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Front Page: Maine Voters Reject Gay Marriage
- Voters in Maine voted to repeal legislature-approved gay marriage yesterday by 53 to 47 percent. — Politico
- Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will host the Oscars together this year. — BuzzSugar
- Michael Bloomberg has won a third term as New York City's mayor, after spending a record $90 million on the campaign.
What Change Would You Still Like to See in the US?
Whether you make it to the polls or not, today is election day and marks one year since Americans elected Barack Obama as president. If you're curious how Obama managed to win, you can watch the documentary By the People: The Election of Barack Obama airing tonight on HBO. The film includes behind-the-scenes campaign footage and interviews with staff, volunteers, supporters, and opponents.
What's Next For Abstinence-Only Sex-Ed Programs?
When Obama decided not to renew the Title V grant program that funds abstinence-only sex education programs in his 2010 budget, places like McLennan County in Texas found their coffers, already depleted when their $800,000 grant ran out in 2007, dwindle from $1 million to zero.
Since 1997, $1.9 billion in government funding ($1.5 billion of it federal money) has gone to abstinence-only education, turning it into an industry unto itself. Although the Senate Finance Committee voted to restore the funding 12-11 last month, the measure needs to pass the full Congress, which is unlikely.
Berlusconi Insults Women Again — And They're Fighting Back
Feminism is back in vogue in Italy. Some say it lay dormant in spite of a vibrant '70s feminist movement, but thanks to raging misogynist Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, largely silent Italian women have had enough and are speaking up.
"[T]he scandals surrounding the prime minister have been like a violent slap in the face for millions of women who are just now waking up from a state of passivity," said political scientist Francesca Izzo.
Très Bizarre: Arnold Schwarzenegger Creatively Drops F-Bomb
Either the governor of California has the sense of humor of a high schooler, or the profanity gods have joined forces to help Arnold Schwarzenegger send a curt message to a political rival. In this letter meant for assemblyman Tom Ammiano, the Governator explained why he vetoed funding for San Francisco's waterfront. If you look closely, you notice that the first letter of each line spells out a phrase that effectively gets the overall message across.
Some Doctors Object to the Pill on Moral Grounds
In the very first episode of Mad Men, Peggy Olson goes to the gynecologist seeking a prescription for the pill. Watching the scene, I cringed as the doctor grills Peggy about why she would want the contraceptive pills if she were not married. He says: "As a doctor we'd like to think that putting a woman in this situation isn't going to turn her into some sort of strumpet."
Front Page: Bush Makes Debut as Motivational Speaker
- Former president George W. Bush made his debut as a motivational speaker yesterday when he spoke at the Get Motivated! seminar in Texas.
Obama's Foursome Finally Includes a Woman
The 44th president has played 24 rounds of golf (who's counting?) since he came to office. How many women have been invited along with the golfer in chief? One.
Rape Victim Denied Healthcare For Taking Anti-AIDS Drug
I'll admit that I didn't know anything about the anti-AIDS medication given to rape victims until someone I know had to take it. The preventative drug cocktail, which must be started within 72 hours of exposure and taken over 28 days, is given as emergency treatment to people who might have been exposed to the HIV virus, often victims of rape.
Thanks to the debate raging over healthcare reform, it has come out that health insurance companies deny patients health insurance because they took the medication.
Front Page: Congress Passes Matthew Shepard Hate-Crime Bill
- Congress has passed a bill making violence against LGBT Americans a hate crime. The bill named after Matthew Shepard is now headed to the White House for signature. — LA Times
- Roman Polanski is one step closer to being extradited to the US.
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