[NOW News] Where Is The Love?

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BELOW THE BELT: WHERE IS THE LOVE? Kim writes in her biweekly Below the Belt column,"So, where is the love? Maybe if the House of Representatives wasn't so busy insulting each other, if senators weren't busy preaching intolerance, if the Bush posse wasn't busy spinning death, this country's deeper problems could be addressed." Read more about people who love our rights and those who use hatred instead. MEDIA PUT ACCUSER ON TRIAL IN DUKE RAPE CASE The Duke University rape case has consumed much media ink and air time, and the portrayal of the woman involved has alarmed many, including NOW. Read More LESSONS LEARNED: FRANCINE BUSBY VS. THE REPUBLICAN PARTY When is a loss really a win? It's a common practice, trying to spin a political defeat into a victory. But in the case of the race to fill Randy "Duke" Cunningham's seat in the House of Representatives, the silver lining might not be that hard to find. Read More GENDER SHADOW REPORT ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN THE U.S. SUBMITTED TO U.N. Last time we told you about the NOW Foundation's "shadow report" on sex-based employment discrimination in the U.S. On June 10, the full report on women's human rights in the U.S. (including NOW Foundation's contribution) was submitted to the U.N. Human Rights Committee. Read More ACTRESS TYNE DALY AMONG 2006 NOW CONFERENCE/SUMMIT HONOREES We have added two new honorees to the list of guests at this summer's National Conference and Young Feminist Summit. Award-winning actress and longtime NOW member Tyne Daly will be joining us for NOW's birthday celebration. Also honored will be Brian Collins of the advertising firm Ogilvy & Mather, creators of the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty. Read More MORE RECOMMENDED READING: With Ineptitude on Full Display, the Party's Over for Republicans - by Garrison Keillor, Baltimore Sun Soccer With a Side of Slavery - by Katherine Chon and Derek Ellerman, The Washington Post What Happens When There Is No Plan B? - by Diane L., The Washington Post		TELL CONGRESS: IMMIGRATION BILL MUST BE REAL REFORM, NOT PUNISHMENT A conference committee is now working out the differences between the Senate and House immigration bills. Congress must not support an immigration bill that builds walls and prisons, separates families and promotes fear. Take Action! SENATE DEFEATS DISCRIMINATORY MARRIAGE AMENDMENT In spite of a speech by President Bush on Monday in which he argued for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, the Senate defeated the measure on Wednesday. Read More | NOW Activists Protested at the White House during Bush's Speech SENATE MOMENTARILY PRESERVES ESTATE TAX On Thursday, the Senate narrowly defeated a proposal to give yet another massive tax break to multi-millionaires and billionaires by permanently repealing or drastically reducing the estate tax. Read More TRIBE PRESIDENT SUSPENDED FOR SUPPORTING WOMEN Cecelia Fire Thunder, president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota, was suspended by the tribal council after its members voted to ban abortion on the tribe's Pine Ridge Reservation. Read More PROPOSED EEOC CUTS WILL MAKE A BAD SITUATION WORSE "Cutting funds to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is like taking a homeless person's coat in the middle of winter -- making an already bad situation much worse," said NOW President Kim Gandy. Read More NOW APPLAUDS FDA APPROVAL OF CERVICAL CANCER VACCINE NOW congratulates the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for approving a vaccine that could save hundreds of thousands of women from cancer-causing strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV). Read More WORK AT THE NOW ACTION CENTER The NOW Action Center is currently seeking a Development Planner, Field Campaign Coordinator and a Gift Planning Associate. Read More
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