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In The News:
Mitt Romney Shows Record Shortfall in Personal Popularity in ABC News/Washington Post Poll
Thirty-five percent of Americans see Romney favorably, while 47 percent have an unfavorable opinion of the former Massachusetts governor. He's the first likely nominee to be underwater -- seen more unfavorably than favorably -- in ABC/Post polls in eight presidential primary seasons over the past 28 years.
Romney's gender gap in vote preferences in an ABC/Post poll last week -- he trailed Obama by 19 percentage points among women -- is reflected in his new favorability scores as well. Just 27 percent of women see Romney favorably, compared with 44 percent of men -- his lowest rating to date among women, and highest among men, in a dozen ABC/Post polls since September.
GOPers Struggle To Say Anything Good About Romney
Rep. Gohmert On Romney: ‘I’m Not As Excited As I Am Desperate’
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A Woman’s Lifetime Earnings Lost To Pay Gap Could Feed A Family Of Four For 37 Years
As of [yesterday] — which is Equal Pay Day 2012 — women make 77 cents for every dollar that men earn. Over the course of a woman’s career, that disparity adds up to more than $430,000 in lost wages for an individual woman. [...]
With the money lost over her lifetime, a woman could feed a family of four for 37 years, pay for seven four-year degrees at a public university, or simply save the money for retirement, boosting her quality of life when she leaves the workforce.
CHARTS: How Unequal Pay Is Even More Unequal For Some Women
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Watch Space Shuttle Discovery’s Final Flight Over Washington, D.C.
Rooftops across Washington, D.C. on Tuesday morning were crowded with observers eager to catch a glimpse of the final flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery, towed on the back of a modified Boeing 747 on its way to its final resting place: The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
TPM SLIDESHOW: Space Shuttle Discovery’s Final Flight
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Quick Links:
Blue Cross Blue Shield Becomes 11th Company To Drop ALEC
Civil War Photo Mystery Solved, Then Doubted, Then Deciphered, Thanks To Readers
Former GM Executive Bob Lutz Slams The GOP’s ‘Pure Fiction, Knee-Jerk’ Hatred Of Electric Cars
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