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Obama's signs his first law
http://www.comcast.net/articles/news...0090129/Obama/
The media has said that this is technically the second law he has signed.
"The Ledbetter bill focuses on pay and other workplace discrimination against women. The Census Bureau last year estimated that women still receive only about 78 cents for every dollar that men get for doing equivalent jobs. But the measure, which amends the 1964 Civil Rights Act, also applies to discrimination based on factors such as race, religion, national origin, disability or age.
Ledbetter was a tireless spokeswoman for the law and Obama's candidacy. She addressed the Democratic National Convention in Denver last year and traveled to Washington aboard Obama's train for the inauguration ceremonies. The law will not help Ledbetter recover any money; instead, she said she owed it to other women to champion the cause.
"There will be a far richer reward if we secure fair pay," she said in Denver. "For our children and grandchildren, so that no one will ever again experience the discrimination that I did."
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The best way to win a war is to not fight one. To be able to acknowledge when we are wrong, helps us to get it right, imho. A receptive mind and open heart will allow you to go further than you dreamed. When justice stands still, only the fool hearted, will contemplate pursuing even the most just of causes. Sometimes being disrespected is the price one pays for stating an unpopular but truthful event.
Last edited by William Anthony; 01-29-2009 at 10:30 AM.
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