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Nancy Pelosi told reporters that the president of Syria was willing to discuss peace agreement with Israel.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi raised the issue of Saudi Arabia's lack of female politicians with Saudi government officials on the last stop of her Mideast tour.
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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Syria stirred praise and skepticism from a variety of female political leaders in the Middle East.
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Elections abroad featuring female candidates, including this week's contest in France, don't answer the question of how open Americans are to electing their first woman president. But they do offer this hint: Voters have become more receptive to females who project gender-bending strength and substance, as Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton tries to do, and more likely to reject those who don't.
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American women have learned how to roar, and they did it in the November midterm elections.
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Biz Tech-Connect (http://www.biztechconnect.com/) is a small-business Web portal that provides free online technology training geared towards women and minority entrepreneurs nationwide.
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Female immigrants are drawing increased attention as Congress heads into debate next week on immigration reform. Female domestic workers and abused women who fear deportation are two groups of women high on advocates' radar.
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Gender gap held in the House's vote yesterday to approve a bill authorizing supplemental funding for the war in Iraq without benchmarks for withdrawal. Of the total 142 votes opposing the measure, 37 were made by women. Women accounted for about 26 percent of the "no" vote, even though women comprise only 16 percent of the members of the House of Representatives
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Sisterhood is powerful, the slogan goes, so powerful that women are propelling Sen. Hillary Clinton to the front of the Democratic pack in Florida and nationwide.
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