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November 30, 2008

Maine racks up electoral firsts for women

Foster's Daily Democrat

In an election year marked by historic firsts, Chellie Pingree made sure Maine got in the act.

Before Nov. 4, the Pine Tree State never elected a Democratic woman to Congress, including from Pingree's southern and coastal 1st District, and it never saw women comprise the majority of its four-member congressional delegation.
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November 26, 2008

Record number of women to serve in Congress

Chicago Sun Times

Although women failed to win the presidency or vice presidency this year, there will be a record number of female lawmakers serving in the 111th Congress and state legislatures across the country.

And that should ultimately increase the opportunities for women to reach the highest elected offices in the nation, analysts say. "The more women we get in the pipeline, the better," said Debbie Walsh, director of the nonpartisan Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University in New Jersey.
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November 18, 2008

Markey heads to Capitol Hill

Coloradoan

Less than two weeks after winning Colorado's 4th District seat, Democrat Betsy Markey is on Capitol Hill to learn the basics of being a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. The freshman lawmaker, in town for a week of orientation, is learning about hiring staff, congressional ethics, member pay and benefits, and how to deal with the media.
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November 17, 2008

Hagan goes to Washington with other freshmen legislators

Winston-Salem Journal

Senator-elect Kay Hagan, D-N.C., joined other freshman legislators for orientation Monday on her first visit to Washington since knocking off Republican incumbent Sen. Elizabeth Dole. Hagan met with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and planned to spend time looking for a place to live when her term begins in January.
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