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...Deutsche Telekom's new policy is bound to send shockwaves through Germany's business community, which has thus far resisted calls for boardroom quotas. "We support the desire in society to have more women in leadership roles," says Werner Schnappauf, the head of Germany's Industry Federation, an umbrella organization of industrial companies and industry-related service providers. But he adds that instituting "rigid legal requirements, like a quota, are not a suitable method." The move is also likely to anger more than a few people at Deutsche Telekom, Wenders says. "Some male employees may worry that they'll have...
...patriotic American disappointed with our government. I ran to support the Tea Party until Sarah Palin stepped forward. I am frustrated with Congress and baffled about how money is spent without any regard for accountability. I hope the Tea Party listens to the people and succeeds in holding our government accountable. Barbara Arlen Kissimmee...
...addition to the impact on the civil courts, our family and juvenile courts are about to take huge hits," says Don Mike Anthony, president of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He says custody orders, divorce and child support matters that now take 30 days will soon take four months. In addition, the court will no longer provide financial support and supervising personnel to the Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program which works on behalf of abused, neglected and abandoned children involved in dependency court matters. Among the mundane cuts, a reduction of the popular night traffic court from twice...
...their concerns about affordability and access. And she then spent a lot of time with the Hispanic Caucus assuaging their worries about provisions that prevent illegal and some legal immigrants from purchasing insurance on the new exchanges that will be created to help the uninsured. All three groups now support the bill. "She's always better informed about the public policy of the issue," says former Rep. Ellen Tauscher, another California Democrat who recently left the House for a State Department job. "She's always very responsive to constituents. She knows the politics of every district. She knows exactly what...
This time around, though, the role of bad cop has been played largely by outsiders. President Obama has leaned heavily on many of the fence sitters and outside groups have threatened to support a primary challenge against any Democrat who votes against the bill. The final fence sitters are Michigan Rep. Bart Stupak and upwards of 10 pro-life members who are unhappy with the Senate's abortion language, as well as a few particularly vulnerable members, such as Virginia Rep. Glenn Nye, Oregon Rep. Kurt Schrader, and Pennsylvania Rep. Chris Carney. While it's crucial for Democrats to pass...