now

The National Organization for Women nominates David Letterman for a slot in its “Hall of Shame” for his joke about the governor of Alaska’s daughter getting “knocked up” at a Yankees game.
After two nights of “jokes” at the expense of Palin and her family, Letterman tried to explain himself and offer something of an apology. [...]

Feminist outrage is making headlines today as women’s groups react to President Obama’s last-minute move to to eliminate a portion of the stimulus package that would have made it easier for states to expand birth control coverage through Medicaid.
The loss of the birth control provision came as a blow to Planned Parenthood, which had lobbied [...]

While feminists worried that the economic stimulus package would neglect them, a quiet but concerted pressure campaign to get women’s interests in the bill was underway.