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Sexism and Sarah Palin—It Exists, But It's Overblown (US News & World Report) There has been sexism, but questions about her parenting skills are legitimate. us.rd.yahoo.com
Baby smell can lower testosterone level, UW study finds (The Capital Times) How do you knock down the testosterone in men? Have a baby. Researchers at UW-Madison have discovered that the scent of a newborn marmoset, a type of monkey, can alter the testosterone level in papa marmoset, making for a calmer, more relaxed dad, which can help in the parenting of the baby marmosets. The discovery was announced Wednesday by the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center and is ... us.rd.yahoo.com
National's proposed welfare policy (Scoop.co.nz) National has recently released their proposed welfare policy that people on the DPB who’s youngest child is 6 or more have to find work for 15 hours/week. This is not just impractical but offensive: they have work! us.rd.yahoo.com
Teen pregnancy's new twist (The Philadelphia Inquirer) A mother announces that her 17-year-old unmarried daughter is pregnant, and suddenly the most conservative of thinkers are praising her. Her parents say they're proud she'll be keeping the baby. Others note that the Palins are truly "an American family." us.rd.yahoo.com
Whyyyy Do Kids Whine? (Hartford Courant) Don't Give In, Experts Say There's a new sound in our house, one that resembles some sort of annoying toy but instead is coming from our 5-year-old daughter. us.rd.yahoo.com
Forward.com (Forward) In a rare moment of consensus and civility in mid-campaign, Democratic and Republican leaders concurred last week that public debate over the candidates’ family troubles — specifically the pregnant, unwed 17-year-old daughter of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin — is “off-limits,” in Barack Obama’s words. us.rd.yahoo.com
Sarah Palin's 'new feminism' is hailed (Los Angeles Times) Outside the convention hall, questions are raised about the pro-life working mother's family responsibilities. The topic was Sen. John McCain's vice presidential pick, and talk show host Laura Ingraham was on a roll. Accepting an award from the Republican National Coalition for Life on behalf of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who was under wraps working on her convention speech, Ingraham chastised ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Marcia G. Yerman: Sarah Palin: Not My Role Model (HuffingtonPost) Her decision to accept John McCain's offer of the Vice-Presidency, competing with and potentially precluding her commitments to her children, are at odds with my sensibilities. us.rd.yahoo.com
'We see lives change' at Rockford Area Pregnancy Care Center (Rockford Register Star) A 25-year staple in the community, the Rockford Area Pregnancy Care Center offers free pregnancy tests, counseling, ultrasounds and baby care supplies. Volunteers also walk expectant mothers through the process of adoption, educate them on and counsel them after abortion, or help them prepare for a life of parenting. us.rd.yahoo.com
Before, During and After Death Row (The Capital) An Innocent Man on Death Row-- Reception and Talk by Ray Chrone, exonerated after years on Death Row. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters Of Anne Arundel County and MDCASE. Free and Public Invited. us.rd.yahoo.com
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