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October 30, 2024


Title: Is Your Life Better or Worse Now Compared to Four Years Ago?
Topic: Elections Matter
Discussed by Patrice Onwuka
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Gallup Poll: Majority of American’s state they are worse off than four years ago.

Bill Clinton’s advisor, James Carville, coined the phrase: “It’s the economy stupid.

President Ronald Reagan once asked: “Are you better off than you were four years ago?”

Today, Patrice Onwuka discusses the importance of the upcoming Presidential Election and explains how the economy works. Patrice is the Director of the Independent Women’s Forum Center for Economic Opportunity

Click here for the latest from Patrice Onwuka at Newsmax.

Click here for all the details about the Gallup Poll.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

What is Bidenomics? Patrice explains how the Biden Administrations’ economic policies have doomed many families.

What is Kamala Harris’s plan to “fix” our economy?

Is it fair to place some of the blame for the failing economy of the last four years on Kamala? Patrice explains why the answer is YES!

In what ways do Democrats “buy” votes?

How can three out of four Democrats (72%) view themselves as better off today than they were four years ago? Are they insane?

Who do most Americans trust to turn the economy around? Patrice explains why more and more Americans are placing their trust – and vote – in President Donald Trump.

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April 18, 2024


Title: Has Inflation Impacted Your Family?
Topic: Inflation
Discussed by Patrice Onwuka
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Nearly three out of every four middle-class families say what they earn can’t keep up with inflation.

Patrice Onwuka is the Director of the Center for Economic Opportunity at the Independent Women’s Forum. She is a frequent guest on many national news outlets and hosts a column called the New Agenda for Black Women .

Click here for more from Patrice Onwuka on this and other topics.

Click here  to share how inflation has affected you and your family.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Do too many go to bed hungry in America?

Has food insecurity skyrocketed due to inflation? Patrice explains what “food insecurity” is and why it’s such a problem right now.

Are too many having to choose what is more important: food, medicine, gas, or heating their homes? Patrice reveals some grim details – even among middle class families.

Why is the Independent Women’s Forum asking people to share their Inflation Story? (Click the link above to share yours.)

Why is the IWF so passionate about helping lift families out of poverty? Patrice and the IWF believe that anyone can be lifted out of poverty with the right help – and with the right legislation.



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March 7, 2023


Title: IWF Announces New Center for Energy and Conservation
Topic: Affordable and Reliable Energy
Discussed by Mandy Gunasekara
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)


Part 1 of 2

Too many Americans believe fossil fuels are bad and we have destroyed Mother Earth.

Our country is blessed with the resources and the innovative spirit to build a better environmental future. This does not require banning gas stoves, shutting down the fossil fuel industry, or villainizing hard-working Americans.” – Mandy Gunasekara, CEC

Mandy Gunasekara is a Senior Policy Analyst at Independent Women’s Forum. She is a veteran Republican climate and energy strategist, communicator, and environmental attorney. Today, Mandy discusses the need for abundant, reliable, affordable energy and the IWF’s new Center for Energy and Conservation

Click here  for more from Mandy Gunasekara.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

How is the current health, life expectancy, and prosperity of the average American today compared to the early 1900s? Do most Americans have more leisure time, as well?

Has abundant, affordable energy made the lives of women easier? Mandy says: “Think about everything you use to go about your day and helping your family…the energy systems make that possible.”

How is the current air quality in America as compared to China or India?



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Title: Part 2 of 2 - IWF Announces New Center for Energy and Conservation
Topic: Affordable and Reliable Energy
Discussed by Mandy Gunasekara
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Do all Americans have a right to abundant, affordable energy?

Do we have the technology to produce all the electricity we need 24/7/365 from wind and solar? Nope – even with the growth of nuclear, solar, and wind energy. Mandy goes on to explain why we still need to rely on coal, oil, and natural gas for the majority of our energy.

Do polls show Americans want cleaner air and water, but are unwilling to pay more for it?

Can we have conservation while producing new oil, gas, and coal reserves? Mandy believes the government just needs to butt out and stop making mandates. She says: “When we start getting into the business of the Federal Government deciding what technologies and businesses they are going to allow to exist in the future, it creates so many unnecessary consequences. And, in many instances, it can even undermine the environmental success that we’ve already had to date.”

How does the Independent Women’s Forum, through their new Center for Energy and Conservation initiative, plan to push back against the doomsday narrative and correct the record with facts? Click here to help the Independent Women’s Forum as they continue to enhance and advance the lives of all women.




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Title: Three Things to know about the Wage Gap in America
Topic: Wage Gap: Fact or Fiction
Discussed by Patrice Onwuka
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Patrice Onwuka is the Director of the Center for Economic Opportunity at the Independent Women’s Forum. Patrice is a frequent guest on many national news outlets and hosts a column called the New Agenda for Black Women on Newsmax.com.

Today, Patrice discusses the facts and myths about the gender/race wage gap in America.

Click here to read more from Patrick Onwuka on this and other important economic issues.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

True or Fales: Women earn about 18 cents less per dollar than their male counterparts. ANSWER: True – BUT there is an asterisk. Patrice goes on to explain the “asterisk” saying: “There are so many factors that the basic raw data point does not include and those factors are what explain most of that wage gap.”

Why do large pay gaps exist for black, Hispanic, and Native American women as compared to white men?

Should all workers, especially women, understand that their individual choices have a bearing on their earnings in the short-term and long-term? Patrice says: “The school counselors and college counselors are not telling [people] this!” She goes to share what females should be taught from a young age about career flexibility and benefits when they choose a career.

In the current tight labor market, where more job openings are chasing too few job-seekers, what can both sides of the equation do to fill employment needs?



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February 1, 2023


Title: Has Inflation Impacted Your Family?
Topic: Inflation
Discussed by Patrice Onwuka
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Nearly three out of every four middle-class families say what they earn can’t keep up with inflation.

Patrice Onwuka is the Director of the Center for Economic Opportunity at the Independent Women’s Forum. She is a frequent guest on many national news outlets and hosts a column called the New Agenda for Black Women .

Click here for more from Patrice Onwuka on this and other topics.

Click here  to share how inflation has affected you and your family.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Do too many go to bed hungry in America?

Has food insecurity skyrocketed due to inflation? Patrice explains what “food insecurity” is and why it’s such a problem right now.

Are too many having to choose what is more important: food, medicine, gas, or heating their homes? Patrice reveals some grim details – even among middle class families.

Why is the Independent Women’s Forum asking people to share their Inflation Story? (Click the link above to share yours.)

Why is the IWF so passionate about helping lift families out of poverty? Patrice and the IWF believe that anyone can be lifted out of poverty with the right help – and with the right legislation.



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September 13, 2022


Title: Why School Choice?
Topic: School Choice
Discussed by Ginny Gentles
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

COVID-19 revealed many issues with the public education system in America. More and more parents are choosing to either home-educate or move their child/children to private schools. Should funding follow the student or the inadequate, failed systems?

Ginny Gentles is the Director of the Education Freedom Center at the Independent Women’s Forum. Ginny is a former state and federal education policy leader. Today she discusses failing US student test scores, radicalized lesson plans, and the importance of school choice for all.

Click here to read the latest op-ed from Ginny Gentles on this topic.

Click here for more about Ginny Gentles.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Why does Ginny advocate for school choice?

Are current US test scores sobering? Ginny reveals some startling information…

Is locking all students into a failing system a travesty? Ginny believes it has been a travesty for decades, especially for children with learning and physical differences who would benefit greatly from a localized learning environment.

Can the failed system make a positive and successful come-back?

Are public schools too focused on divisive content and activist-drafted lesson plans? Ginny urges parents to help teachers who do not agree with these radical agendas to fight back against the woke education crowd.

