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Cardinal Pell bans liberal Catholic conference
In the latest installment in the deepening ideological schism within the Catholic Church in Australia, the conservative Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal George Pell has banned a group of liberal Catholics from conducting a conference on church property.

The annual conference of the group, Australian Reforming Catholics, was to have gone ahead next month at McKillop Place at North Sydney, a venue run by the Sisters of St Joseph.

But on learning of the gathering, Cardinal Pell is said to have ordered two Sydney priests not to attend and moved to prevent the Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn Pat Power celebrating mass at the conference.

Women groped after giving birth in California hospital
Seven women who had just given birth at a Southern California hospital were molested by a lab technician over the course of two days, police said on Tuesday.
The women complained that a hospital lab technician groped their breasts or vaginas under the pretext of conducting postpartum examinations in their rooms last Thursday and Friday.

Manitoba legalizes same-sex marriage
Manitoba has become the fifth jurisdiction in Canada to legalize same-sex marriage.
Court of Queen's Bench Justice Douglas Yard ruled Thursday morning that the current definition of marriage in provincial law is unconstitutional.

A woman runs for office in Saudi Arabia
Last week, the 37-year-old architect and mother of two made a bid to clear the air with a daring step of her own: She declared herself a candidate for elected office - the first woman in Saudi history to do so.
"I wish there were more [women] so it wouldn't seem so abnormal," she says, admittedly nervous about her gambit. "I'm a patriotic woman who just wants to serve my community and my country."

Female Aid Workers in Iraq Growing More Fearful
After the most recent kidnappings of aid workers in Iraq, female staff members of humanitarian organizations, such as Women for Women International, are experiencing growing apprehension about their own safety

Designing Women Focus on Video Games
A small band of female video-game designers and savants banded together last week to tempt and help more women into the industry. More female designers, they reason, will leaven the powerful medium's sex-toy portrayal of women.

Debate on Naming Rape Accusers Continues
A columnist for the Poynter Institute has resigned over a decision by the institute delete the name of the Kobe Bryant's accuser in her column. The resulting uproar has caused many to look once again at how the media handles sexual assault cases.

Kobe Owes an Apology to All U.S. Women
Ask a woman if she has ever been raped, and often she says, 'Well . . . not really. In that silence between the 'well' and the 'not really,' she has just measured what happened to her against every rape case she ever heard about and decided she would lose in court."
The woman who accused Bryant of raping her doesn't have to wonder, for in his well-crafted apology the basketball star finally admitted that "she did not and does not view this incident the same way I did . . . I now understand how she feels that she did not consent to this encounter."
This came after she had decided that she had already lost in the court of public opinion, and said she would not testify about what happened on June 30, 2003 in that hotel room in Colorado. The prosecution dropped the case.

Law Gives Battered Inmates in California New Hope
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed legislation that gives hope of release or new trials to battered women (and men) who have been incarcerated for committing serious crimes

Women Drive Film Industry in Kenya
Women are firmly in the driver's seat of Kenya's film industry, but that doesn't mean they have it easy. They face adversities, but they always tell their stories and entertain their audiences.

Welfare Series: Belva Elliott, Mother of Five, Speaks
In this Our Daily Lives, which is accompanied by a photo essay, Belva Elliott chronicles her experiences as a married victim of domestic violence who seeks safety and turns to welfare for assistance.

SOME 100 MUSLIM GIRLS HOLDING OUT AGAINST HEADSCARF LAW: MINISTER
Just over a hundred Muslim girls are still refusing to remove their headscarf when they arrive for classes, French Education Minister Francois Fillon said Sunday in a first assessment of the impact of the ban on religious signs in state schools.
"Last year there were a little over 1,500 girls who wore headscarves throughout the school year. There were 635 cases at the start of classes this year, and after a period of dialogue 534 of them have since agreed to remove it," Fillon said on Europe 1 radio.

Couple Fined $94,000 for One-Child Rule Lapse
A court in China's southern boomtown of Shenzhen has fined a couple 780,000 yuan ($94,250) and sealed off their house for having more than one child, the Beijing Morning Post said Monday.
The pair were among nine couples who were fined "social fostering fees" for their extra children, the newspaper said. They had their first boy in 1997 and last year had twin boys, the newspaper said.

Media Need to Move On
The media ignore the difference between real grassroots organizations and smear-happy front groups – the difference, say, between MoveOn and MoveOnForAmerica.

Listen Up, Mr. President
What would you say to George Bush if you had five minutes with the man? Janeane Garofalo, Minnie Driver, Montel Williams and Morgan Fairchild have their say

Kerry's message misses women
Combined, Kerry's apparent loss of support among women and Bush's ability to hold men's support help explain why the president had the edge as of mid-September in most of the states that will decide the election.
The main reason for the drop-off in support for Kerry: Women, particularly married women with children, saw Bush as a stronger protector against terrorism.
“Bush is doing the best he can,” said Janet Williams, 50, an operating-room secretary from Fenton, Mo. “Kerry would not be as aggressive. I don't feel much strength coming from him. Terrorists would feel they have more of an edge with Kerry.”

Playing 'Boy' Games Helps Girls, and Vice Versa
Ten-year olds who spend more time engaging in activities typically associated with their gender tend to have more stereotypical academic interests, skills and characteristics two years later, new research reports.
For instance, girls who logged many hours on "girl" activities like reading, knitting, dancing or playing with dolls tended to get better grades in English, show more signs of sensitivity, and were more likely to have low self-esteem, which is more common in girls, the Pennsylvania-based researchers noted.
However, girls who spent more time on sports -- a traditionally masculine pursuit -- tended to become more interested in math two years later, regardless of their interest in math at age 10.

LRA Target Girls
The leader of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) Joseph Kony, has ordered his officers to abduct young girls and take them to him in Sudan, the army has said.
The army spokesman in the north, Lt. Paddy Ankunda, said Kony needs the girls for wives since the army captured all his family. He said he got the information from former captives who escaped recently.

Poverty and Park Life
Today in Iraq, there is a huge gap between the "haves" & "have nots". This account describes what poverty stricken families have to endure; and also the "middle" well off. The middle well off have jobs and lack some of the disadvantages of the poorer people. Although, they have all suffered and continue to suffer. Helen visits slum areas and then a well to do, public park.

Operation Hollywood
How the Pentagon bullies movie producers into showing the U.S. military in the best possible light.

Love Has No Currency in Texas Court
A homeless man in Texas exemplifies why gay marriage is a civil rights issue.

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