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• Iraqi women fear going public as candidates
BAGHDAD - The 38-year-old teacher wanted to participate in Iraq's first provincial elections in four years — until she realized that a new law would require the ballot to list her name, not just her party. Even as violence has declined, lingering ...
• What I learned at ‘town hall’ campaign events
He then deftly fielded questions from the local people on topics from federal funding of cancer research to the treatment of women in Saudi Arabia to how Norway uses its oil revenues to promote energy efficiency. Never did he seem at a loss or thrown ...
• More men than women find happiness online
SYDNEY - For men, bliss is often just a mouse-click away while quality time with family is guaranteed to put a smile on women's faces, according to an Australian study of what makes people happy. The "Happiness Index" study, which polled more than 8 ...
• Palin a challenge to So. Baptist view of women
RALEIGH, North Carolina - Within America's largest Protestant denomination, a woman may not lead a church or a home. But prominent Southern Baptists see nothing wrong with Sarah Palin serving as vice president — or perhaps even commander-in-chief ...
• Women blast N.Y.'s dollar-dance clubs
NEW YORK - As neon lights bathe the dance floor of the darkened nightclub, a group of young women from Latin America sit at tables, sipping water or soda and waiting for men to approach and hand them cash. For $2, the women will dance one song. For ...