Until the system is turned around, should more parents consider alternatives to public education?



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March 21, 2022


Title: Three Things to know about the Wage Gap in America
Topic: Wage Gap: Fact or Fiction
Discussed by Patrice Onwuka
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Patrice Onwuka is the Director of the Center for Economic Opportunity at the Independent Women’s Forum. Patrice is a frequent guest on many national news outlets and hosts a column called the New Agenda for Black Women on Newsmax.com.

Today, Patrice discusses the facts and myths about the gender/race wage gap in America.

Click here to read more from Patrick Onwuka on this and other important economic issues.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

True or Fales: Women earn about 18 cents less per dollar than their male counterparts. ANSWER: True – BUT there is an asterisk. Patrice goes on to explain the “asterisk” saying: “There are so many factors that the basic raw data point does not include and those factors are what explain most of that wage gap.”

Why do large pay gaps exist for black, Hispanic, and Native American women as compared to white men?

Should all workers, especially women, understand that their individual choices have a bearing on their earnings in the short-term and long-term? Patrice says: “The school counselors and college counselors are not telling [people] this!” She goes to share what females should be taught from a young age about career flexibility and benefits when they choose a career.

In the current tight labor market, where more job openings are chasing too few job-seekers, what can both sides of the equation do to fill employment needs?



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January 25, 2022


Title: Coal is Making a Comeback
Topic: Climate Change Bologna
Discussed by Charlotte Whelan
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Charlotte Whelan is a Policy Analyst at the Independent Women’s Forum, focusing on energy and climate policy.

She recently wrote: “Ever since the world began slowly reopening from pandemic lockdowns, climate activists have been calling for a 'green' rebuilding of our economies. They would like to dramatically change the way we live in order to reduce carbon emissions. But ironically, these very policies have placed us in the situation we’re now in: turning to coal to solve our energy problems.”

Click here to read more on this topic from Charlotte.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Are climate activists plotting to re-build our economy under their terms, which means less energy consumption for all?

Do we know if they’re proposed plans will even work?

Are any countries experiencing an energy crisis? Charlotte reveals that the latest information predicts that the US will experience a considerable coal-consumption increase for the first time since 2014.

Why did Biden publicly begg OPEC to release more oil?

As Texans discovered this past winter, wind and solar just are not reliable. Has the European Union relied too much on wind and solar? Have they been in an energy crisis for years? Charlotte discusses Germany’s severe energy problems and how France is starting to turn around…

Are renewable energy sources, mainly wind and solar, able to pull us and the world out of this energy crisis?



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October 25, 2021


Title: Coal is Making a Comeback
Topic: Climate Change Bologna
Discussed by Charlotte Whelan
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Charlotte Whelan is a Policy Analyst at the Independent Women’s Forum, focusing on energy and climate policy.

She recently wrote: “Ever since the world began slowly reopening from pandemic lockdowns, climate activists have been calling for a 'green' rebuilding of our economies. They would like to dramatically change the way we live in order to reduce carbon emissions. But ironically, these very policies have placed us in the situation we’re now in: turning to coal to solve our energy problems.”

Click here to read more on this topic from Charlotte.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Are climate activists plotting to re-build our economy under their terms, which means less energy consumption for all?

Do we know if they’re proposed plans will even work?

Are any countries experiencing an energy crisis? Charlotte reveals that the latest information predicts that the US will experience a considerable coal-consumption increase for the first time since 2014.

Why did Biden publicly begg OPEC to release more oil?

As Texans discovered this past winter, wind and solar just are not reliable. Has the European Union relied too much on wind and solar? Have they been in an energy crisis for years? Charlotte discusses Germany’s severe energy problems and how France is starting to turn around…

Are renewable energy sources, mainly wind and solar, able to pull us and the world out of this energy crisis?



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October 20, 2021


Title: How Much Do You Have in Your Wallet?
Topic: Inflation
Discussed by Patrice Onwuka
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

You have probably noticed that you are paying more at the pump to gas your vehicle. Have you noticed the same about your groceries and other bills you pay monthly?

Patrice Onwuka is the Director of the Center for Economic Opportunity at the Independent Women’s Forum, the leading national women’s organization dedicated to developing and advancing policies that affect us each and every day.

Click here for more information the IWF’s inflation tracker and to take their one-minute inflation poll.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Why have bacon prices have increased nearly 20%, gasoline by over 40%, beef by nearly 20%, and eggs nearly 13%? Patrice offers several reasons, including the national debt deficit, fewer goods, more demand, and unemployment.

Government data points to an inflation rate of 5.4%. Is this at its highest level in 13 years?

Is inflation here to stay for the near term and longer?

Why is the Independent Women’s Forum tracking price changes on many household staples? Patrice explains that these high inflation rates are hitting lower- and middle-class families hard and they are doing all they can to help fight it.

Are supply chain disruptions going to interrupt the flow of staple goods? Patrice reveals that only two Senators are fighting for the American people: Senator Joe Manchin III (WV) and Senator Kyrsten Sinema (AZ).



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August 27, 2021


Title: Remain in Mexico Order: Good or Bad?
Topic: Illegal Immigration
Discussed by Patrice Onwuka
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

While Americans were asked to stay home, limit interactions with others, forgo school and vacations, and even miss funerals, weddings, and religious gatherings, migrants from across the world were practically invited in over the past eighteen months.

New guest, Patrice Onwuka, is the Director for the Center for Economic Opportunity for the Independent Women’s Forum. She has worked in policy, advocacy, and communications roles in Washington, D.C. for more than a decade on issues related to the economy, employment, technology, and the criminal justice system.

Click here to read more on this topic from Patrice.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Is the US currently experiencing the highest amount of attempted border crossings? Patrice compares the number to just two decades ago…

How many encounters has the US border experienced this year alone? HINT: It’s WAY more than you probably thought – and this number only includes the illegals that are caught – NOT the ones that make it over unnoticed!

Should the health of immigrants attempting to enter the US be of concern?

Do illegals have diseases – other than COVID?

Should we hold the Federal government responsible for placing COVID-positive illegals in various cities across the country?

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January 15, 2013


Title: Fighting Mama Bears and Annie Oakley
Topic: Second Amendment
Discussed by Anna Rittgers
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Part 1 of 2

Five bullets fired from a .38 revolver weren’t enough for a Georgia mother of two to stop one intruder in a home invasion. What if there had been more attackers?

The mother and her children would be dead; a man would be without his wife and children. Anne Rittgers, a Senior Fellow at CWFA and mother of 2, says: “Any executive action by President Obama to restrict guns will drastically limit women’s capability to fight back against attackers and protect herself and her family”.



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Title: Part 2 of 2
Topic: Second Amendment
Discussed by Anna Rittgers
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Guns are used every day by men, women, seniors - even teens - all across the country in self-defense.

Disarming Chicago citizens has not stopped murders, rapes, robberies, and other crimes; disarming the citizens in Chicago has only made crime worse!

This is true for other parts of the country and the world that have banned certain types of guns or banned them all together.

In addition, crimes are committed every day by criminals armed with weapons other than guns. Are we going to ban all those “weapons” too?



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November 15, 2012


Title: Does The Republican Party Need A Facelift?
Topic: America Today
Discussed by Sabrina Schaeffer
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Should America limit if not outright ban abortions in America? What percentage of the voter turnout last Tuesday were women? What can the GOP do to regain the trust and vote of American women?

Why do Conservatives need to learn about how to market to and talk to women? What can Conservatives do to show women that "Liberty is no war on women"? What is the goal of the Independent Women's Forum?

