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Domestic Violence: A Pre-Existing Condition?

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Mar 3, 2010 March is Women's History Month, recognizing women's central role in society. Unfortunately, violence against women is epidemic in the United States and around the world. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Paterson Bows Out of N.Y. Governor Race

Staff / Truthdig Feb 27, 2010 New York Gov. David Paterson, who took the state's top post after Eliot Spitzer stepped down amid a prostitution scandal in March 2008, announced Friday that he won't continue his campaign for election this November -- a development that comes as Paterson is caught up in a scandal of his own. Now, who's up for the job? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Coulter Laments Limbaugh’s Loss, Makes Wildly Unsubstantiated Claims on Issue of Domestic Abuse

Staff / Truthdig Oct 17, 2009 Ann Coulter's guest appearance Thursday night on Sean Hannity's Fox News show took a startling turn when she veered from lamenting how Rush Limbaugh's NFL dream supposedly got sacked by the far left to holding forth on the subject of domestic abuse, declaring: "Husbands rarely beat up their wives single women get beaten up more" . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Walk Away, Rihanna — You’re a Role Model

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Mar 10, 2009 A favorite of the MTV crowd, the stunning and successful singer now is a symbol of the ubiquity of domestic violence -- and the dangerously confused message that celebrity culture sends about it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )