the late community organizer would be the first to say Obama’s broken every rule in Alinsky’s famous “Rules for Radicals.”

By Melinda Henneberger  |  07:00 AM ET, 01/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:39 PM ET, 01/23/2012

Chris Christie for VP? Three scenarios.
By Carla Baranauckas
What if I were the governor of New Jersey? What would I be thinking?

By Carla Baranauckas  |  11:39 PM ET, 01/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:00 PM ET, 01/23/2012

Thank you, Gabby Giffords
By Suzi Parker
Rep. Gabrielle “Gabby’ Giffords needs to regain her health and spend time with her husband instead of focusing on an exhausting reelection campaign. In short, Giffords needs to spend time navigating her new reality.

By Suzi Parker  |  12:00 PM ET, 01/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:25 PM ET, 01/22/2012

Newt Gingrich defies conventional wisdom about women voters
By Amy Gardner
“Republican women don’t vote for cheaters, period,” one Republican strategist in Washington said in an interview a few days before the South Carolina primary.

By Amy Gardner  |  11:25 PM ET, 01/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:34 PM ET, 01/22/2012

Whole Foods v. Cracker Barrel divide leaves out a lot of us
By Sandra Fish
Campaigns will be targeting the middle ground, those who can’t afford to shop at Whole Foods and may still be offended by Cracker Barrel’s history of discrimination.

By Sandra Fish  |  10:34 PM ET, 01/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:35 PM ET, 01/22/2012

Texans focus on Rick Perry’s savvy exit
By Lori Stahl
Perry not only got out before being crushed, but by endorsing Newt Gingrich over Mitt Romney he picked a winner, at least in South Carolina.

By Lori Stahl  |  09:35 PM ET, 01/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:42 PM ET, 01/20/2012

Newt Gingrich’s stock rises in South Carolina after clash with John King
By Melinda Henneberger
Newt Gingrich’s handling of questions about his marriage to Marianne Gingrich is getting raves.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  02:42 PM ET, 01/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:19 PM ET, 01/20/2012

GOP’s Minority Outreach: We Talk, You Listen and Repeat
By Mary C. Curtis
Though Republicans talk a lot about welcoming minority voters it’s clear this is a one-way conversation.

By Mary C. Curtis  |  01:19 PM ET, 01/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:01 AM ET, 01/20/2012

Lap dances for businesswomen? No thanks.
By Suzi Parker
SHE THE PEOPLE | Business magazine encourages women to be “team players” by accompanying male colleagues to strip clubs.

By Suzi Parker  |  08:01 AM ET, 01/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:56 PM ET, 01/19/2012

What new is there to say about Newt?
By Bonnie Goldstein
After all, Marianne Gingrich, the former speaker’s second wife, gave an extensive interview in 2010 to Esquire, and the formerly married twosome haven’t been exactly close since. 

By Bonnie Goldstein  |  02:56 PM ET, 01/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:48 PM ET, 01/18/2012

My son got into Eton and I can’t tell my big fat liberal friends
By Anonymous
If you hang out in the neo-Socialist circles in which I wander, the only thing worse than telling your friends that your kid just got into Eton might be telling them that you don’t outright hate the Israeli government.

By Anonymous  |  10:48 PM ET, 01/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:23 PM ET, 01/18/2012

Sarah Palin: Once again roaring as the lone GOP female voice
By Suzi Parker
SHE THE PEOPLE | Palin doesn’t stick with soundbites or scripts. No handlers handle the Mama Grizzly.

By Suzi Parker  |  02:23 PM ET, 01/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:54 PM ET, 01/17/2012

Jackie Gingrich Cushman, child janitor: ‘I had so much satisfaction’
By Melinda Henneberger
“He gets attacked,’’ his daughter said, “but his point is, what’s wrong with having people earn money?”

By Melinda Henneberger  |  01:54 PM ET, 01/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:08 AM ET, 01/17/2012

Rick Santorum endorsement: An evangelical-Catholic truce or marriage of convenience?
By Mary C. Curtis
Given American history, you have to ask, “What gives”?

By Mary C. Curtis  |  08:08 AM ET, 01/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:11 PM ET, 01/16/2012

Jon Huntsman lectures GOP on civility even he wouldn’t have been able to deliver
By Melinda Henneberger
It’s hard to see how the race could stay free of attacks, given the unlimited third-party bludgeoning made possible by the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  02:11 PM ET, 01/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:26 AM ET, 01/16/2012

Diet books dumped in U.K. protest at Parliament
By Delia Lloyd
SHE THE PEOPLE | The “Ditching Dieting” protest encourages women to dump diet plans, weight-loss magazines and calorie counters.