The Independent Women's Forum is on a mission to expand the conservative coalition, both by increasing the number of women who understand and value the benefits of limited government, personal liberty, and free markets, and by countering those who seek to ever-expand government in the name of protecting women. IWF is a non-partisan, 501(c)(3) research and educational institution. By aggressively seeking earned media, providing easy-to-read, timely publications and commentary, and reaching out to the public, we seek to cultivate support for these important principles and encourage women to join us in working to return the country to limited, Constitutional government.



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October 19, 2012


Title: The "Wage Gap" Will NEVER Be Solved Because It's NOT A Problem!
Topic: Obama's Daughters v. Sons Myth
Discussed by Carrie Lukas
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Is there a wage gap? Will it ever be solved? What was the 72% discrepancy that was quoted in the second presidential debate? As whole, do women who work "full-time" actually work less than men who work "full-time"? If so, how and why?

"On many measure, women-particularly young women-are doing far better than men. They are more educated, more optimistic and motivated about the future, and have longer life expectancies and better health than men."

The Independent Women's Forum is a non-partisan, 501(c)(3) research and educational institution dedicated to expanding the conservative coalition, both by increasing the number of women who understand and value the benefits of limited government, personal liberty, and free markets, and by countering those who seek to ever-expand government in the name of protecting women.



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September 27, 2012


Title: Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act!
Topic: School Reform
Discussed by Julie Gunlock
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Part 1 of 2

Julie Gunlock is the Director of IWF's Women for Food Freedom project and also serves as a Senior Fellow covering food regulations and cultural issues. She has offered political commentary on Fox News and is a regular guest on national radio programs such as the Sean Hannity Show and the G. Gordon Liddy Show.

Would your kids eat a spinach salad? Are kids and adults that hard to figure out? What is the problem with this Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act?



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Title: Part 2 of 2
Topic: School Reform
Discussed by Julie Gunlock
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Would we want someone the size Mary Lou Retton or Bubba the Linebacker dictating the food portion size for all kids across America?

How far did the Act go? Is it supposed to be a surprise that there is so much food that goes to waste in schools in America?



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September 7, 2012


Title: Is The "War On Women" The Best That President Obama Can Do?
Topic: Obama Flounders
Discussed by Carrie Lukas
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Part 1 of 2

What is the "War on Women"? Why are Democrats targeting women in the upcoming campaign and election season?

While the government's "generosity" (i.e., free birth control, etc) may look good on the surface, what are some of its repercussions? Do women really get up in the morning and pray to the G-O-V-E-R-N-M-E-N-T for FREE birth control pills?



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Title: Part 2 of 2
Topic: Obama Flounders
Discussed by Carrie Lukas
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Why are Democrats ignoring those who seek reform in such programs as Medicaid and Social Security, even the President's own commissions created to study these issues?

How do Democrats think they are protecting women from a hostile work environment? Do women really just want the same things men want?



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July 30, 2012


Title: More Junk Science On Chemicals, Yes Folks, The Scientists Are At It AGAIN!
Topic: Environmental Issues
Discussed by Julie Gunlock
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Please explain to our listeners who Ms. Shanna H. Swan is, and why she suggests "living like a Mennonite".

What homeowners association would object to the slaughtering of several animals a year?

Why would there be no cosmetics and limited use of care products allowed?

"Transportation primarily by sources other than automobiles" - Where are we?! The Old West?

Has scientific honesty been taking a back seat these days to political activism?
Are families and parents buying these lies?



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May 29, 2012


Title: Obamacare & Women - A Love Hate Relationship?
Topic: Obamacare
Discussed by Hadley Heath
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Part 1 of 2

What are three ways Obamacare hurts women?

What are some of these so-called "no-cost" services and are these so-called "no-cost" services actually extremely costly? Do women pay more for the same care insurance as men? If so, is this "sex discrimination”?



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Title: Part 2 of 2
Topic: Obamacare
Discussed by Hadley Heath
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Why are women more expensive health consumers?

Why does the "liberal/progressive" center for American Progress think that "cost variance between males and females" in health care is sexist?



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May 11, 2012


Title: A Best of Segment: Which Americans Are Getting Married? Is Marriage Over in America?
Topic: Marriage
Discussed by Sabrina Schaeffer
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Latest census data reveals fewer Americans are getting married. Does this indicate that marriage will become obsolete? But are there strong positive benefits for couples who are married? Do single parents raising children live in poverty longer than married couples who are raising children? Can the trend be reversed? For more visit  www.IWF.org.



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February 22, 2012


Title: Should Short-Term Energy Prices Be Controlled By Politicians?
Topic: Oil and Gas Prices
Discussed by Carrie Lukas
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Part 1 of 2

Special guest Carrie Lukas answers:

Is the Dow Jones Industrial still among the key signals for how the economy is doing/how Americans feel the economy is doing?

Does the bright-red Drudge headline shouting about rising gas prices capture the political punch of gas prices?

Do rising energy costs ripple through the economy?



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Title: Part 2 of 2
Topic: Oil and Gas Prices
Discussed by Carrie Lukas
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Is the White House alarmed by the climbing gas prices?

Is it just to blame the guy in the White House for the rising gas prices?

Why is the president saying that rising gas prices are a good thing?



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January 20, 2012


Title: Only Hours Away Lies the South Carolina Primary – Who Will Divide & Conquer?
Topic: Old Topic - 2012 Republican Primaries
Discussed by Anna Rittgers
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Part 1 of 2

How is South Carolina a picture of America? Is tourism a big industry along the coast?

What are “Blue Laws” and why don’t South Carolinians want them?



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Title: Part 2 of 2
Topic: Old Topic - 2012 Republican Primaries
Discussed by Anna Rittgers
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Which candidates will drop out and who do you think will be the true Republican nominee?

Is the statement “as South Carolina goes, the National Republican Party will go” true?



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January 11, 2012


Title: Annie Oakley...Er...Anna Rittgers is a Pistol Packin’ Momma!
Topic: Gun Control
Discussed by Anna Rittgers
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Part 1 of 2

Should Pistol Packing Moms have the right to pack their concealed weapon, and cross a state line?

Do all 50 U.S. states have some sort of a concealed handgun license?



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Title: Part 2 of 2
Topic: Gun Control
Discussed by Anna Rittgers
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Why do you think it is important for the congress to pass a law, send it to the president to sign, to allow a pistol packing momma to carry her concealed weapon across state lines?

Why is it important that all states have reciprocity and allow residents from other states to carry concealed weapons within their borders?



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December 28, 2011


Title: Young Adults Are Coming Around on Big Government - Why The Big Change NOW?
Topic: Government Control
Discussed by Kristen Soltis
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Part 1 of 2

Why are young adults coming around AGAINST Big Government?

Give us the history on some of the polling concerning the philosophy of young people after they leave the government education?



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Title: Part 2 of 2
Topic: Government Control
Discussed by Kristen Soltis
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Review the poll numbers for young adults in Presidential Elections past.

Will the young adults be a part of the saving grace for the conservative movement or will they again flip and vote in predominant number for the reelection of Obama?



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December 9, 2011


Title: Is Obama Destined to Win or Doomed to Fail?
Topic: Obama's Re-Election Chances
Discussed by Kristen Soltis
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Is Obama destined to win or is he doomed to fail?

Are Latinos open to a Republican message? Will Newt Gingrich’s amnesty statement help him with the Latino vote?



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December 7, 2011


Title: Is Obama Destined to Win or Doomed to Fail?
Topic: Obama's Re-Election Chances
Discussed by Kristen Soltis
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Is Obama destined to win?

Is he doomed to fail?

Are Latinos open to a Republican message?

Will Newt Gingrich’s amnesty statement help him with the Latino vote?



