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		<title>America&#8217;s Anger Problem is Hurting Our Kids</title>
		<link>http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2013/02/28/americas-anger-problem-is-hurting-our-kids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a few weeks ago, a 16-year-old California boy started shooting other children at his school. No one was killed, fortunately, but the shooter later said he was targeting the kids who bullied him. The bullying aspect of this story really caught my attention. As I  was talking to a friend about it, she remarked, <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2013/02/28/americas-anger-problem-is-hurting-our-kids/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Will Global Girls&#8217; Issues Still Be a Priority without Hillary Clinton?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton was a champion for women and children around the world in a way no other Secretary of State before her. She ensured that American money, attention and political gravitas were used to address a spectrum of issues and programs to better the lives of women and girls around the globe, like The Equal <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2013/02/26/will-global-girls-issues-still-be-a-priority-without-hillary-clinton/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sticks and Stones: How to Deal with 21st Century Bullying</title>
		<link>http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2013/02/23/sticks-and-stones-how-to-deal-with-21st-century-bullying/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 21:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is my understatement of the week &#8212; it can be treacherous navigating waters of middle school, what with the bullying, drama and various cyber-issues to contend with today. I remember all too well what life was like as a seventh-grade girl, and all the potential pitfalls that went with that. But there was no <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2013/02/23/sticks-and-stones-how-to-deal-with-21st-century-bullying/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Malala&#8217;s Mission to Educate the Girls of the World</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been wondering for a while how Malala Yousafzai&#8217;s recovery was really going. We&#8217;ve seen the images, especially the ones taken for TIME Magazine in their Person of the Year issue, that suggest she&#8217;s doing well, even though she&#8217;s undergone many surgeries. But I also know what a point blank shot to the head <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2013/02/06/malalas-mission-to-educate-the-girls-of-the-world/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Noah Pozner&#8217;s Mom Wants to Be Honest About Her Son&#8217;s Wounds</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I tried to explain to my seventh-grade daughter the details of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, I quickly realized by the semi-engaged look on her face that she knew a tragedy had occurred, but that she didn&#8217;t have any context for processing the information. I told her that children were shot and killed <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2013/01/17/noah-pozners-mom-wants-to-be-honest-about-her-sons-wounds/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Can the New American Girl Doll Turn Your Daughter Into an Activist?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year&#8217;s new American Girl doll is an activist! According to the announcement that Saige, a girl from New Mexico, is the 2013 girl of the year: &#8220;When budget cuts take away art class at school and a horse she loves might be sold, Saige draws on her talents, mobilizes others, and takes action to <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2013/01/14/can-the-new-american-girl-doll-turn-your-daughter-into-an-activist/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Christina Green&#8217;s Mom Calls for Stricter Gun Laws</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two years ago, Roxanna Green&#8217;s nine-year-old daughter Christina was killed in the shooting that wounded Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at a voter town hall event in Tucson. Now, on the second anniversary of that horrific crime, and in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings, Roxanna Green is calling for action and asking a <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2013/01/09/christina-greens-mom-calls-for-stricter-gun-laws/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>More Political Women, Please!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; I know the new Congress has just been sworn in and Barack Obama hasn&#8217;t yet taken his second oath of office as President, but you know as well as I do that in our world of perpetual campaigning that pundits are already turning their attention to what the 2014 and 2016 elections will bring. <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2013/01/07/more-political-women-please/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>5 Lessons for My Tween from Anne Hathaway</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; By now, you may have seen Matt Lauer&#8217;s interview with Anne Hathaway on the Today Show where, instead of focusing on  her upcoming movie Les Miserables, he decided it was better to mock her about a recent &#8220;wardrobe malfunction.&#8221; Why do I care about this episode? It&#8217;s not because I think Hathaway needs my <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/12/18/5-lessons-for-my-tween-from-anne-hathaway/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>I Can&#8217;t Tell Our Daughter She is Safe</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:08:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reassure your children that they are safe and that there is little probability of this happening to them. That&#8217;s the basic advice many parents received from their children&#8217;s schools  in the aftermath of the massacre at the Newtown, Connecticut elementary school last week. I heard that advice repeated on various cable news shows all weekend, <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/12/17/i-cant-tell-our-daughter-she-is-safe/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Home-schoolers, Don&#8217;t Be Fooled by Those Politicians!