[NOW News] No "What Ifs" Allowed

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BELOW THE BELT: NO "WHAT IFS" ALLOWED NOW PAC Chair Kim Gandy writes in her Below the Belt column, "There is one caution that feminists definitely need to hear: DO NOT pay attention to the polls. Okay, for a few precious moments you can revel in the apparent trend in favor of Obama-Biden and the dozens of women-friendly candidates for Congress. Now stop -- that's long enough! " Read more NOV. 4 CLOSING IN -- ACT NOW! Now is the time to act! Check out NOW PAC's website to learn more about feminist candidates in your area and what you can do to help. You can also find your polling location on our website. All ready for the election? Support NOW's get out the vote efforts! Read more STOP, LOOK, LISTEN AND ACT TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Approximately 1,200 women a year -- three every day -- die in the United States as a result of domestic violence. One in six women has experienced rape or attempted rape. NOW is working to stop that. Read more MORE RECOMMENDED READING: 'America the Beautiful' Probes Fashion's Ugly Side by Frances C. Whittelsey, WeNews Iraq's Female Lawmakers Make Strides by Jim Michaels, USA Today Turnout Could Affect Same-Sex Marriage Bans by Andrea Stone, USA Today Women Run the Show In a Recovering Rwanda by Stephanie McCrummen, The Washington Post Obama, Biden are Leaders in Fight Vs. Domestic Violence by Judy Gold, Chicago Sun-Times Read more at "NOW Read This"		MCCAIN'S WHITE HOUSE OF HORRORS Halloween comes just days before one of the most important presidential races of our lives, so why not do double duty with your holiday celebrations? Take a look at our Costume and Action Ideas and Spread the Spook with our Halloween/Election themed e-cards and flyers! Read more ELECTION COULD REVERSE DAMAGE TO REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS A new administration and new Congress could act quickly to reverse some of the damage done by the Bush administration and the right wing to women's reproductive heath policies and programs. Here are just some of the starters. Read more NOW PAC GETTING OUT THE VOTE Election season is down to the wire, and NOW members all over the country are turning out to put muscle behind the NOW PAC's endorsement of the Obama-Biden ticket. Read more FEMINIST GEAR FOR THE WHOLE YEAR Have some holiday shopping to do? Check out the NOW store, which has some great items for sale for the holiday season, including the Love Your Body Calendar. Shop online SHOP ONLINE USING AMAZON Can't find what you want in our online store? No problem! You can also support NOW by shopping at Amazon.com -- just bookmark our link! If you start your shopping with us, NOW receives a percentage of the sales. Shop online
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