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December 2, 2011


Title: Is there still a glimmer of hope? Will Consumer spending lift the economy out of the current recession?
Topic: The Economy
Discussed by Nicki Neily
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Part 1 of 2

Were Black Friday and Cyber Monday big days for American retailers? What does being in the “red” or in the “black” mean?

Do retail stores really depend on Christmas to make their profit?

Do you think that is a good thing that our elected officials count on the consumer to lift America by its own bootstraps?



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Title: Part 2 of 2
Topic: The Economy
Discussed by Nicki Neily
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Can we spend ourselves into prosperity?

How do we put America back to work? If everybody slows down, from big companies to citizens, how can we put America back to work?



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October 24, 2011


Title: Comparing the two crowds - the two movements - the occupy Wall-Streeters and the Tea Partiers.
Topic: Pure Politics
Discussed by Charlotte Hays
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Who makes up “the crowd”? How do they dress? How do they display the American flag and family values? What are their stated goals and objectives?

If the candidates that the occupiers of Wall Street endorse win, what will America look like four years from now? Two years?

Conversely, what will America look like in 2014 if the Tea Partiers and their candidates are successful in November 2012?



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September 30, 2011


Title: Was Herman Cain Just ‘Johnny-on-the-Spot’ or Is He a Serious Contender?
Topic: Old Topic - 2012 Republican Presidential Candidates
Discussed by Charlotte Hays
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Should Candidate Herman Cain’s surprising upset win in the recent Florida straw poll be dismissed with a few chuckles?

Historically, the winner of this straw poll has gone on to win the GOP nomination.

Cain received 37%, Perry 15%, Romney received 14%. Was this a fluke or a true reflection of what will happen?

For more, log onto www.IWF.org.



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September 26, 2011


Title: Do Unions Fail Women?
Topic: Unions Fail Women
Discussed by Carrie Lukas
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Carrie Lukas, Managing Director with the Independent Women’s Forum, makes a bold statement: Unions fail women today. Do you agree?

Do unions prevent flex-time, part-time, and tele-commuters? Should unions represent these modern workers?

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, less than 12 percent of American workers now belong to a union – down from 20 percent in 1983. More than half of union workers are now government employees. So, when union bosses negotiate with elected officials, are they trading votes for higher pay and better benefits at the expense of the taxpayers? Send us your comments.



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September 19, 2011


Title: Is Rick Perry a viable Republican candidate for the POTUS?
Topic: Is Rick Perry a viable Republican candidate for the POTUS?
Discussed by Julie Gunlock
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Julie Gunlock, with the Independent Women’s Forum discusses obstacles to the candidacy of Rick Perry for the President of the United States.

1. Requiring all teenage girls in Texas to get a HPV vaccination.
2. Calling Social Security a Ponzi scheme.
3. His stance on immigration.


Listen to find out how Julie thinks Rick Perry will fare in the first three primaries/caucuses of the next presidential election period.



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July 28, 2011


Title: The Medical Community Keeps Changing Its Story. So What Do They Say Is Bad For You and Me Now?
Topic: Food and Drug Administration
Discussed by Julie Gunlock
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Tuna is bad for you….no, now tuna is OK. Carbs are bad for you….no…no…no…now, they are OK. Then it was eggs were bad…..now, they’re OK. Now: who is the bad boy?

Salt. Salt is bad. Cut down on your salt intake, but now, studies show that cutting down on your salt intake may not have that big of an effect on your health.

So the 64 million dollar question is: “Should government regulations be based on fast moving and every-changing science when one big effect is: HIGHER PRICES.”



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July 19, 2011


Title: Is President Obama an Economic Illiterate?
Topic: Obamanomics
Discussed by Charlotte Hays
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Is President Obama demonstrating that he is an economic illiterate? Does President Obama only understand ‘faculty lounge ideology’?

Charlotte Hays explains how the unemployment rate typifies Obama’s lack of understanding on how to get America working again.

Ms. Hays also comments on this statement: “What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving”. And: “The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else”.



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July 5, 2011


Title: Grocery Cart Economics
Topic: Ethanol
Discussed by Anna Rittgers
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

What has caused the reduction in corn supply for food stuffs? About 40% of the nation’s corn harvest goes to ethanol production. That means that the supply of corn available for food was already relatively small even before this year’s bad weather.

Anna also discusses the decreased gas mileage with the usage of ethanol as a gasoline additive. Since ethanol wasn’t going to make it in a free market, Congress decided to interfere and directly encourage domestic ethanol production way back in 1978. The U.S. Senate recently voted to allow the ethanol blender credit and import tariff to expire at the end of this year. Congress should take serious action and end ethanol subsidies.

Learn more at www.IWF.org.



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June 20, 2011


Title: Pawlenty Fumbled The Opportunity To Hammer “ObamNEYcare”
Topic: ObamaNEYcare
Discussed by Charlotte Hays
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Governor (and Presidential Candidate) Pawlenty was highly successful on the Sunday talk circuit hammering his chief rival, Mitt Romney, by calling the mandated health insurance program in the State of Massachusetts as “ObamNEYcare”. But when asked by moderator John King during the recent New Hampshire debate about the characterization of Romneycare as Obamneycare, Pawlenty went limp. Did Pawlenty bury his Presidential aspirations? Log onto www.IWF.org



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May 31, 2011


Title: Are Christian Conservatives Wrong to cut Spending on Social Welfare Programs?
Topic: Social Welfare
Discussed by Hadley Heath
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Jesus said to give to the poorest among us. Bu what if that means destroying an entire country through bankruptcy? As Christians, we have an obligation to help others, but at what cost? Log on to www.IWF.org  for more.




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May 17, 2011


Title: Nanny Cams Target Lunch Trays of Grade School Students in San Antonio
Topic: Nanny Cams for Lunch Trays
Discussed by Julie Gunlock
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Students at five San Antonio elementary schools will have their lunch monitored by “Nanny Cams”. Student’s will have their lunch trays photographed before they sit down to and later have their trays again photographed so researches can determine what the students like and dislike. With tight-budgets being experienced by individuals, families, and governments at all levels, why should ‘we the tax payer’ now fund a $2 million research project to study the leftovers that might be on a student’s lunch tray? For more, log onto www.IWF.org.



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March 21, 2011


Title: Wage Gap: Fact or Fiction?
Topic: Wage Gap: Fact or Fiction
Discussed by Sabrina Schaeffer
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Choices: to exercise or not; to have a k-cup at home at 50-cents per cup or a Starbucks at $4.00 a cup? What about majoring in English-Lit or Anthropology or studying for an MBA or an Engineering Degree or how about a JD – a law degree? We all make choices every day, some easy without a lot of consequences, while others have tremendous tradeoffs. Sabrinal Schaeffer, senior fellow with the Independent Women’s forum joins us discussing the “Wage Gap: Fact of Fiction”. More information can be found at www.IWF.org.
 



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March 7, 2011


Title: Yet Another Report on the Status of Women citing Bogus Data
Topic: Status of Women
Discussed by Sabrina Schaeffer
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

The White House is trumpeting its newly released report on “Women in America” as the first comprehensive federal report on women since 1963, though much of it seems a reiteration of the National Economic Council’s report from just a few months ago. The new report does detail the gains women have made in education and in the workforce, but repeats misleading statistics about women earning 75 cents of each dollar earned by men. The report does NOT provide the context for how personal choices drive certain statistics. One aspect of the report which should be studied by all teenagers, especially females: women tend to have higher poverty rates. Could babies having babies out of wedlock have anything to do with this fact?




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November 29, 2010


Title: Which Americans Are Getting Married? Is Marriage Over in America?
Topic: Marriage
Discussed by Sabrina Schaeffer
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Latest census data reveals fewer Americans are getting married. Does this indicate that marriage will become obsolete? But are there strong positive benefits for couples who are married? Do single parents raising children live in poverty longer than married couples who are raising children? Can the trend be reversed? For more visit  www.IWF.org.



