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Bill Donohue vs. the world (especially women)
Rebecca Traister
Frances Kissling, head of Catholics for a Free Choice, talks about the right-wing activist who forced the John Edwards campaign to part with one of its bloggers.
For McAuliffe and Schumer, it’s all about the money
Walter Shapiro
Two new books by prominent Democrats are a reminder that the would-be party of the middle class runs on money from the rich.
Portuguese abortion ban to be overturned
Tracy Clark-Flory
The country's prime minister pledges to soon legalize abortion.
“Veronica Mars” needs sex ed
Page Rockwell
This week's episode confused emergency contraception with RU-486. Lame.
Ultrasound controversy
Carol Lloyd
Inviting a woman to view an ultrasound before she has an abortion is a creepy anti-choice tactic -- but that doesn't mean it's a bad idea.
Daniel Ortega’s new best friend: Hugo Chávez
Lydia Chávez
Former Sandinista revolutionary Ortega is back on top in Nicaragua. Will his alliance with Venezuela -- complete with subsidized oil -- be a model for the rest of Central America?
The Fix
Scott Lamb
Wacky astronaut headlines. Your suggestions for Colbert ice cream. Plus: Britney gets dumped?
Fox says Rudy is “ready.” Oh, really?
Tim Grieve
Giuliani says the press can make you "look like a fool."
Rudy Giuliani’s compatibility with the Republican Christian base
Glenn Greenwald
Kevin Drum voices what seems to be the prevailing sentiment regarding Rudy Giuliani
Texas governor orders mandatory HPV vaccination
Tracy Clark-Flory
Inoculations will be required for all girls entering sixth grade.
Return of the South Dakota abortion ban
Tracy Clark-Flory
The bill makes exceptions for the health of the woman and victims of rape and incest.
Happy anniversary
Page Rockwell
The landmark Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade was 34 years ago today.
More on those lonely Chinese bachelors
Katharine Mieszkowski
Government announces crackdown on sex-selection abortion.
How the left caused 9/11, by Dinesh D’Souza
Alex Koppelman
An interview with the conservative polemicist, who accuses the cultural left of provoking al-Qaida's attack in his new book, "The Enemy at Home."
Embracing a “culture of life”
Tracy Clark-Flory
The anniversary of Roe v. Wade is a reminder of lawmakers' failure to support pregnancy and parenthood.
The fighting side of McCain
Sidney Blumenthal
Hitching his political wagon to Bush has hurt the senator's chances to become president. But as his political colleagues can attest, it's the Republican front-runner's volatile temper that may derail his Straight Talk Express for good.
The many faces of American Muslims
Laura Miller
Author Paul Barrett deftly upends the stereotypes that Westerners harbor about Muslims -- and shows why militant Islamism is less likely to take root here than in other countries.
Iranian regime change: “Faster, please!”
Alex Koppelman
Neocon Michael Ledeen, long a proponent of "democratic revolution" in Iran, weighs the odds of military action by the U.S.
I Like to Watch
Heather Havrilesky
The lusty ladies of "The L Word" take an early lead in our first On-the-Nose Dialogue Contest. Plus: Who's more dangerous, Jack Bauer or Jack Osbourne?
Millions of lonely would-be grooms in China
Katharine Mieszkowski
In just 15 years, the country will have 30 million more men than women of marriageable age.
Chipping away at reproductive rights in Ohio
Catherine Price
A new law prohibits the use of state funds -- including Medicaid -- for abortions or abortion-related services.
Edwards for president?
Page Rockwell
Venerable abortion-rights activist Kate Michelman has announced her pick for 2008 ... and it's not Hillary Rodham Clinton.
What else we’ve been reading
Tracy Clark-Flory, Page Rockwell
Health news, abortion-access updates and much, much more as we catch up from our holiday break.
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