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President Demands Gov’t Contractors Beef Up Prevention Of Human Trafficking

Jessica WakemanSeptember 25, 2012 //
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  • President Obama issued an executive order today which will compel government contractors to assure they are not contributing to human trafficking, including sex trafficking, in the course of their work. Contractors will have to abolish trafficking-type practices like charging “recruitment fees” and being misleading about the jobs which are being filled. “We’re making clear that American tax dollars must never, ever be used to support the trafficking of human beings,” the President said at the Clinton Global Initiative today,  [Wall Street Journal]
  • Blogger Nancy Goldstein on why Secretary of State Hillary Clinton deserves a shot at the presidency — including a quote from moi! [Guardian UK]
  • Facebook won’t remove the “12-year-old slut” meme.  Which actually, genuinely makes me feel dirty about giving FB my business. [BuzzFeed]
  • Tina Fey has signed a four-year deal with Universal television to keep creating shows for NBC.  Liz Lemon 4eva! [Slate] Keep reading »

Today’s Lady News: Bill Clinton (And Gender Equality!) Makes Us Swoon

Jessica WakemanSeptember 23, 2009 //
  • Gender equality got its due today at the former president’s Clinton Global Initiative. Diane Sawyer moderated a panel with the head of Women For Women International, the head of the World Bank and several big-time CEOs. Clinton himself told guests at the session, “Whether the issue is improving the involvement of young women and girls in education, to climate change and all political, economic, and social issues in between, I think empowering women is central to what the world has to do in the 21st century.” Damn straight! [AP]—He probably thinks people could start by showing some respect to his wife!
  • Christina Aguilera talked about the domestic abuse her father wrought on her family in an E! documentary, explaining how she has dealt with his abuse of her and her mom and how she has dealt with the after-affects as an adult. [Guanabee]—I caught most of the show on E! this weekend and respect Xtina so much for how she has overcome that crap!

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