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October 28, 2010


Title: DID THIS RECESSION AFFECT MEN MORE THAN WOMEN? IF SO, WHY?
Topic: Mancession
Discussed by Charlotte Hays
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Has the recession hit men harder than women, thus, the name “ManCession”? Women tend to work in less effected industries such as education and health care. So, should Obama pander to women or do whatever he can to put America back to work? Log onto www.iwf.org  for more.





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Title: WILL WOMEN VOTE MORE OFTEN FOR THE FEMALE CANDIDATE THIS ELECTION?
Topic: Voter Preferences
Discussed by Carrie Lukas
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)



Do women tend to vote for women?


Will this election prove that belief wrong?

For more, log onto www.iwf.org 



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September 24, 2010


Title: Surveys: Who, What, When, Where and Why? Segment 1 of 2
Topic: Surveys: Who, What, When, Where and Why?
Discussed by Doug Scheon
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

How many listeners have ever been called and asked to participate in a phone survey? Why are survey results news worthy? Does it matter who pays for the survey? Is it important to be able to look at the questions that were asked? Does it matter how questions are asked, when the calls are made, where calls are made – what part of the country, the state, the county, the locale?

That begs the question: why conduct the survey: to find answers, or to prove a point?



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Title: Surveys: Who, What, When, Where and Why? Segment 2 of 2
Topic: Surveys: Who, What, When, Where and Why?
Discussed by Doug Scheon
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

For more than twenty years Dr. Schoen has created winning messages and provided strategic advice to numerous political clients in the United States and to heads of state in countries around the world, including Greece, Turkey, Israel, the Philippines, Korea, the Dominican Republic, Bermuda and Yugoslavia.

Doug Schoen was named Pollster of the Year in 1996 by the American Association of Political Consultants

Dr. Schoen was President William Jefferson Clinton's research and strategic consultant during the 1996 reelection, and has been widely credited with creating and effectively communicating the message that turned around the President's political fortunes between 1994 and 1996.



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August 18, 2010


Title: Return to sender, the slow death of the Postal Service
Topic: Government Spending
Discussed by Nicki Neily
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Being a government-run enterprise is both a blessing and a curse.  Sure, there are a lot of advantages inherent in being a government-run enterprise, but also a lot of strings that come attached as well.  The Postal Service is not only a rare privileged monopoly; it is an even rarer money-losing monopoly because of politically imposed inefficiencies. Nicki Kurokawa analyzes the Post Office.

Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution states that one of the specific powers of Congress is "To establish Post Offices and Post Roads." Unfortunately, if Congress can't successfully do the things it's actually empowered to do, how can we be expected to trust them when they overstep their bounds?



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Title: Is the Public School System Failing Too Many Children All Across America?
Topic: Public Education
Discussed by Sara Walters
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

More than 50 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Brown vs. the Board of Education, that "...it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education. Such an opportunity...is a right which must be made available to all on equal terms."

Does anyone think we have lived up to that promise?



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August 4, 2010


Title: WE ARE ALREADY LIVING IN 2011
Topic: Tax Burden is Too Heavy Now
Discussed by Carrie Lukas
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Major changes will be taking affect on January 1, 2011 and Americans need to begin preparing now. Whether you are rich, poor, or middle-class, your pocketbook will be hit hard. Log on to www.IWF.org for more on this and other topics.



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July 29, 2010


Title: LUNCHBOX POLICE
Topic: Public Education
Discussed by Julie Gunlock
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Coming to a school near you: The Lunchbox Police. Yes, that’s right folks. Soon your child could be reprimanded for the Twinkie you packed in his/her lunch. Log on to www.IWF.org for more on this and other issues.



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July 26, 2010


Title: THE MORAL CASE FOR FREE MARKETS
Topic: America's Economic Meltdown
Discussed by Carrie Lukas
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

America’s free market system has created more wealth than any other system. It has lifted more people out of poverty than any other system. Find more on this and other topics at www.IWF.org



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July 12, 2010


Title: Cap and Tax
Topic: Cap and Trade Bill In Congress
Discussed by Nicki Neily
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

New Study: Kerry-Lieberman to destroy up to 5.1 million jobs, cost families $1,042 per year, and the wealthiest Americans to Benefit.



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May 14, 2010


Title: CONGRESS: TOUGH ON WALL STREET, LOAN SHARKS, OR THE LITTLE GUY?
Topic: Government Control
Discussed by Carrie Lukas
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

The Payday Lending Act of 2010 will soon to be voted on by Congress. Will it be tough on Wall Street, Loan Sharks, or “the little guy”? For more log onto www.IWF.org



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April 28, 2010


Title: GLOBAL WARMING, ETHANOL, DDT, AND ENVIRONMENTALISM’S DARK SIDE Part 1 of 2
Topic: Environmental Issues
Discussed by Carrie Lukas
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Environmentalists are only concerned with saving our precious planet. They have no regard for human life. The baby seal and the bald eagle are far too important. Log on to www.IWF.org for more on this and other issues.



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Title: GLOBAL WARMING, ETHANOL, DDT, AND ENVIRONMENTALISM’S DARK SIDE Part 2 of 2
Topic: Environmental Issues
Discussed by Carrie Lukas
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Because of one person’s letter in 1962, which hypothesized that the chemical DDT was destroying wildlife, 50 million African children died. Visit www.IWF.org for more.



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April 7, 2010


Title: EARTH DAY IS COMING! WHAT IS YOUR CHILD’S SCHOOL DOING TO “CELEBRATE”? Part 1 of 2
Topic: Earth Day
Discussed by Carrie Lukas
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Carrie Lukas, with the Independent Women’s Forum, urges all parents to ask their child’s teacher questions concerning Earth Day. What handouts will be given? Is the whole day dedicated to “Earth Day” and the “damage” we are causing the Earth? Will they be watching any “one-sided” movies concerning Global Warming? Log on to www.IWF.org for Carrie’s current article.



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Title: EARTH DAY IS COMING! WHAT IS YOUR CHILD’S SCHOOL DOING TO “CELEBRATE”? Part 2 of 2
Topic: Earth Day
Discussed by Carrie Lukas
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

As Christians, we have a duty to uphold God’s Law. As parents, we have a duty to teach our children God’s Law. This includes being involved in our children’s education. The Independent Women’s Forum is a good source of helpful information for all parents, not just women. Log on to Facebook.com and become a fan of IWF today. Search for “Independent Women’s Forum” and spread the word to all your FB friends!



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March 31, 2010


Title: IS OBAMA PUTTING JOB-CREATION ON THE BACK-BURNER ON LOW HEAT?
Topic: Job Creation
Discussed by Carrie Lukas
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

With every job created with Obama’s Cap and Tax, there will probably be two jobs destroyed. This is especially true here in Texas with all of the oil refinery plants in operation. What will this mean for you and your family? What about your neighbor or your kids’ soccer coach? This bill will impact at least one person close to you in a devastating way. Act now! Log on to www.IWF.org to see how you can help.



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March 17, 2010


Title: LETS HIT THE PAUSE BUTTON ON OBAMA CARE
Topic: Obamacare
Discussed by Nicki Neily
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Nicki Kurokawa, Senior Fellow with The Independent Women’s Voice, is back to discuss the results of a recent poll taken in “swing districts” regarding Obama Care. Log on to www.IWVoice.org for more.



