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...four-way race for New York's Democratic Senate nomination poses a different challenge: Which of two strong female candidates should women support? Both Geraldine Ferraro, Walter Mondale's vice-presidential running mate in 1984, and New York City comptroller Elizabeth Holtzman are veteran politicians who need no introduction to voters. Yet their rivalry has stirred deep divisions among progressive women who seemingly cannot stomach the thought of two women competing for the same office. Holtzman finds the quandary absurd, particularly since she and Ferraro stand far apart on certain issues. Ferraro, for example, backs the death penalty, while Holtzman...
...damn mad," former vice-presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro said to the growing crowd. Ferraro said she hoped the protest would show that "for the record, this is a pro-choice nation...
...Ferraro added that this election season will be crucial to the pro-choice movement. The Supreme Court is expected to decide this year on a case that could overturn the 1973 decision of Roe v. Wade, which gave states greater freedom to determine the legality of abortion...
...want the year to go down on the record as [the year] when the Soviets won their rights and American women lost theirs," said Ferraro, who is running for U.S. senatorin New York state...
...trying his best to get a handle on U.S. farm policy. "Does anyone really understand this stuff?" he wondered. "What happens when I have to be cogent on parity or price supports? You remember what happened to Gerry?" Cuomo's reference was to Geraldine Ferraro, who confused an arcane bit of nuclear-war fighting strategy -- the difference between "first use" and "first strike" -- during her unsuccessful 1984 vice-presidential race. "The worst thing that can happen to you in this business is the same as the worst thing that can happen in the law," said Cuomo. "You're made...