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attention homeschooling parents! Former presidential candidate Rick Santorum says a U.N. treaty designed to protect the disabled will allow foreign countries to come into your homes and make you stop teaching your kids! When I first heard the sweater-vest wearing former presidential hopeful denouncing the proposed U.N. Convention on the Rights of People With Disabilities <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/12/06/home-schoolers-dont-be-fooled-by-those-politicians/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Jump Off That Cliff Just Yet!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:45:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember how tired you were about all the presidential election coverage? 24/7 cable news stories on President Obama and Mitt Romney. They&#8217;re on the campaign trail! They&#8217;re debating! They&#8217;re competing to see who is more mom friendly! But now that Election 2012 is over, what is there for all those correspondents to cover? Can you <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/12/03/dont-jump-off-that-cliff-just-yet/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;d Let My Teen Get the &#8220;Morning After&#8221; Pill</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The Plan B contraceptive pill should be made available to teen girls under 17. That&#8217;s the new advice from the American Academy of Pediatrics and I agree wholeheartedly. As far as I&#8217;m concerned, Plan B, otherwise known as &#8220;the morning after&#8221; pill, is one of the best pregnancy prevention inventions for women ever. We <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/11/27/id-let-my-teen-get-the-morning-after-pill/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Daughters Can Now Blame Their Moms for Teen Angst</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:39:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As our seventh-grade daughter is on the verge of becoming an official teenager, I have learned that: (1) I am the bane of her existence, (2) I am irrelevant (unless there is a request for a sleepover or a new book), and (3) I am the stupidest mom EVER! The good news is that her <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/11/26/daughters-can-now-blame-their-moms-for-teen-angst/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Craigslist Adoption: There&#8217;s Nothing &#8220;Desperate&#8221; About It</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 20:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a mother by adoption, nothing gets my ire up more than sensational and judgmental stories about families formed by adoption. When it comes to having children, our society &#8212; mostly goaded on by many in the media &#8212; often criticizes or questions families who decide not to use assisted reproductive technology, suggesting that we <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/11/21/craigslist-adoption-theres-nothing-desperate-about-it/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Can Hurricane Sandy and the Presidential Election Mix?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To say that Hurricane Sandy happened at an inopportune time for the 2012 presidential candidates would be an understatement. Not that there is ever a good time for a Frankenstorm of epic proportions for anyone under any circumstances, but with our presidential election a mere days away, how do President Obama and Mitt Romney manage <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/10/30/can-hurricane-sandy-and-the-presidential-election-mix/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ovaries Vote 2012: Fertility is the New Electoral Barometer?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Will you be ovulating on Election Day? If so, a new study claims that your marital status and fertility are predictors of whether you&#8217;re voting for President Obama or Mitt Romney. That&#8217;s right! A new report out of the University of Texas, San Antonio claims that based on research, they can tell how women, single <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/10/25/ovaries-vote-2012-fertility-is-the-new-electoral-barometer/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Your Voice, Your Vote: 5 Election Issues to Think About</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:26:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we are now in the home stretch to the 2012 presidential election, I wanted to tell you about a book that is a great resource for those of us looking for some background on more than just how to find the right polling place and something that goes deeper than Schoolhouse Rock! When I <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/10/22/your-voice-your-vote-5-election-issues-to-think-about/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Binders Full of Women: Romney&#8217;s &#8220;Oops!&#8221; Debate Moment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The shoe is now officially on the other political foot now that the second of three presidential debates is in the history books. President Barack Obama&#8217;s first debate performance against Mitt Romney was almost universally panned, but Romney is the one who has to backtrack this time if he wants to win the all-important women&#8217;s <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/10/17/binders-full-of-women-romneys-oops-debate-moment/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Big Bird Should Moderate the Next Debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big Bird was the star of the first presidential debate. He wasn&#8217;t on the stage and there were certainly bigger issues the candidates were trying, often ineffectively, to address. But the thing that people are most talking about after Mitt Romney and President Obama debated issues like health care, tax cuts and budget proposals was <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/10/04/big-bird-should-moderate-the-next-debate/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>5 Issues on My Election Radar</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2012 presidential election is almost upon us. That&#8217;s good news and bad news, depending on your view. The good part is that all the craziness and attack ads and media scrutiny of every perceived misstep or gaffe will be over in about a month. The bad news is that in the next month, we <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/10/01/5-issues-on-my-election-radar/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Voting Moms, Do You Have Valid ID?