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  <title>Does Sonia Sotomayor really believe wise Latina women are better jurists?</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[  For a few days there, it looked as if all the Sturm und Drang over Judge Sonia Sotomayor's "wise Latina woman" comment was going to fade away. Speaking at Berkeley's law school in 2001 at a conference about race and gender, she said, "I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life." Thirty-two words that launched a thousand tantrums.<br /><br />[<a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2220225/?from=rss">more ...</a>]  ]]></description>
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  <author>Dahlia Lithwick</author>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:13:34 EST</pubDate>
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  <title>Does "Dry Shampoo" Really Work?</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 16:24:21 EST</pubDate>
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  <title>What Amanda Peet, Sandra Day O'Connor, and Margaret Cho Wanted To Be When They Grew Up</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 16:33:47 EST</pubDate>
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  <title>Why I Give Pot to My 9-Year-Old</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 12:46:10 EST</pubDate>
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  <title>Returning Mother's Day to its original meaning.</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[  The hawking of Mother's Day is hardly new. This year, within an hour, my e-mail inbox filled up with Plow &amp; Hearth's ads for "Pretty &amp; practical outdoor gifts for Mom," eBag's promise to offer "Mother's Day Markdowns," Winter Silks' idea on how "to pamper Mom with skin-soothing sleepwear," and the Art Institute of Chicago's high-brow message to "Honor Her with a Gift of Unique Beauty."<br /><br />[<a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2217890/?from=rss">more ...</a>]  ]]></description>
  <category>xx factor xxtra</category>
  <author>Ruth Rosen</author>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 8 May 2009 07:07:35 EST</pubDate>
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