UMass-Lowell/Herald poll: Elizabeth Warren, Scott Brown in dead heat

Joe Battenfeld writing for the Boston Herald: “Democrat Elizabeth Warren’s meteoric ascent in Massachusetts politics has landed her in a virtual dead heat with Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, while two Democrats who passed on the race — Gov. Deval Patr…

Like Rick Perry, most ‘pro-life’ Americans OK with death penalty

Robert P. Jones writing for the Washington Post: “Perry’s identification as a strong supporter of “a culture of life” and what he called the “ultimate justice” of capital punishment, however, raises some potentially thorny questions about the meaning of…

Eating Disorders And The Executive Woman

Meghan Casserly writing for Forbes magazine: “Eating disorders including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and more recently orthorexia have long been associated with body-conscious teenage girls. In recent years, however, treatment centers have seen a s…

A Thin Line on Skirts

Sumathi Reddy writing for the Wall Street Journal:”Note to women in the South Park Slope and surrounding Brooklyn: You might want to think twice before wearing shorts or skirts when you walk home alone at night. That’s the message some women say police o…

Abortion Suicide Link Fails a Court Test

Maura Ewing writing for Women’s eNews: “The appeal of South Dakota’s 2005 “informed consent” law on abortion gave pro-choice advocates a sliver of victory earlier this month.”