By Delia Lloyd  |  10:26 AM ET, 01/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:26 PM ET, 01/13/2012

Michelle Obama’s complaints about Jodi Kantor book unjustified
By Melinda Henneberger
Michelle Obama has no reason to complain about her treatment at the hands of Jodi Kantor, whose book, “The Obamas,’’ presents her in an overwhelmingly positive light.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  09:26 PM ET, 01/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:00 PM ET, 01/12/2012

Racing around South Carolina: A Palmetto notebook
By Mary C. Curtis
The top three finishers in the New Hampshire Republican primary wasted no time in shifting focus to South Carolina.

By Mary C. Curtis  |  02:00 PM ET, 01/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:30 PM ET, 01/12/2012

Tim Tebow: Would we love him if he were Muslim?
By Sandra Fish
The lauding of Tebow's Christianity has me recollecting another Denver athlete who once flaunted his faith, on the basketball court in the mid-1990s, and paid a price for it.

By Sandra Fish  |  12:30 PM ET, 01/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:07 AM ET, 01/12/2012

Vermin Supreme, other satirical candidates enliven presidential race
By Suzi Parker
Vermin Supreme advocates time travel, opposes zombies and carries a gigantic toothbrush.

By Suzi Parker  |  10:07 AM ET, 01/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:00 PM ET, 01/11/2012

Michelle Obama: I’m not ‘some angry black woman’
By Judith Howard Ellis
SHE THE PEOPLE | The first lady took issue on Wednesday with a new book’s portrayal of her relationships with White House advisers.

By Judith Howard Ellis  |  03:00 PM ET, 01/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:57 PM ET, 01/10/2012

Nine who said they resigned to spend more time at home — and one who was even believed
By Melinda Henneberger
When Urban Meyer claims he’s leaving his job coaching football at the University of Florida to be a family man, then signs on with Ohio State for $4 million a year, we naturally suspect he’s not like that guy in “Cheaper by the Dozen” who gave up his dream coaching job to spend more time with the home team.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  09:57 PM ET, 01/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:56 PM ET, 01/10/2012

Rick Perry: Does he have a prayer in South Carolina?
By Mary C. Curtis
While his competitors for the GOP presidential nomination campaigned in New Hampshire Tuesday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry was already looking south

By Mary C. Curtis  |  04:56 PM ET, 01/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:20 AM ET, 01/10/2012

Is an Obama-Clinton ticket all in Bill Clinton’s head?
By Suzi Parker
He pushes the idea to anyone who will listen. But some friends say both Bill and Hillary Clinton think the Democratic Party needs a jolt only she can deliver.

By Suzi Parker  |  07:20 AM ET, 01/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:43 PM ET, 01/08/2012

N.H. debates after-action report: who’s got game?
By Carla Baranauckas
SHE THE PEOPLE | Does it really matter if the candidates know when the college football championship game will be played?

By Carla Baranauckas  |  11:43 PM ET, 01/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:43 PM ET, 01/06/2012

Sarah Palin: “I’m all in favor of girls with guns who know their purpose.”
By Suzi Parker
Palin said the 18-year-old who shot 24-year-old Justin Shane Martin on New Year’s Eve as he tried to break into her Oklahoma home “fulfilled a purpose of the Second Amendment.” Only, not every teenager is as mature or lucky as McKinley.

By Suzi Parker  |  03:43 PM ET, 01/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:01 AM ET, 01/06/2012

‘Mrs. YoMama’: Kansas lawmaker apologizes for e-mail making fun of Michelle Obama’s appearance
By Melinda Henneberger
SHE THE PEOPLE | Kansas House speaker has apologized after forwarding e-mail that made fun of the first lady’s appearance.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  11:01 AM ET, 01/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:00 PM ET, 01/05/2012

T.S.A. and the politics of kinky hair
By Mary C. Curtis
Did they think there was a grenade in there?

By Mary C. Curtis  |  02:00 PM ET, 01/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:06 AM ET, 01/05/2012

Cristina Kirchner in the hospital, Argentina panics
By Delia Lloyd
Can a woman have too much power?

By Delia Lloyd  |  09:06 AM ET, 01/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:08 PM ET, 01/04/2012

Michele Bachmann exits the GOP race as she entered it
By Melinda Henneberger
After a last-place finish in the Iowa caucuses, Michele Bachmann exited the presidential race, still painting “Obamacare” as the socialist undoing of the United States of America.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  02:08 PM ET, 01/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 01/04/2012

Where did Michele Bachmann’s mama grizzlies go?
By Patricia Murphy
“I guess maybe we here are not quite ready for a women president.”

By Patricia Murphy  |  07:00 AM ET, 01/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:03 PM ET, 01/03/2012

Karen Santorum’s one request
By Karen Tumulty
Rick Santorum’s account of his deal with his wife rings true.

By Karen Tumulty  |  08:03 PM ET, 01/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:00 AM ET, 01/03/2012

Hillary Clinton for vice president
By Suzi Parker
When asked about her plans, the former president said, “She’s tired and she wants to come home” and “do the kind of work that I’m doing now.”