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moms, are your driver&#8217;s licenses up to date? If not, and you&#8217;re planning on voting in this November&#8217;s election, you&#8217;d better fix that or attempts to push through tougher voter ID laws around the country could prevent you from casting your ballot. There have been plenty of news stories this election season about efforts to <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/09/18/voting-moms-do-you-have-valid-id/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Laundry vs. Politics: Don&#8217;t Worry Your Pretty Little Heads!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just when you think politicians have figured out how to avoid stepping in it with women voters, a new gaffe comes along to remind us that maybe they just can&#8217;t help themselves, even in an election year when both parties tried to turn their conventions, at least in part, into mamapaloozas. So this week&#8217;s throwback <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/09/13/laundry-vs-politics-dont-worry-your-pretty-little-heads/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Five Thoughts on President Obama&#8217;s DNC Speech</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 17:17:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barack Obama&#8217;s DNC speech rocked. He may not have the down-home Bill Clinton way about him. And no one is talking about the tie he chose to wear like many have been discussing Michelle&#8217;s podium ensemble. But when it comes to a focus on what needs to be done and where he wants to take <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/09/07/five-thoughts-on-president-obamas-dnc-speech/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Mom-in-Chief&#8221; Michelle: Someday Our Parenting Roles Won&#8217;t Define Us</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 22:12:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mom-in-Chief is a cute turn of a phrase that&#8217;s become something of a dirty word, at least in the world of politics. Women political spouses will never win. If you are married (with kids for the purposes of this argument) and you don&#8217;t talk about your motherhood role, you are suspect and scrutinized for not <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/09/06/mom-in-chief-michelle-someday-our-parenting-roles-wont-define-us/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>5 Crazy Things About the Democratic Convention</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; It&#8217;s been a long time since I covered a national presidential nominating convention in person. Many more years than I would like to admit (can you say Ronald Reagan?). So I&#8217;m excited to be in Charlotte, North Carolina to be in on the festivities, news, excitement and pageantry. But where to begin in terms <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/09/05/5-crazy-things-about-the-democratic-convention/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Top Democratic Moms You Should Know</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, the Republicans put together a diverse group of speakers and guests at their convention that included many women who happen to be mothers. Even though Ann Romney&#8217;s speech there left the impression that the GOP has cornered the market on loving moms (and their votes), the Democrats have plenty of mothers who hold <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/09/04/top-democratic-moms-you-should-know/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>10 GOP Moms You Should Know</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:57:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Republicans have made a point of trying to highlight diversity on their stage. As part of that effort, there have been many GOP women gracing the convention in Tampa, talking about party principles as they get ready to hear Mitt Romney accept their party&#8217;s nomination. Many of those women are mothers &#8212; some you&#8217;ve <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/08/30/10-gop-moms-you-should-know/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ann Romney: &#8220;Moms Hold the Country Together&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:23:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ann Romney was supposed to convince the American voters last night that her husband Mitt Romney is the guy they can trust to run the country for the next four years. But I&#8217;m wondering whether she accomplished that. Yes, I&#8217;m am little biased, being a progressive Democrat and all. But when I listen to any <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/08/29/ann-romney-moms-hold-the-country-together/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Republicans in Tampa: What Parents Need to Know</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think it&#8217;s safe to assume that not a lot of parents will be focused on the Republican and Democratic National Conventions this week and next &#8212; it&#8217;s the end of summer and families are either juggling the end of vacations, back-to-school shopping or actually getting their kids on school buses and off for a <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/08/28/republicans-in-tampa-what-parents-need-to-know/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>No, Sweetie. You Can&#8217;t Be President.