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  1. Fr. Hesburgh for O's speech at Notre Dame. In 1970's a two day workshop with pro-choice & antis was at ND to find common ground. No problem
  2. Re Obama's Notre Dame speech. I spoke at ND in 1989 for Gender & Issues Week on abortion & birth control. Got standing ovation. Big crowd.
  3. Celebrate Obama's 100th day. See my Huff Post blog on the giant strides Obama and his team have taken for women. http://tinyurl.com/chae6x
  4. I am in route to LA for our Global Women's Rights Awards Dinner.
  5. Earth Day find: for kitchen garbage use, 100% biodegradable, 100% Compostable bags made from starch, vegetable oil,etc.--called Biobag
  6. The jury found Dr. Tiller not guilty of illegal abortion on all 19 criminal counts. Reason prevails in Wichita! We must thank Dr. Tiller.
  7. Jury has reached a decision in Dr. Tiller's trial in Wichita. We are waiting to see it announced in court room live streamed at kwch.com
  8. Press conf on Afghan women and girls a success. Live on C-span 3. Will be replayed on other C-span channels. Prez pledged support for them.
  9. Held press conf. this am with Dr. Sima Samar, chr Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission on Afghan women & girls. See http://sn.im/eod7g
  10. Conf is inspiring me. Students right now are on stage speaking on their campaigns to expose fake clinics. Strong, smart, & dedicated!
  11. Opening was live streamed on U-Stream. Was on its home page. Some 35,000 people watched. Now that's an internet march or rally!
  12. Opening w/ Lilly Ledbetter; Sec of Labor Hilda Solis; Dolores Huerta; Tina Tchen, Exec Dir of White House Council on Women & Girls was tops.
  13. I am at the Feminist Majority Fdtn Campus leadershp conference. 598 students from 145 schools in 38 states attending. Great energy!
  14. Congress passed last night 2009 spending bill, includes permit of discount birth control at community clinics and campus health centers.
  15. Going to White House for Prez signing executive order for WH Council on Women & Girls. Valerie Jarrett will chair it. How sweet it is!
  16. Growing a femisphere with many tactics, strategies, issues and fantastic feminists! Seneca Falls to Houston 1977 to #Fem2.0 now right on.
  17. Shireen is broadening my horizon during the panel. Glad to be in the stream. #fem2
  18. There Is both a gender wage gap and a mom wage gap. Ms. Magazine law dept has been reporting on it. #fem2
  19. I am at a feminism 2.0 conference. Fascinating. Progressive sites and blogs dominating the conservative sites and blogs on feminist issues.
  20. Pres Obama & Biden are launching new TF on Middle Class to help strenghen mid class. We are invited to launch. Should be very exciting.