Women’s Progress In Cabinet Positions Has Stalled Since Janet Reno 

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Since then, though, women’s progress has been halting, according to data collected by the Center for American Women and Politics that is updated through May 2015. Though President Obama appointed Hillary Clinton to serve as his first secretary of state, each of his terms had a lower percentage of women in cabinet-level positions than the corresponding term of Bill Clinton’s (albeit a higher percentage than the corresponding term of President George W. Bush.)

Women’s Progress In Cabinet Positions Has Stalled Since Janet Reno | FiveThirtyEight

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Ana Navarro Voted For Hillary Clinton 

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CNN commenter Ana Navarro became a bit of a political celebrity during this election cycle—her on-air criticism of Donald Trump, combined with her unapologetic banter with loyal Trump commenter Scottie Hughes, have turned Navarro into an internet darling. The longtime Republican strategist has been one of the few conservative talking heads on cable news to fully denounce Trump’s candidacy, and she has done so in vibrant terms. After a 2005 recording caught the candidate bragging about “grabbing” women “by the pussy,” for instance, Navarro called Trump “disgusting” and refused to accept his half-hearted apologies about “locker room” talk.

Ana Navarro Voted For Hillary Clinton 

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Former GOP senator announces Clinton vote: ‘Trump could get us into a nuclear war’

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The Boston Globe described Humphrey’s vote as a “stunning development,” given the former senator’s conservative ideology and support for tea party groups. Many anti-Trump Republicans, including Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., have said they will cast a write-in vote for a fellow conservative as an alternative to voting for either Trump or Clinton.

But Humphrey said the risk of a Trump presidency is too great to vote for anyone but Clinton.

“Trump’s attacks on women, the disabled, war heroes and minorities are disgusting. A normal person doesn’t do that. But Trump is not normal. He’s cruel. He’s shameless. He’s a bully. And it gets worse. Trump is simply unfit to be president. Do we want a commander in chief who’s temperamental, belligerent, unhinged?” he asked.

He continued: “Trump could get us into a nuclear war. That danger has not gone away, and it would mushroom with Trump’s finger on the nuclear trigger. For the sake of our families’ safety, let’s stand together against Donald Trump by voting for Hillary Clinton. It’s the responsible thing to do.”

Former GOP senator announces Clinton vote: ‘Trump could get us into a nuclear war’

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NH Town clerks coping with deluge of voter-registration requests 

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New Hampshire Secretary of State William Gardner has predicted that 738,606 ballots will be cast in the state Tuesday, which would be a record for numbers as well as percentage, equal to roughly 72 percent of eligible voters. In 2008, 70 percent of New Hampshire voters cast ballots for the presidential race, one of the three highest rates of any state in the country: national turnout was 57.5 percent that year.

The Secretary of State’s website says New Hampshire had 919,126 registered voters in New Hampshire as of Oct. 7, with undeclared voters (351,984) outnumbering adherents of the two parties: 295,687 Republicans and 271,455 Democrats.

In 2012, 710,972 votes were cast in the presidential election in New Hampshire.

Town clerks coping with deluge of voter-registration requests 

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Company showed ‘lack of transparency’ in reporting artifacts discovery in days leading up to pipeline conflict 

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The company building a controversial oil pipeline north of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation failed to immediately notify state regulators after finding four stone cairns and other artifacts during construction

Company showed ‘lack of transparency’ in reporting artifacts discovery in days leading up to pipeline conflict | North Dakota News | bismarcktribune.com

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Two Yakima Valley clergy members join protest against North Dakota pipeline | Local | yakimaherald.com

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“The reality is, I am looking at hundreds of tents and people living there peacefully,” Hacker said in a phone interview from the site Thursday. “At the center of camp is a sacred fire where they are (protesting) by prayer.”

In contrast, Hacker said across the Cannonball River, authorities have barricaded a road to block protesters from the pipeline site, and have installed floodlights along the river to spot anyone trying to cross over from the main camp. He said surveillance helicopters regularly fly over the camp.

…Hacker said the clergy members, who represent 20 faiths, ceremonially burned a copy of a 1452 papal order allowing Europeans to take land from people deemed non-Christian savages.

Two Yakima Valley clergy members join protest against North Dakota pipeline | Local | yakimaherald.com

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India rape victim alleges police asked her about ‘pleasure’

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An Indian woman alleges police asked her lewd questions when she tried reporting that she was raped.

She said an officer loudly asked her which man “gave her the most pleasure” and which, “size she liked best” when she told them she had been assaulted two years ago by a group of men.

The unidentified woman says the “brutal treatment” forced her to withdraw her complaint against her attackers.

The woman, a mother of two, said one of her attackers was an influential local politician who had told her to withdraw her complaint or “face the consequences”.

“They told me they would kill my children so I took back the complaint,” she said, adding that the “humiliation” she suffered at the police station was even worse than the rape itself.

India rape victim alleges police asked her about ‘pleasure’ – BBC News

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Amish ask for forgiveness from Native Americans 

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A local Amish bishop recently met with representatives of a dozen American Indian tribes. He and other Amish apologized for the way their ancestors treated Native Americans and their land in early America. In an emotional session, both groups shed tears.

“Please forgive us for the wrong we did,” the bishop asked Native Americans gathered in a meeting place at Witmer. “We ask forgiveness, and we’ll forgive you, and God bless your land and your people.

Another Amish man said, “If this would have been done years ago, how much more healing would have been brought. But here we are. There’s no time too late.”

THE SCRIBBLER: Amish ask for forgiveness from Native Americans | The Scribbler | lancasteronline.com

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