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I am writing this on International Women's Day (IWD), March 8, and there is some cause for celebration. In the first weeks of office, Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law, reversing a Supreme Court decision and granting Lilly Ledbetter, and women in the future, the pay and benefits they deserve. A significant event for all women and champions of social justice.

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I voted for the olympics. I wanted them to come. I liked the idea of 'inviting the world to Vancouver' and I also figured it was a good motivator to get different levels of government to commit funding to infrastructure.

Now, I'm not so sure.

Attorney Gonzales may resign (True Majority) "You remember Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, right? He's the guy who signed off on the legal memo giving the O.K. to "waterboarding" and other types of torture; who told the President the Geneva Conventions were "obsolete"; who championed the notion that the President has power as Commander-in-Chief to ignore laws. Now it seems like his office may have fired U.S. Attorneys simply for not being "Bushie" enough. It's starting to look like Americans won't stand for a chief law enforcement official who doesn't believe in the rule of law, though."

Call for stronger, targeted sanctions on Zimbabwe's leaders (Avaaz) "In the last few days, Zimbabwe has plunged further into crisis, with key democratic activists beaten by their government. Click below to sign the petition calling for stronger, targeted sanctions on Zimbabwe's leaders:"

Urge Exxon to pay the punitive damaages it owes to Valdez victims (Save Our Environment) ) "It's been 18 years since the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill and ExxonMobil still has not paid the punitive damages it owes to the victims of the spill. The oil spill destroyed the livelihoods of thousands of Alaskan fishermen and others, and decimated wildlife. Instead of paying what it owes, ExxonMobil has dragged more than 30,000 people through 13 years of litigation by appealing every guilty verdict it's been given since 1994! During this time 6,000 people have died waiting for compensation." Send a fax to ExxonMobil's CEO and Board Chair and tell them to stop appealing the guilty verdicts and pay the damages they owe.