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December 9, 2008
News release WASHINGTON, DC – The Center for American Progress Action Fund, I Am Progress, and MomsRising.org launched a new campaign today to promote fair pay for women in the workforce. Out of the Way of Fair Pay targets the U.S.
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December 4, 2008
News release Last August, Congress passed and the President signed a law prohibiting the sale of toys containing many dangerous toxins, but that law won’t go into effect until February. This leaves many toys containing dangerous toxins on the store shelves this holiday season.
November 5, 2008
News release MomsRising.org, the national online and on-the-ground grassroots organization for moms and anyone who has a mom, today celebrated the election of a President who has spoken powerfully about valuing families and has put economic security policies for families at the front his political agenda. “This was an historic election in many, many ways,” said MomsRising.org Executive Director Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner. “And this year, moms across America helped make history. Moms played a key role in electing President-Elect Barack Obama.
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October 17, 2008
News release Just in time for Halloween, MomsRising.org, the online grassroots organization for moms and everyone who has a mom, will be working with the Milwaukee Paid Sick Days Coalition and several Milwaukee-area moms to help city residents avoid the truly scary experience of not being able to take time off when they're sick.
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September 24, 2008
News release Fifteen DC-area moms and MomsRising.org Executive Director Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner were turned away this afternoon when they attempted to deliver a letter to Governor Sarah Palin asking her to share her positions on issues like health care, paid sick day
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September 23, 2008
News release MomsRising.org the online, grassroots organization for moms and anyone who has a mom has gathered more than 20,000 signatures from moms, dads and others across the United States who want to know how a McCain/Palin administration would support policies th
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September 3, 2008
News release As the Democrats and Republicans presented their candidates to the nation, MomsRising.org, the national grassroots organization for moms and everyone who has a mom, called on those candidates to address the issues that matter most to families, like healt
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August 29, 2008
News release MomsRising.org, the national grassroots organization for moms and anyone who has a mom will be on-hand at the Republican convention on Wednesday to call attention to the importance of the candidates valuing families by addressing issues like health care,
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August 25, 2008
News release MomsRising.org, the national grassroots organization for moms and anyone who has a mom will be on-hand at the Democratic and Republican conventions to call attention to the importance of the candidates addressing family issues like health care, fair wages, flexible work hours, paid sick days, paid family leave, and affordable childcare.  
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August 12, 2008
News release As California kids head back to school, California moms are urging legislators to “hit the books,” too, and learn why even in this tough budget year, it makes economic sense to provide health care coverage for all children. Today, MomsRising.org, the online grassroots organization for moms and everyone who has a mom, delivered a bound collection of personal stories from its California members about the importance of health care coverage for children.
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