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Items in this update:
o Woman sentenced to wearing sign at airport
o Pro-choice activists ponder election implications
o UK pedophiles to get ID chips?
o AZ web site shows photos of convicted johns
o Man declares MN strip club a sovereign nation
o Neither side budging in Augusta controversy
o No state benefits for children conceived after death
o Gennifer Flowers' suit moves forward
o Bishops approve new sex abuse policy
o Miss World contest in new crisis
o Hate crime police raid 100 homes in UK
o U.S. opposes banning online hate speech
o Sex offender laws get first test before top court
o WVU eases campus speech rules
o Abortion dispute blocks bankruptcy bill
o Feminist urban legends
o The politics of abuse -- ignoring men
o So-called women's issues in elections a lie
o Why I'm teed off
o A personal view of the Hootie controversy
o Curseless in Chicago
o Greer's disturbing views on men
o Who is Nancy Pelosi?
o The law's an ass for Italy's women
o Priest group launches anti-sex ed campaign
o Women exploiting women
o Is Pakistan's religious right a new Taliban?
o Media vibe based on motherhood myth
o Video -- feminists shout down opposing views
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The editorials for this week have been posted: my
FOXNews/ifeminists column entitled "Rights and Responsibilities"
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/1119.html>;
Glenn
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<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/1119a.html>;
and, Tresa McBee's value contribution "Girls Will be Boys"
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/1119b.html>.
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==> News Reports <==
Woman sentenced to wearing sign at airport
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NewsNet5
After refusing to be searched at the airport in July,
Adrienne Bundy will stand in Cleveland Hopkins
International Airport with a sign saying, "I am
appearing here because I refused to comply with airport
security." One official described the sentence as "a
friendly warning to other travelers." (11/10/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/153852033.html
Pro-choice activists ponder election implications
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Women's eNews
Advocates for reproductive choice worry that the new
Congress will confirm judicial appointees who oppose
abortion, and approve legislation that will chip away at
abortion rights. (11/12/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/552543172.html
UK pedophiles to get ID chips?
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Guardian Unlimited
Britain is considering implanting electronic tags in
convicted pedophiles that could monitor heart rate and
blood pressure, allegedly alerting officials to the
possibility of an imminent attack. Civil liberties
groups have expressed horror at the idea. (11/17/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/252109543.html
AZ web site shows photos of convicted johns
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Salt Lake Tribune
Tucson city officials are hoping a new web site with
pictures of people convicted of soliciting prostitution
will help to halt the popular trade. (11/13/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/911673310.html
Man declares MN strip club a sovereign nation
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Pioneer Press
An Ojibwe man who owns a strip club in Minnesota has
declared the land it stands on to be a sovereign Indian
nation and says he will ignore any government's attempt
to close it. (11/16/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/256360046.html
Neither side budging in Augusta controversy
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Yahoo News
With neither side budging on whether the privately-owned
Augusta National's all-male membership, feminist Martha
Burk says it is "more likely than ever" that there will
be protesters at the Masters golf tournament held at
that club next April. (11/13/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/273692288.html
No state benefits to children conceived after death
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Newsday
A federal judge has ruled that twins conceived via IVF
after their father's death are not considered his
children under Arizona law, and therefore aren't
entitled to Social Security benefits. State courts have
ruled differently. (11/13/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/641068732.html
Gennifer Flowers' suit moves forward
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WorldNetDaily
A federal appeals court has ruled that a defamation case
brought by a former lover of ex-President Bill Clinton
could move into the discovery phase. Lawyers can depose
Sen. Clinton as well former presidential advisors
Carville and Stephanopoulos on whether Flowers was
persecuted by the feds for speaking of her affair. (11/13/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/647139653.html
Bishops approve new sex abuse policy
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Excite News
The nation's Roman Catholic bishops have adopted revisions
to their sex abuse policy that aim to protect the rights
of accused priests while keeping molesters away from
children. The policy is virtually assured of becoming
church law. Critics charge it's not enough. (11/13/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/649309708.html
Miss World contest in new crisis
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The Scotsman
After threats of a boycott over a woman sentenced to
stoning for adultery, the world's beauty queens touched
down in Nigeria only to be faced by new fears that the
country's troubled Miss World competition was now in
financial difficulties. (11/13/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/656651039.html
Hate crime police raid 100 homes in UK
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BBC
British police investigating allegations of racism,
homophobia and domestic violence have raided about 100
addresses across London. The action is the beginning of
a two-week campaign that critics have dubbed a publicity
stunt. (11/13/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/939748137.html
U.S. opposes banning online hate speech
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Wired
The EU has approved a controversial computer crime treaty
that would make it illegal to distribute or publish
anything online that "advocates, promotes or incites
hatred (or) discrimination." The U.S. refuses to sign on
due to First Amendment concerns. (11/15/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/541282091.html
Sex offender laws get first test before top court
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Hartford Courant
The Supreme Court will hear back-to-back, hour-long
arguments in two cases that will determine if states
must limit the information they collect about sex
offenders and make public. (11/12/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/151711463.html
