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Madeleine Kunin’s Sensible Guide to Electing More Women by Susan Loubet

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Jane Jacobs and the Now and Future City by Regina Cornwell

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The NH Vote—How Did Hillary Pull It Off? by Peggy Simpson

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Women World Leaders Reassess Security by Regina Cornwell

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Ms. Memories by Suzanne Braun Levine

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Berkeley Daily Planet Tribute for Molly Ivins by Becky O’Malley

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On to 2008—Understanding the Women’s Vote by Mary Thom

Commentary: The Virtual Charms of New Media Kristal Brent Zook

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Girls Interrupted by Jeanine Plant

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