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John Bazemore
Ex Komen Exec: Planned Parenthood is a ‘Gigantic Bully’
Former Komen VP Karen Handel says Planned Parenthood launched ‘Armageddon.’ By Abigail Pesta.
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Photograph by Elinor Carucci
Why Komen Let Me Down
Rebecca Webber, 36, spent the past year fighting cancer—losing her breasts, hair, and much more. She asks: is Komen really for the cure?
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Robyn Twomey for Newsweek
Should Teens Be Jailed for Sex?
Mothers are rebelling against powerful laws that send high-school lovers to prison. Abigail Pesta reports.
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Jack Kurtz / ZUMA-Corbis
My Life With Trig
He’s nearing his 4th birthday. He has Down syndrome. And he greets every day with a round of applause.
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Adeel Halim / Bloomberg-Getty Images
Hiring the 'Third Billion'
The global economy needs the other 51%.
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Surviving My Childhood
Five kids die from abuse daily in the U.S. alone. Meet Genyfer Spark, a survivor with a searing past. As told to Abigail Pesta.
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Jae C. Hong / AP Photo
Michelle’s Charm Offensive
Margaret Carlson on how the first lady helped defuse a juicy White House tell-all with winning TV appearances.
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Lars Hagberg, Reuters / Landov
When the Killer Is a Mother
A mother—along with her husband and son—killed three girls in an "honor killing" in Canada. Asra Nomani looks at the women who target women.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
One of the few women in Congress, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand describes her friend and fellow congresswoman Gabby Giffords's recovery.
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Angelina Jolie
A war she didn't fully understand has inspired Angelina Jolie to get behind the camera for a love...
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Alek Wek
The Sudanese-born model and refugee activist, now living in Brooklyn, has a unique view on hunger, from Africa to the runway.
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Hayat Sindi
Hayat Sindi is doing work that could save lives, and launching her own Mideast foundation....
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Fawzia Koofi
Will Fawzia Koofi Be Afghanistan's First Female President? If anyone can make it happen, she can. Left out to die in the sun as a baby girl, she became the first female deputy speaker of the Afghan Parliament.
Diane von Furstenberg’s Most Inspiring Women
Diane von Furstenberg stopped by ‘GMA’ Tuesday and talked about the third annual DVF Awards, part of the Newsweek/DailyBeast Women in the World conference in March. Four extraordinary women are in the running for the People's Voice Award.
Cheat Sheet
Women In The World
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1. MILITARY
Pentagon Eases Rules for Women
Females allowed closer to the action.More
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2. PROGRESS
Law Guarantees 40 Libyan Women Legislators
Better than representation in U.S. Congress.More
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3. MONEY
Planned Parenthood Raises $3 Million
Since Komen controversy.More
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4. HUH?
Santorum Clarifies 'Emotions' Comment
Says he has 'concerns' about women in combat.More
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5. BACKTRACK
Komen Reverses Planned Parenthood Cut
Apologizes for ‘recent decisions.’More
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6. JUSTICE
Afghans Guilty of Canadian Honor Killings
Sentenced to life in prison. More
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7. INVESTIGATING
Brockovich Investigating NY Illness
15 teenagers have mysterious Tourette-like affliction. More
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8. YIKES
Pfizer Recalls Birth-Control Pills
Due to potential mix-up in dosages.More
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9. LONG RUN
Hillary Clinton Ready to Leave Politics
Tired after twenty years of being on “the high wire.”More
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10. NAKED
Fans Strip for Iranian Actress
Defiant bloggers post nude photos of themselves.More
