Government

A poll by the Pew Research Center and Forum on Religion & Public Life found that nearly half of Tea Party supporters (46%) had not heard of or did not have an opinion about "the conservative Christian movement sometimes known as the religious right" more »

There is evidence to show that more young women were encouraged by the presidential race of Hillary Clinton than by the vice-presidential bid of Sarah Palin and that the effort of both women were more encouraging than discouraging to their belief that there would be a woman president in their lifetimes more »

Democrats introduced a bill to enhance early care and education, a bill to assist states in establishing a universal prekindergarten, a bill to ensure that sex offenders and sexually violent predators are not eligible for parole. Republicans: A bill to ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed regarding the pain experienced by their unborn child more »

Youth swelled the ranks of the 38th Conservative Political Action Conference held in Washington, DC February 10-12. Estimates ran as high as fifty percent of the 11,000 people were under 25. Significantly more men than women wore student conference badges. more »