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February 25, 2010


Title: THE HEALTH CARE BATTLE IS FAR FROM OVER
Topic: Saving America Begins With You!
Discussed by Heather Higgins
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Heather Higgins, a Senior Fellow for Independent Women’s Voice, says that the “new” Obama Care proposals are basically the same - but WORSE! Heather also stresses the need for citizens to stay involved and contact their Elected Officials about the health care issue. Log on to www.iwvoice.org for more information.



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February 17, 2010


Title: THE BATTLE IS FAR FROM OVER
Topic: Government Controlled Healthcare
Discussed by Heather Higgins
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Heather Higgins is the Director for the Independent Women’s Forum. Today, she discusses why Liberals are still focused on passing their version of Health Care Reform and why we must not let our guard down. Log on to www.IWF.org for more on this and other issues.



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February 11, 2010


Title: FEDERALIZING FAT
Topic: Healthy Habits
Discussed by Julie Gunlock
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

First Lady, Michelle Obama, recently announced that the government needed to become more actively involved in the solution to the growing number of obese children in America. But, why must the government be involved in everything? Can’t anything be left up to the parents? Log on to www.IWF.org for more on this and other issues.



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January 21, 2010


Title: 40% OF AMERICANS ARE DRINKING WAAAAAY TOO MUCH KOOL-AID!
Topic: Haiti Disaster Relief
Discussed by Julie Gunlock
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Are people really so desperate that they will believe everything they read, see, or hear? The Left is now blaming BUSH for the Haiti earthquake disaster! I mean - really? Are they kidding? Log on to www.IWF.org for more on Julie Gunlock and the Independent Women’s Forum.



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Title: CAN WE PREVENT THE NEXT DISASTER?
Topic: Haiti Disaster Relief
Discussed by Nicki Neily
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

IF Haiti had a good, solid government, would the recent earthquake been such a disaster? IF Haiti had a defined rule of law, would the recent earthquake been such a disaster? IF Haiti had a sound money supply with low inflation, would the recent earthquake been such a disaster? IF Haiti had free trade, would the recent earthquake been such a disaster? There’s a lot of “what ifs” being thrown out there right now. For more on this issue, log on to www.IWF.org



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December 15, 2009


Title: WHY ARE WOMEN NOT INCENSED AND RIOTING IN THE STREETS?
Topic: Mammogram Testing
Discussed by Nicki Neily
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Harry Reid is wrong on history and wrong on health care reform. Why? Nicki Kurokawa, with the Independent Women’s Forum, gives the hard facts. Log on to www.IWF.org for more.



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November 5, 2009


Title: POLL SHOWS WOMEN DON’T WANT TO SWITCH ON HEALTH CARE
Topic: Obamacare
Discussed by Carrie Lukas
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

A mere 16% of women polled by the Independent Women’s Forum believe that health care should be Congress’s top priority. And, the majority of women polled are unsatisfied with what they have read, see, or heard about the proposals being considered today. Log on to www.IWF.org to view the results of the poll.



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October 9, 2009


Title: NEW CENSUS DATA MAKES SHAKY CLAIMS ABOUT STAY-AT-HOME MOMS
Topic: Stay-At-Home Moms
Discussed by Sabrina Schaeffer
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

A new census report on stay-at-home moms has some very disturbing - and more than likely - incorrect results. What’s wrong with it? Log on to www.IWF.org for more information.



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September 18, 2009


Title: ABOUT OUR CHILDREN Part 1 of 3
Topic: Education
Discussed by Nicki Neily
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

The Independent Women’s Forum will host a LIVE television special on MSNBC entitled “About Our Children” this Sunday, September 20th from 6-8 pm CT with FEATURED SPECIAL GUEST DR. BILL COSBY.



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Title: ABOUT OUR CHILDREN Part 2 of 3
Topic: Education
Discussed by Nicki Neily
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Thurgood Marshall would probably be appalled at the current education system in America. He fought so relentlessly to insure that ALL Americans were given the same educational opportunities. But, many schools are still largely segregated and unequal.



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Title: ABOUT OUR CHILDREN Part 3 of 3
Topic: Education
Discussed by Nicki Neily
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Log on to www.IWF.org for more information on this TV special that the whole family should watch.



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September 8, 2009


Title: LESSONS TO BE LEARNED FROM RATIONING HEALTH CARE FROM CANADA Part 1 of 3
Topic: Health Care
Discussed by Carrie Lukas
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Before expanding government programs to create “universal” health insurance, policymakers should consider other countries’ experiences with similar efforts. For example, Canadians must wait weeks - sometimes months - for critical tests and treatments. Carrie Lukas, with the Independent Women’s Forum, explains. Log on to www.IWF.org for more information on health care and other issues.



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Title: LESSONS TO BE LEARNED FROM RATIONING HEALTH CARE FROM CANADA Part 2 of 3
Topic: Health Care
Discussed by Carrie Lukas
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Rationing: the terrible “R” word facing Americans.



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Title: LESSONS TO BE LEARNED FROM RATIONING HEALTH CARE FROM CANADA Part 3 of 3
Topic: Health Care
Discussed by Carrie Lukas
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

There are better ways to improve the US health care system to reduce the number of uninsured and control health costs than another government sponsored program. What are they?



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July 27, 2009


Title: LESSONS TO BE LEARNED FROM RATIONING HEALTH CARE FROM CANADA Part 1 of 3
Topic: Health Care
Discussed by Carrie Lukas
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Before expanding government programs to create “universal” health insurance, policymakers should consider other countries’ experiences with similar efforts. For example, Canadians must wait weeks - sometimes months - for critical tests and treatments. Carrie Lukas, with the Independent Women’s Forum, explains. Log on to www.IWF.org for more information on health care and other issues.



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Title: LESSONS TO BE LEARNED FROM RATIONING HEALTH CARE FROM CANADA Part 2 of 3
Topic: Health Care
Discussed by Carrie Lukas
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Rationing: the terrible “R” word facing Americans.



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Title: LESSONS TO BE LEARNED FROM RATIONING HEALTH CARE FROM CANADA Part 3 of 3
Topic: Health Care
Discussed by Carrie Lukas
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

There are better ways to improve the US health care system to reduce the number of uninsured and control health costs than another government sponsored program. What are they?



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July 8, 2009


Title: AN EVERY DAY HERO Part 1 of 2
Topic: Islamic Oppression of Women
Discussed by Julie Gunlock
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Julie Gunlock is with the Independent Women’s Forum. In this first segment, Julie discusses the vast differences between American women (and women from other countries) and women who live in Arab countries controlled by Shiite and Sunni Muslim zealots.



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Title: AN EVERY DAY HERO Part 2 of 2
Topic: Islamic Oppression of Women
Discussed by Julie Gunlock
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Iranian women are risking their lives every day when they lead or join protest marches in Tehran, Iran, crying out for freedom. Log on to www.IWF.org for more information.



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June 9, 2009


Title: CONGRESS GOES AFTER A REAL CLUNKER OF A PROGRAM
Topic: Cash for Clunkers
Discussed by Allison Kasic
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Allison Kasic, the Senior Policy Analyst for Independent Women’s Forum, discusses HR 1550 and HR 520 which would give Americans $4500 for each “old clunker” they trade in for a newer, more environmentally friendly vehicle. This would cost taxpayers $4 Billion! Log onto www.IWF.org for more information.



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March 30, 2009


Title: WHAT WILL OBAMA’S ENERGY PLAN COST YOU? Part 1 of 2
Topic: Energy Prices
Discussed by Amy Watson
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

During his bid for the Presidency, The Messiah Obama stated that he would bankrupt coal-fired power plants and eventually the whole industry. How will this affect you and your family? How much were your electric bills last summer? Imagine almost doubling that. Can you afford it? Log on to www.iwf.org for more information on this and other issues.



