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Forward Thinking
In a recent poll in New Jersey, 72 percent of respondents said the United States has an Equal Rights Amendment that forbids discrimination on the basis of gender. Well, no.
By Colette Bancroft
Published March 19, 2007
35 years later and still no equal rights In a recent poll in New Jersey, 72 percent of respondents said the United States has an Equal Rights Amendment that forbids discrimination on the basis of gender. Well, no. Although Thursday is the 35th anniversary of the amendment's passage by Congress, it remains three states short of ratification, and its legal status is in dispute. Florida is one of 15 states that have not approved it; bills have already been introduced for this year's legislative session. Don't want to be his baby anymore Feeling glum with no celebrity courtroom antics on television? Cheer up: The murder trial of former music bigwig and we do mean bigwig Phil Spector begins today in Los Angeles. It has been more than four years since actor Lana Clarkson was shot to death in Spector's faux castle, and the trial promises to be as bizarre as Spector himself. And, hey, the judge is allowing cameras in the courtroom. Last words from a literary light Mississippi firefighter Larry Brown became a literary sensation when he turned to writing visceral, lyrical fiction (Dirty Work, Big Bad Love), but that career was cut short when a heart attack killed him at age 53 in 2004. He had sent his almost-completed sixth novel to his editor just a week before, and on Tuesday A Miracle of Catfish will be published. Thursday through Saturday, in Brown's hometown, the Oxford Conference for the Book is dedicated to honoring him. What would winning look like? Today is the fourth anniversary of the beginning of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. The war has now lasted longer than our nation's involvement in the Civil War, World War I, World War II or the Korean conflict. Looking fabulous, candles and all Three women famed for their fashion sensibilities (as well as other talents) have birthdays this week. On Thursday, actor and style icon Reese Witherspoon turns 31. On Sunday, the first fashionista of Sex and the City, Sarah Jessica Parker, will be 42, and Eileen Ford, co-founder of one of the first major modeling agencies and a former model herself, will be 85.
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