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NOW/PAC URGES ALL WOMEN TO VOTE FOR JOHN KERRY "We have proven time and again that women can and will make a difference on Election Day," said NOW/PAC Chair Kim Gandy. "John Kerry will stand with us in our struggle to achieve full equality." Read more BIG MEDIA TRYING TO INFLUENCE ELECTIONS—TAKE ACTION! Tell Sinclair Broadcast Group's television stations not to air a "news event" bashing presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry right before Election Day. Take action! ANTI-FEMINIST GROUP AWARDED GRANT TO TRAIN IRAQI WOMEN IN DEMOCRACY The State Department has awarded the anti-feminist Independent Women's Forum part of a $10 million grant to help train Iraqi women for the upcoming January elections. Read more MORE RECOMMENDED READING Being President Means Never Having to Say He's Sorry, by Deborah Tannen in the New York Times Pollsters Call 'Security Moms' a Myth, by Dan De Luce in Women's eNews Bush's Court Picks: Be Afraid. Very Afraid. by Katha Pollitt in The Nation Baghdad Year Zero, by Naomi Klein in Harper's Magazine Personal Voices: Talking to Bush Voters, by Rose Aguilar in AlterNet		CELEBRATE LOVE YOUR BODY DAY ON WEDNESDAY, OCT. 20! Feminist activists across the country are preparing to spend Weds. Oct. 20 calling attention to the importance of promoting healthy body image for women and girls. Read more | Enter the poster contest! WE CAN DO IT! A COLUMN BY NOW PRESIDENT KIM GANDY All the voter outreach you're doing, all the donations you're giving, all the people you're talking to—it's all paying off. And now we have only two and a half weeks left—let's give it everything we've got! Read more ON ELECTION DAY, YOU CAN MAKE SURE THAT ALL VOTES COUNT Make sure that everyone's voice is heard on Nov. 2: Here are six ways you can ensure that all votes count. Read more STRUGGLE FOR EQUAL MARRIAGE HEATS UP ACROSS THE U.S. In the near future, equal marriage rights will be wrought or fought in state courts and legislatures. Talking Points | Definitions | Ballot Initiatives | Civil Marriage vs. Civil Unions READ 'BUSHISMS' AND MORE AT THETRUTHABOUTGEORGE.COM With the election only two and a half weeks away, get the latest on Bush, his cronies and their flip-flops at TheTruthAboutGeorge.com.
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