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Title: WHAT WILL OBAMA’S ENERGY PLAN COST YOU? Part 2 of 2
Topic: Energy Prices
Discussed by Amy Watson
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

During his bid for the Presidency, The Messiah Obama stated that he would bankrupt coal-fired power plants and eventually the whole industry. How will this affect you and your family? How much were your electric bills last summer? Imagine almost doubling that. Can you afford it? Log on to www.iwf.org for more information on this and other issues.



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March 25, 2009


Title: WHO PAYS FOR CAP AND TRADE?
Topic: Cap and Trade Bill In Congress
Discussed by Amy Watson
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

95% of working families in America will pay at least 2.7% of their NET take home pay to the Messiah Obama for cap and trade. This money will not come back to you. It will go to Obama’s rich friends. For more, log on to www.IWF.org



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December 9, 2008


Title: THE ANSWERS TO SPEECH ONE DOESN’T LIKE ISN’T LESS SPEECH. IT IS MORE SPEECH
Topic: Localism
Discussed by Allison Kasic
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

What is the History of the Fairness Doctrine? Who originated it and why? Liberal Democrats want to silence all the people who don’t share their beliefs. Will you help stop them? Guest Allison Kasic is with the Independent Women’s Forum. Log onto www.iwf.org for more.



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December 8, 2008


Title: NEW STUDY REVEALS THAT MANY HIGH SCHOOLERS LIE, CHEAT, AND STEAL! DOES YOURS?
Topic: Ethics
Discussed by Amy Watson
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

According to a recent study, conducted by The Josephson Institute based in LA, 30 percent of US high school students have stolen from a store and 64 percent have cheated on a test during the past year. Guest Amy Watson has even more shocking statistics! Log onto www.iwf.org for more.



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November 24, 2008


Title: HOOKING UP, FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS, AND JOINED AT THE HIP Segment 1 of 2
Topic: Hooking Up
Discussed by Allison Kasic
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Dating today is completely different than in any other time in history. What peer pressures are your children facing in college, high school, and even junior high? Guest Allison Kasic is with Independent Women’s Forum. Log onto www.iwf.org for more.



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Title: HOOKING UP, FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS, AND JOINED AT THE HIP Segment 2 of 2
Topic: Hooking Up
Discussed by Allison Kasic
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Dating today is completely different than in any other time in history. What peer pressures are your children facing in college, high school, and even junior high? Guest Allison Kasic is with Independent Women’s Forum. Log onto www.iwf.org for more.



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November 17, 2008


Title: INDOCTRINATION OR EDUCATION? YOU DECIDE! Segment 1 of 2
Topic: Indoctrination or Education? You decide!
Discussed by Amy Watson
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Indoctrination by teachers is occurring in public schools across America. If you think it’s not, your wrong. Call your child’s school and request a copy of all the education materials your child will be given throughout the year. Also, inform the school that your child does not have permission to watch any videos in any class without your prior permission. Guest Amy Watson, with the Independent Women’s Forum, offers to help any parent who has run into indoctrination at their child’s school. Log onto www.iwf.org for more. Also, to view the video clip that was aired during this segment, log onto http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezrUd8xH0gQ



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Title: INDOCTRINATION OR EDUCATION? YOU DECIDE! Segment 2 of 2
Topic: Indoctrination or Education? You decide!
Discussed by Amy Watson
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Indoctrination by your child’s teacher is occurring in public schools across America. If you think it’s not, your wrong. Call your child’s school and request a copy of all the education materials your child will be given throughout the year. Also, inform the school that your child does not have permission to watch any video in any class without your prior permission. Guest Amy Watson with the Independent Women’s Forum offers to help any parent who has run into indoctrination at their child’s school. Log onto www.iwf.org for more. Also, to view the video clip that was aired during this segment, log onto http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezrUd8xH0gQ



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October 29, 2008


Title: ARE WOMEN IN AMERICA UNDER SEIGE? Segment 1 of 2
Topic: American Women Under Seige
Discussed by Allison Kasic
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Are women in American under siege by Conservatives, business owners, and/or male chauvinist pigs? Are women, in general, wealthier, healthier, and better educated than at any other time in history? Are employers less flexible now with working mothers? Guest Allison Kasic is with the Independent Women’s Forum. Log onto www.iwf.org for more.



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Title: UNDERSTANDING THE HOOKUP CULTURE Segment 2 of 2
Topic: Hooking Up
Discussed by Allison Kasic
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

The atmosphere on College campuses today is vastly different than 10, 20, even 30 years ago. Why? What does “hookup” mean? Is your college aged student – or high school or junior high school student – “hooking up”? How well do you know your child’s friends? Guest Allison Kasic with the Independent Women’s Forum discusses how the hookup world is psychologically damaging not only to girls, but to guys as well. Log onto www.iwf.org for more.



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October 17, 2008


Title: Joe and Jane Plumber
Topic: Joe Plumber
Discussed by Allison Kasic
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Joe and Jane Plumber face tax increases should Obama be elected. So states Allison Kasic, one of the Directors with the Independent Women Forum. Log onto www.iwf.org form more information.



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October 3, 2008


Title: SARAH PALIN AND THE DEBATE
Topic: Palin, Sarah
Discussed by Donna Wiesner Keene
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Donna Wiesner Keene is CEO of BrainTrain, a business specializing in marketing and communicating political ideas and projects. Ms. Keene discusses the VP Debate. How did Governor Palin rate with Senator Biden? Did she adequately articulate her stance against homosexual marriage and other issues?



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October 1, 2008


Title: IS SARAH PALIN A FEMINIST?
Topic: Palin, Sarah
Discussed by Princella Smith
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Princella Smith, visiting Fellow with the Independent Women’s Forum and Chief Advocate for the Platform of the American People at American Solutions, explains how Sarah Palin is the ultimate example of feminism. Log onto www.iwf.org for more on this and other issues.



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September 30, 2008


Title: SUPPORTING BIG GOVERNMENT ISN’T SUPPORTING EQUAL PAY
Topic: Equal Pay in the Workplace
Discussed by Allison Kasic
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Recently, in an attempt to attract female voters, Obama released a campaign ad high-lighting the “equal pay” issue. Allison Kasic, one of the Director’s with the Independent Women Forum, reveals the false statistics in the ad. Log onto www.iwf.org form more information.



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September 11, 2008


Title: THE FEMALE FACTOR
Topic: Palin, Sarah
Discussed by Allison Kasic
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Allison Kasic is one of the Director’s with the Independent Women’s Forum. In May 2003, she was featured on the cover of the NY Times as one of the top student activists in the country. Today, she discusses Sarah Palin and the power she could potentially have as VP of the US. Log onto www.iwf.org for more.



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July 28, 2008


Title: Higher fuel prices attacked by Democrats being solved by President Bush! Part 3 of 3
Topic: Energy Prices
Discussed by Carrie Lukas
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Higher fuel prices attacked by Democrats being solved by President Bush! This is the last segment in a three part series with Carrie Lucas. You kind find Carrie at www.IWF.org



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July 25, 2008


Title: How have higher fuel prices affected families in America? Part 1 of 3
Topic: Climate Change
Discussed by Carrie Lukas
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

How have higher fuel prices affected families in America? Carrie Lucas, VP for Policy and Economics with the Independent Women’s Forum in WDC answers this question.



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Title: What have Democrats done to lower fuel costs? Part 2 of 3
Topic: Energy Prices
Discussed by Carrie Lukas
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

What have Democrats done to lower fuel costs?



