Maggie Brooks was in the news a lot last week. On the county executive front, her administration reached a tentative agreement with negotiators from a CSEA unit. The terms will be kept under wraps until union members have reviewed the agreement. Members must also ratify it before it goes into effect. The unit represents approximately […]
Todd Akin
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NEWS BLOG: Note the context of the Todd Akin ‘rape’ remark
Todd Akin’s “legitimate rape” comment is getting flack not only from many women and from abortion-rights supporters but even from Republicans – some of whom are calling on Akin to pull out of his Senate race against Claire McCaskill. Akin’s also getting a lot of press. Here’s Michelle Goldberg’s good piece on The Daily Beast, […]
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NEWS BLOG: Todd Akin’s magical contraceptive device
Where do these people get their information? And how can they get elected to public office? Here we are with Missouri’s Todd Akin, serving his sixth term in Congress and running for US Senate against Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill. And he’s favored to win. Akin opposes abortion, even in the case of rape. And according […]
