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As the first red-headed U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power will cut a distinctive figure in the organization’s staid meeting rooms and endless cocktail receptions. But she will also stand out in ways that go well beyond appearance.

Senator Claire McCaskill wandered down the dais at the Senate Armed Services Committee’s first hearing of the year and noticed a startling tableau: women to the left, women to the right.

Having women in office certainly makes a difference! In 1991, Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment and there were no women on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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Michele Bachmann's taking a bow. Sarah Palin's star has faded.

For a while there in 2011, or at least for a few minutes that August, Michele Bachmann was a real contender for the Republican presidential nomination. The race she ran offers several lessons for women who may be thinking of making a White House bid.

Florida has actually taken a small step backwards when it comes to electing women to the state Legislature. According to the Center for American Women and Politics, the