WVU eases campus speech rules
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Washington Times
Political discourse is no longer restricted at West
Virginia University, where officials have abandoned a
policy that limited public debate on campus to
designated "free-speech zones." (11/12/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/156093380.html
Abortion dispute blocks bankruptcy bill
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Houston Chronicle
Anti-abortion Republicans are threatening to block
enactment of a law that would make it harder for
Americans to file for bankruptcy. The measure would have
also prohibited abortion protesters from using
bankruptcy to escape court-imposed fines that stem from
damage or violence committed at abortion clinics. (11/15/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/248542698.html
For more News Reports see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/news/
==> Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews <==
Feminist urban legends
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ifeminists
by Wendy McElroy
"PC feminism and the urban legends it creates hurt innocent
people. And that can never be ignored." (11/12/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/557344066.html
The politics of abuse -- ignoring men
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ifeminists
by Tresa McBee
October marked Domestic Violence Awareness Month, but it
isn't likely you heard much about abused men. (11/04/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/968942354.html
So-called women's issues in elections a lie
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Chicago Sun-Times
by Mark Steyn
"If you were really interested in doing a story on women
and the elections, it would be this: 'Women Candidates
Backed By So-Called Women's Groups Fared Poorly.'" (11/17/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/269051820.html
Why I'm teed off
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Wall Street Journal
by Hootie Johnson
Hootie shares his perspective on the fierce media campaign
waged by Martha Burk to force his private golf club to
admit women. (11/12/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/973232696.html
A personal view of the Hootie controversy
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Golf Digest
by Sally Jenkins
"... I can't quite bring myself to clamor for admission of
female members, because I can't quite stomach the notion
of anybody or anything being publicly traduced. ... Do I
wish Augusta chose to admit women? Sure. But part of me
would be much more bothered if Augusta were forced to
admit women under these circumstances than if it never
admitted a single one." (11/12/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/981740742.html
Curseless in Chicago
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UPI
A lot of Chicagoans are going to be mighty POed over the
city's latest move to increase revenue without raising
taxes. The City Council is considering a measure, to be
voted on next month, that would increase the cost of a
well-chosen curse word to as much as $300. (11/14/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/672245962.html
Greer's disturbing views on men
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Guardian Unlimited
by Germaine Greer
"[M]en have always been redundant and ... women and
children have always had to make do without them while
pretending that they were indispensable. .... [T]he
human race could continue on earth if 99.9% of human
males were wiped out ..." Greer's ridiculous argument is
based on sperm counts. (11/16/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/282052690.html
Who is Nancy Pelosi?
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Citizens for a Sound Economy
by Chris Kinnan
"Rep. Dick Gephardt is on the way out, making way for Rep.
Nancy Pelosi to become House Democrat Minority Leader.
It's not an improvement. Every Congress, CSE tracks key
votes on the issues of lower taxes, less government, and
more freedom. This Congress, Nancy Pelosi scored a Big
Fat Zero. 0%." (11/13/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/893591066.html
The law's an ass for Italy's women
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The Scotsman
by Kevin Buckley
"Italy's office lechers have been given the green light to
pat the bottoms of their female work colleagues with
impunity -- as long as they do not make a habit of it."
Italian courts have ruled that patting a woman's bottom
isn't molestation even over her protest. (11/10/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/349710026.html
Priest group launches anti-sex ed campaign
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Women's eNews
by Frederick Clarkson
The group Priests for Life has joined forces with the
anti-abortion group Life Dynamics Inc., and is warning
schools of potential legal liability if groups such as
Planned Parenthood is mentioned by staff, or allowed in
the school to speak. (11/11/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/351570120.html
Women exploiting women
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PRI
by Sally C. Pipes
"Instead of indulging feminist rhetoric, women should
strive to understand economics: You don't get something
for nothing. Or as the adage has it, one should look a
gift horse in the mouth." (11/08/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/424197124.html
Is Pakistan's religious right a new Taliban?
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Women's eNews
by Juliette Terzieff
Some Pakistani women are concerned that gains made by the
religious alliance Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal in national
elections mean the beginning of a Taliban-like era in
the country. The alliance's female politicians insist
they're wrong. (11/15/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/254984257.html
Media vibe based on motherhood myth
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The Age
by Cathy Sherry
"When discussing women and work, the media frequently rely
on the vibe rather than the facts. The vibe on women and
work goes like this: all women today work .... The
statistical reality looks more like this: lots of
mothers work, lots of mothers don't, and many mothers
are in effect in between." (11/17/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/262194995.html
For more Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/commentary/
==> Audio and Video <==
Video -- feminists shout down opposing views
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Fathers Canada
Links to video files from a Canadian conference on domestic
violence and shared parenting, during which Senator Anne
Cools was repeatedly shouted down by militant feminists.
Video files are in .WMV format.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/278531248.html
For more Audio and Video see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/multi/
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