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Sen. McCaskill is an Irish LassTuesday, March 17th, 2009 A St. Patrick’s Day tweet from the senator makes us wish we lived in Missouri: Justice Ginsberg back in business…Tuesday, March 17th, 2009Ruth Bader Ginsberg, the only woman on the Supreme Court, says she’ll undergo chemotherapy as a precautionary measure after surgery for pancreatic cancer last month. She called the surgery “a complete, successful removal” of her cancer, and says she won’t miss any work as she completes her therapy. White House creates “Council on Women and Girls.”Wednesday, March 11th, 2009Today President Obama signed an Executive Order creating the White House Council on Women and Girls. The group will be headed by White House senior advisor (and Obama BFF), Valerie Jarrett, and is tasked with making sure that “women and girls are treated fairly” by all policies agencies of the federal government.  The CJP Quote of the DayWednesday, March 11th, 2009CJP often bores of press secretaries’ canned responses to reporters’ queries, but one today gets our appreciation. Who Is Kathleen Sebelius?Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009So glad you asked! You may have heard yesterday that President Obama announced his new nominee for Health and Human Services Secretary: Kathleen Sebelius, who is currently Governor of Kansas. So what do you need to know about this Kansas Jane? Read on for the highlights… Kathleen Sebelius is a Democrat and the 44th governor of [...] Tuesday Girl TalkTuesday, March 3rd, 2009It’s time for Tuesday Girl Talk, CJP’s weekly look at lady leaders and other women fighting for equality around the word… Cherie Blair (at left) has a message for the Anglican and Catholic churches, which she says marginalize women and treat them as if they’re “invisible.” “Until the churches fully resolve their relationship with the female [...] Desiree Rogers, so in “Vogue”Tuesday, February 10th, 2009Janes, we interrupt today’s focus on stimulus, TARPs and recessions for a confession: We’ve become a little tiny bit obsessed with Desiree Rogers, the new White House Social Secretary, and the subject of a William Norwich profile in this month’s “Vogue.” She’s a Harvard MBA and former CEO; Desparately Seeking SusanFriday, February 6th, 2009After two months of talk, up to $920 billion of proposed spending and tax cuts, one bi-partisan White House cocktail party and three weeks of heavy duty back-and-forth, the fate of the entire stimulus package seems to be coming down to one woman: Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican  of Maine. |
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