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 22:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The political conventions are upon us &#8212; the Republicans are in Tampa now that it looks like Hurricane Isaac isn&#8217;t going to send the GOP packing, and the Democrats are headed to Charlotte. I&#8217;m excited to be spending a few days at the Democratic Convention, hobnobbing with the political hoi-polloi! OK, I&#8217;ll really be just <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/08/27/no-sweetie-you-cant-be-president/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vice President Mom?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mitt Romney should choose a mom of young children for his vice president. Yup, you heard me. I want to see a mother of school-aged children in more high-profile elected positions to bring a mom sensibility to important issues being decided in Washington. So what better place to start than the White House? Current political <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/07/30/vice-president-mom/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Aurora Shootings: News Children Can&#8217;t Use?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;You don&#8217;t let her  watch the news?&#8221; That&#8217;s what my slightly startled sister-in-law asked me at dinner recently, as the discussion at the table inevitably turned to the Aurora, Colorado shootings and the Penn State scandal. Knowing what news junkies my husband and I are, she was pretty shocked when I told her that I <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/07/23/aurora-shootings-news-children-cant-use/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Girls Tell Fashion Magazines, &#8220;We&#8217;re Beautiful as We Are!&#8221;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Girl power is something I often talk about with my 12-year-old daughter. Of course, now that she&#8217;s in that &#8220;phase&#8221; where I&#8217;ve become the stupidest mom in America, it takes someone in her peer group to have a little more influence. So when she says something about feeling bad about her looks &#8212; she <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/07/12/girls-tell-fashion-magazines-were-beautiful-as-we-are/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tom Cruise&#8217;s Children: Who Cares if They&#8217;re Adopted or Biological?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are splitsville, celebrity media are turning their attention to their daughter, Suri &#8212; Who&#8217;s going to get custody? Was Katie afraid of what Scientology would do to her daughter? Who would be Suri&#8217;s stunt double in Mission Impossible 27? OK, I&#8217;m making the last one up. But my <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/07/06/tom-cruises-children-who-cares-if-theyre-adopted-or-biological/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Brave&#8217;: Bringing This Mom Closer to Her Tween</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; I was more excited to see the new movie Brave than my twelve-year-old daughter. For me, the trailers for a movie about an independent teen who balks at the idea of an arranged marriage and wants to decide her own fate is my kind of girl! But I shouldn&#8217;t have been surprised that Brave <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/06/27/brave-bringing-this-mom-closer-to-her-tween/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>5 Ways I&#8217;m Going to &#8220;Have It All&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; As with all cultural conversations that touch on the issue of mothers, the &#8220;having it all&#8221; thread isn&#8217;t going away anytime soon. As I&#8217;ve said before, this stuff sells &#8212; anything that even comes close to being a smack-down among women is the low hanging fruit of news coverage. It&#8217;s easy, it&#8217;s quick and <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/06/25/5-ways-im-going-to-have-it-all/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Working Moms Will Never &#8220;Have it All&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/06/22/working-moms-will-never-have-it-all/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; First it was the newest attack on stay-at-home moms. Now, the new cover story in The Atlantic magazine brings you the latest in the &#8220;working moms can&#8217;t have it all&#8221; meme. But the good news is this &#8212; for once, there is no flame throwing in an article about mothers and work. And no <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/06/22/working-moms-will-never-have-it-all/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Blame Stay-at-Home Moms for the War on Women</title>
		<link>http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/06/18/blame-stay-at-home-moms-for-the-war-on-women/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 03:54:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; I’m to blame for the coming demise of feminism. That&#8217;s right. According to one cranky woman with a soapbox, I&#8217;m the kind of gal who&#8217;s killing female equality. Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of the book Prozac Nation, is taking on a new topic &#8212; she says women who can afford to be stay-at-home mothers are <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/06/18/blame-stay-at-home-moms-for-the-war-on-women/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Get Tough&#8221;: Is the First Lady&#8217;s Parenting Advice Good for Your Kids?</title>
		<link>http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/05/30/get-tough-is-first-ladys-parenting-advice-good-for-your-kids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 17:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Navigating the world of slights and hurt feelings in the world of tweens and teens can be rough. One day someone is your best friend and the next day he or she says, &#8220;I hate you!&#8221;  Show up with the &#8220;wrong&#8221; accessory and there can be nasty chatter for a week about your lack of <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/05/30/get-tough-is-first-ladys-parenting-advice-good-for-your-kids/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vote for a Bully?</title>
