After his father's reamrk (see my comment), I wonder, will the feminists also get angry at Emanuel and Obama now:...
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Please pass the word around, this is incredibly important!
Do you know a young woman or family member that has been affected?
In July 2008, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) added five new vaccinations to the list of required immunizations for immigrants seeking legal permanent res...
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One social issue American liberals no doubt hope to push back on in the aftermath of Barack Obama’s election is that of abortion. While I’m hopeful that the new president will refrain from pursuing a radical abortion agenda, many pro-life causes must be feeling nervous about their ...
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Last night I turned on the television long enough to hear McCain’s concession speech and Obama’s victory speech. And of course between speeches the pundits had a little time to fill. “A historic candidate”, they said about Obama. Changing channels, “…h...
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Posted by
Janine Mendes Franco
· 3:10 pm
· Civil Rights & Ethnicity · Diaspora · Economy & Trade · Gender · Globalization · Government & Politics · History · Human Rights · International Relations · LGBT · Media & Internet · Religion
Barack Obama's historic win in the US Presidential election was as much the Caribbean's as it was America's and regional bloggers still have not come down from Cloud 9…
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One of the people we will sorely miss if Barack Obama loses today’s election (unlikely) is Sen. Joe Biden.
Biden is known for his gaffes, and he made another one yesterday, blathering on about why some women are tough and others are not.
Speaking about his sister, Val, his wife Jill, and Misso...
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Posted by
Janine Mendes Franco
· 2:01 pm
· Civil Rights & Ethnicity · Diaspora · Gender · Globalization · Government & Politics · History · International Relations · Media & Internet · Terrorism and Security
There is no doubt about it, the 2008 US Presidential election has captured the attention of the world. Whatever the reasons for the unprecedented global interest, there is one common denominator - the rest of the world will continue to be affected by US policies - so in a sense, this is their election as much as it is America's. And in one little corner of the world, at America's back door, Caribbean bloggers have been monitoring developments and waiting for this day...
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Posted by
Solana Larsen
· 6:12 am
· Education · Gender · International Relations · VwV Top 3

Voices without Votes continuously aggregates interesting links about the election from world bloggers. Our authors take turns picking their top 3 personal favorites every weekday. Nervous about the election yet? Here's a triple dose of McCain favoritism brought to you from bloggers around the world.
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Janine Mendes Franco
· 5:08 pm
· Civil Rights & Ethnicity · Diaspora · Gender · Government & Politics · Health Care · History · Human Rights · International Relations · Media & Internet · Religion
Election day is almost here and as the moment of truth draws closer, Caribbean bloggers are busy with their own brand of political punditry, weighing in on everything from the candidates' position on key issues to “Machiavellian pragmatismâ€â€¦
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Posted by
Ari Herzog
· 1:23 am
· Palestine
Voices without Votes continuously aggregates interesting links about the election from world bloggers. Our authors take turns picking their top 3 personal favorites every weekday. Today's picks take us to blogs from Palestine, Canada and the UK.
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