By Suzi Parker  |  11:00 AM ET, 01/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 01/03/2012

Disenfranchised in Des Moines: who gets left out of the Iowa caucuses?
By Karen Tumulty
“One farmer was unwilling even to attend a Democratic caucus, because his banker was a Republican.”

By Karen Tumulty  |  09:00 AM ET, 01/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 01/03/2012

Callista Gingrich, America’s Camilla Parker-Bowles
By Amy Gardner
Whether intentionally or not, the image she presents is all wife and no mistress — and one wonders if it helps hide the terror any of us would feel if asked to live through that transformation.

By Amy Gardner  |  07:00 AM ET, 01/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 01/03/2012

Wanted: another ‘Iron Lady’ to take Britain in hand
By Delia Lloyd

By Delia Lloyd  |  07:00 AM ET, 01/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:58 AM ET, 01/02/2012

What Rick Perry has yet to learn from Tim Tebow
By Judith Howard Ellis
If Perry really wanted to mimic Tebow style, he would have to forego traditional campaigning.

By Judith Howard Ellis  |  11:58 AM ET, 01/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 01/02/2012

Michelle Obama’s backside is your business how?
By Mary C. Curtis
Can you imagine how the incident would play out if an African American congressman made a crude remark about First Lady Laura Bush’s body?

By Mary C. Curtis  |  09:00 AM ET, 01/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:05 AM ET, 01/02/2012

She the People: our predictions for Iowa
By Melinda Henneberger
SHE THE PEOPLE | Predictions for Iowa: Santorum wins, receives a congratulatory Pope-o-gram.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  07:05 AM ET, 01/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 01/02/2012

Ovarian cancer drug fail (and that’s the good news?)
By Donna Trussell
How bad is ovarian cancer? Here’s how bad: A drug that fails to prolong the lives of ovarian cancer patients was just declared the biggest breakthrough in 15 years

By Donna Trussell  |  07:00 AM ET, 01/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 01/02/2012

What Newt Gingrich’s three wives tell us about the president he’d be
By Bonnie Goldstein
I’ll say this for the former House Speaker: Gingrich is a man who makes good on his promises to paramours.

By Bonnie Goldstein  |  07:00 AM ET, 01/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:34 PM ET, 01/01/2012

She the People: Meet our contributing writers
By Washington Post editors

By Washington Post editors  |  06:34 PM ET, 01/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:00 PM ET, 12/16/2011

Opinion: Does Newt Gingrich have a woman problem? With Michele Bachmann, yes
By Melinda Henneberger
It takes a lot to get Michele Bachmann to play the gender card. But we all have limits, and Bachmann hit hers in Thursday’s GOP presidential debate.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  12:00 PM ET, 12/16/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:47 PM ET, 12/15/2011

Opinion: Chelsea Clinton’s affirmative action TV job
By Mary C. Curtis
Chelsea Clinton wasn’t that bad.

By Mary C. Curtis  |  01:47 PM ET, 12/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:00 PM ET, 12/14/2011

Opinion: What ‘Women for Cain’ saw in him doesn’t exist in nature
By Donna Trussell
Voters want a “regular” guy who goes hunting and enjoys low-brow TV but is smart enough to solve the world’s most challenging problems.

By Donna Trussell  |  12:00 PM ET, 12/14/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:50 PM ET, 12/13/2011

Chelsea Clinton panned for doing some good in new TV job
By Sandra Fish
There’s a bigger story here than nepotism, though, and it’s a story that Chelsea Clinton brought to light.

By Sandra Fish  |  01:50 PM ET, 12/13/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:00 PM ET, 12/13/2011

Are Rick Perry’s oopsies all in his head?
By Melinda Henneberger
As Joel Achenbach noted after Perry froze during a GOP debate and couldn’t come up with the third federal agency he wants to do away with, a “brain freeze” can result from anxiety.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  12:00 PM ET, 12/13/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 12/06/2011

Opinion: The Gingrich who stole Christmas
By Mary C. Curtis
Rather than back off his plan to rethink “stupid” child labor laws and put children as young as 9 to work as school janitors — scrubbing, cleaning and moving around file cabinets — Newt Gingrich has doubled down.

By Mary C. Curtis  |  07:00 AM ET, 12/06/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:00 PM ET, 12/05/2011

Ginger White says multiple men helped her financially
By Melinda Henneberger
White says former GOP candidate Herman Cain wasn’t the only man who helped her financially.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  12:00 PM ET, 12/05/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:00 PM ET, 11/09/2011

Sexual harassment deserves a place among ‘the real issues’
By Melinda Henneberger
Cain and his campaign aside, the way politicians and the press, too, have been talking about the allegations against him in the last week suggest that sexual harassment is this exotic, rarely glimpsed phenomenon — difficult to distinguish, and not worth the effort.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  12:00 PM ET, 11/09/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)