Feminist News Digest: 7/28/06 - 8/04/06

Weekly Feminist News Digest - 7/28/2006 - 8/4/2006

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Top Feminist News - 7/28/2006 - 8/4/2006

Aug 4 2006
Minimum Wage Bill Falls Four Votes Short in Senate
Last night, Democrats in the Senate were successful in blocking the minimum wage-estate tax break bill from coming to a full vote in the Senate...
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=9812

Aug 3 2006
Woman Sentenced to Six Years for Attempted Clinic Bombing
A Louisiana woman was sentenced yesterday to six years in prison for leaving an incendiary device outside of a clinic in Shreveport, Louisiana last December...
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=9809

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Aug 2 2006
Survey Finds FDA Lacks Independence from Outside Pressures
A survey conducted by the Union of Concerned Scientists found that scientists at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) feel that their work is subject to outside pressures, both political and commercial, and that these pressures influence agency conclusions for the public...
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=9807

Aug 1 2006
FDA Resumes Consideration of Emergency Contraception Over-The-Counter
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Monday that it would resume the process of making emergency contraception over-the-counter for some women...
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=9805

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Jul 31 2006
Minimum Wage Legislation Passes in House; Tied to Estate Tax Cuts
The US House of Representatives passed legislation early Saturday morning increasing the minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 an hour over three years...
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=9804

Other Feminist News This Week

Aug 4 2006 - Cameroonians Fight Breast Ironing
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=9813

Aug 3 2006 - Washington Court Rules Against Gay Marriage Rights
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=9811

Aug 3 2006 - Pakistan to Consider Amending Rape Laws
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=9810

Aug 2 2006 - Fox News Pays Settlement in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=9808

Aug 1 2006 - Poll Finds South Dakota Voters Oppose Abortion Ban
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=9806

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Jul 31 2006 - Woman Police Officer Files Discrimination Lawsuit against State
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=9803

Jul 31 2006 - Judge Orders a Pennsylvania College to Reinstate Women's Sports
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=9802

Jul 31 2006 - Study Shows Domestic Workers Endure Abuse, Cruelty Worldwide
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=9801

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