		<link>http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/05/21/vote-for-a-bully/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 21:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Would you vote for a bully for President? We all know bullies and, as parents, we worry about when (sadly, not if) our children will have to deal with them and how they&#8217;ll manage. While we all navigated our way through our own individual middle school and high school torments, these days it feels like <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/05/21/vote-for-a-bully/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Partisan Baby Names: Are You on the Right or Left?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:18:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who knew that partisan politics were at play when it comes to naming your baby? Well, not politics per se, but a recent survey at BabyNameWizard revealed an interesting fact that I would never have guessed &#8212; there&#8217;s a growing trend in naming babies that can help you figure out if their parents are liberal <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/05/18/partisan-baby-names-are-you-on-the-right-or-left/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Luxury of Health Insurance</title>
		<link>http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/05/02/the-luxury-of-health-insurance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 02:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Things are heating up in lots of political contests around the country, but plenty of eyes are focused on the Senate race in Massachusetts, where consumer protection champion Elizabeth Warren is taking on the incumbent Scott &#8220;Trust me, I drive a pick-up&#8221; Brown for his U.S. Senate seat. If you don&#8217;t live in Massachusetts, you <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/05/02/the-luxury-of-health-insurance/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>10 Power Moms to Watch in 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that the 2012 presidential campaign is pretty much down to the final two candidates &#8212; President Barack Obama for the Democrats and former Governor Mitt Romney for the Republicans (sorry, Ron Paul!), we can finally turn our attention to some of the other races that are going on across the country. Of course, the <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/04/27/10-power-moms-to-watch-in-2012/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Moms Drive the Economy: It&#8217;s Political Bumper Sticker Time</title>
		<link>http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/04/19/moms-drive-the-economy-its-political-bumper-sticker-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; I know it&#8217;s only April, but I&#8217;m starting to see more political bumper stickers on the road. I&#8217;m not usually a person who puts those permanent decorations on her car, though I will happily drive around with a magnet touting my sixth-grader&#8217;s fabulous soccer team (GO FIREBOLTS!). OK, I did make an exception for <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/04/19/moms-drive-the-economy-its-political-bumper-sticker-time/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mommy Wars 4.0? This Time with a Dose of Politics!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Will I live long enough to see a world where the mommy wars are over and we can all hold hands and sing a song of harmony and peace? Yeah, I guess that&#8217;s too much to hope for because the mommy wars generate buzz, especially in campaign seasons. Just as the media engaged in skirmishes <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/04/12/mommy-wars-4-0-this-time-with-a-dose-of-politics/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Just Tell Your Kids to Ignore the Poor?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As parents, my husband and I try really hard to make sure our daughter knows how lucky she is. Our 12-year-old has a whole lot more than either my husband or I did growing up and it&#8217;s  extremely important to us that she appreciates the life she has. I&#8217;m OK with the fact that she&#8217;s <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/04/10/just-tell-your-kids-to-ignore-the-poor/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sticks and Stones: Words Won&#8217;t Hurt Your Kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do the words &#8220;dinosaur,&#8221; &#8220;divorce,&#8221; and &#8220;disease&#8221; have in common?  No, it&#8217;s not the theme of the latest TV show that&#8217;s a cross between Lost and Desperate Housewives.  Those are just three of the words that have been banned in New York City school tests because officials fear that some of them will cause <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/04/02/sticks-and-stones-words-wont-hurt-your-kids/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Trayvon Martin &amp; Race: Can Our Kids Really Understand?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:16:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; I know many others have weighed in on the Trayvon Martin tragedy and the question of talking about his killing, as well as the issue of race, with our kids. But as a white mother of an Asian daughter, I&#8217;m still struggling with exactly how to explain to her not only the horrible story <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/03/28/trayvon-martin-race-can-our-kids-really-understand/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Malia in Mexico Raises Rick Santorum&#8217;s Dad Radar</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Bamberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; First Daughter Malia Obama is in Mexico for spring break! And that has Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum throwing down the &#8216;bad dad&#8217; card at President Obama. Now, Malia is apparently not sunning herself on the beach (as Santorum recently did in Puerto Rico!) or having a big party. The few reports that haven&#8217;t <a class="moretag" href="http://www.babble.com/babble-voices/joane-bamberger-pundit-moms-spin-cycle/2012/03/21/malia-in-mexico-raises-rick-santorums-dad-radar/"> MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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