[NOW News] A Billion Here, A Billion There

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BELOW THE BELT: A BILLION HERE, A BILLION THERE "A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking about real money. Maybe you could argue the point without repressing a laugh if the money was (a) being spent wisely or (b) being used to achieve reasonable and measurable goals. But it's quite another when it's being squandered and, largely, given away to administration cronies," writes NOW President Kim Gandy in her bi-weekly column. Read More NO MORE MONEY, NO MORE WAR Tell your Senators and Representative in Congress: Stop throwing away our taxpayer dollars and sacrificing the lives of our military men and women. Do not vote for additional funding for the Iraq war. Take Action NOW FOUNDATION RELEASES REPORT ON EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION On August 24, we marked the one year anniversary of the FDA's decision to allow over-the-counter sale of emergency contraception to women ages 18 and over with the release of a report entitled: "Limited Success: One Year of Access to Emergency Contraception". Read More MORE RECOMMENDED READING: The World's Most Powerful Women - by Elizabeth MacDonald and Chana R. Schoenberger, Forbes HHS Toned Down Breast-Feeding Ads - By Marc Kaufman and Christopher Lee, The Washington Post A Year of Notable Setbacks For Women - by Ellen Goodman, Boston Globe		NOW WORKS TO PROMOTE DIGNITY AND DIVERSITY IN THE MEDIA Dr. Dorothy Height at women's coalition press conference. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, or so the old saying goes. NOW offers this update: When the media give you a cranky, old white man who belittles black women for fun and profit, make a coalition. And so the Women's Coalition for Dignity and Diversity in the Media was formed. Read More WAL-MART PROTESTS STAGED Walmartopia, the musical, began a run in New York City on Labor Day and "It's MOM vs. MART." Walmartopia tells the hilarious and timely tale of Vicki Latrell, a single mom and Wal-Mart employee who speaks out against her company's working conditions. Read More BRING KATRINA SURVIVORS HOME On the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's death march across the Gulf Coast, each of us must call on Congress to end the human tragedy of displacement and long term homelessness faced by women and their families across the region. Join NOW in demanding that Congress help these low-income, struggling families return home to safe public housing in their communities. Take Action TAKE ACTION FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS! High Speed Internet is a Feminist Issue Help Working Families Strike a Balance Stop Denying Emergency Contraception to our Servicewomen and more!
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