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February 14, 2008


Title: Take Back the Date!
Topic: Hooking Up
Discussed by Carrie Lukas
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Who won the sexual revolution? Not young women who live in the world of "hooking up," the modern campus alternative to dating. Young women complain to us that dating has become an anachronism. Instead of chivalry and courtship, college relationships are more often nothing more than awkward drunken make-out sessions. Carrie Lukas, with the Independent Women’s Forum, www.IWF.org, encourages everyone to pray for their children and grandchildren. Terry Lowry, our host, encourages everyone to live a ‘pure life’.



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September 27, 2007


Title: Is the GOP Ignoring Minority Voters Part One of Three
Topic: Republicans Ignoring Minority Voters
Discussed by Princella Smith
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Princella Smith, with the Independent Women’s Forum in WDC, won MTV’s “Stand UP and Holla” essay contest which propelled her to the podium at the 2004 Republican National Convention. Why?



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Title: Is the GOP Ignoring Minority Voters Part Two of Three
Topic: Republicans Ignoring Minority Voters
Discussed by Princella Smith
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Princella Smith, as an African-American, explains why it is a mistake for Republicans to ignore Minority Voters.



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Title: Is the GOP Ignoring Minority Voters Part Three
Topic: Republicans Ignoring Minority Voters
Discussed by Princella Smith
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

What must conservatives do to broaden their base?



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September 12, 2007


Title: Will Social Security Fall Like The Bridge In Minneapolis Part One of Three
Topic: Social Security
Discussed by Allison Kasic
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Each Year, the nonpartisan Social Security Trustees details the program’s sorry financial prospects. Allison Kasic explains the reasons for its pending collapse if nothing is done. Part One



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Title: Will Social Security Fall Like The Bridge In Minneapolis Part Two of Three
Topic: Social Security
Discussed by Allison Kasic
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Each Year, the nonpartisan Social Security Trustees details the program’s sorry financial prospects. Allison Kasic explains the reasons for its pending collapse if nothing is done. Part Two



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Title: Will Social Security Fall Like The Bridge In Minneapolis Part Three of Three
Topic: Social Security
Discussed by Allison Kasic
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Each Year, the nonpartisan Social Security Trustees details the program’s sorry financial prospects. Allison Kasic explains the reasons for its pending collapse if nothing is done. Part Three



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July 27, 2007


Title: Hooking Up Is NOT the Thing to Do
Topic: Casual Sex
Discussed by Allison Kasic
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

An older generation called it “Shacking UP” while others referred to it as a “One Night Stand”, today’s younger generation calls it: “Hooking Up and “Friends with Benefits”. But what baggage comes with casual sex?



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June 20, 2007


Title: Ethanol driving up the cost of everything. Part 1 of 2
Topic: Ethanol
Discussed by Michelle Bernard
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

What is driving up the cost of our groceries? The answer: the conversion of corn into ethanol!



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Title: Ethanol driving up the cost of everything. Part 2 of 2
Topic: Ethanol
Discussed by Michelle Bernard
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

More on what is driving up the cost of our groceries: the conversion of corn into ethanol!



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May 9, 2007


Title: POLITICIANS PROMISE A "MIRACLE" WITH ETHANOL
Topic: Energy and the Environment
Discussed by Carrie Lukas
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Does the production of ethanol fuel offer real and immediate results to help our oil dependency? Is is cost effective? For more information, log onto www.iwf.org



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April 12, 2007


Title: ARE WOMEN STILL DISCRIMINATED AGAINST IN THE WORK PLACE?
Topic: Equal Pay in the Workplace
Discussed by Carrie Lukas
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Are women still paid less in the workplace? Why? Are politicians telling the truth about the reasons? Log onto www.iwf.org for more on this and other issues.



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March 16, 2007


Title: ATTN SPEAKER PELOSI: YOUR GRANDCHILDREN ARE WAITING!
Topic: Social Security
Discussed by Carrie Lukas
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Ms. Lukas discusses the use of Pelosi's grandchildren as "props" during her first remarks as Speaker of the House. But, let's review the facts...



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February 26, 2007


Title: WILL WE REALLY RUN OUR CARS ON ANIMAL FAT?
Topic: Energy and the Environment
Discussed by Sandy Bourne
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Can cars be made to burn animal fat? If so, how much fat would be necessary to begin to reduce our dependence on foreign oil? For more, log onto www.iwf.org



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February 19, 2007


Title: POLITICIANS PROMISE A "MIRACLE" WITH ETHANOL
Topic: Energy and the Environment
Discussed by Carrie Lukas
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Does the production of ethanol fuel offer real and immediate results to help our oil dependency? Is is cost effective? For more information, log onto www.iwf.org



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January 17, 2007


Title: UNDERSTANDING IRAQ FROM AN IRAQI WOMAN'S POINT OF VIEW Segment 1 of 2
Topic: Iraq - The Country and Its People
Discussed by Yasmine Rassam
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Yasmine's father came to America from Iraq on a scholarship, married her mother, and then returned to Iraq - only to be imprisoned by Saddam Hussein. In this segment, Yasmine explains the various groups that are present in Iraq: The Kurds, the Sunnis, and the Shiites. What is the Iranian connection?



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Title: UNDERSTANDING IRAQ FROM AN IRAQI WOMAN'S POINT OF VIEW Segment 2 of 2
Topic: Iraq - The Country and Its People
Discussed by Yasmine Rassam
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Saddam Hussein killed over 600,000 people in Iraq during his dictatorship. How many more will die if Iran gains control of the oil fields in the South. Yasmine Rassam continues.



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August 9, 2006


Title: WHAT CAN START THE BUILDING PROCESS FOR LASTING PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST?
Topic: Iraqi Women
Discussed by Lida Noory
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Lida Noory parents fled Afghan when the Soviets invaded in the 1980”s. Lida was born in America three months later. Lida is now assisting Afghan and women from other Islamic countries in their move toward democracy socially, politically and economically. Find out more at www.iwf.org



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August 7, 2006


Title: STATE OF IRAQI WOMEN
Topic: Iraqi Women
Discussed by Yasmine Rassam
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Are the women in Iraq truly free? What if the shari’a law is enforced? How can we help? Visit www.iwf.org for the entire article written by Yasmine Rassam.



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Title: HOW WILL HELPING IRAQI AND AFGHAN WOMEN HELP PROTECT AMERICA?
Topic: Iraqi Women
Discussed by Michelle Bernard
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Iraqi and Afghan women could be the key to stopping the bloodshed in the Middle East. Why? What can we do? Visit www.iwf.org for updates and special reports.



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June 28, 2006


Title: THE AMERICAN PROMISE IS WORKING: BUT IT HAS TWO BROKEN LEGS
Topic: Pro-Family Issues
Discussed by Carrie Lukas
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

The U.S. is unmatched in the opportunity it offers its citizens. Americans have never been better off when it comes to health, safety, income, and individual happiness. But two urgent problems threaten the American dream: the breakdown of the family and failure of our public education system.



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June 27, 2006


Title: PUBLIC EDUCATION: THE REAL 800 lb GORILLA
Topic: Education
Discussed by Michelle Bernard
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Is our public education system really a disaster? Can Government solve the problem? What should parents do? Join Terry as he discusses this important issue with Michelle Bernard. Visit Independent Women's Forum www.iwf.org to learn more.



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January 28, 2005


Title: Michelle Bernard responds to the comments of Congressperson Shelia Jackson Lee
Topic: Social Security
Discussed by Michelle Bernard
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

Follow up interview with the Senior Vice President of the Independent Woman's Forum, Michelle Bernard. Two opposing views on ways to fix the Social Security System.



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January 26, 2005


Title: The meeting with President Bush to discuss Social Security Reform...
Topic: Social Security
Discussed by Michelle Bernard
with Independent Women’s Forum (www.IWF.org)

1 of 22 invited to the White House for a private meeting with President Bush to discuss Social Security Reform...



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