BRAVO!! to Chavez:

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The Venezuelan government has given a Christian missionary group from the US until Sunday to leave the country.

President Hugo Chavez has repeatedly called for the expulsion of the New Tribes Mission, saying they are American imperialists.

He has called them spies of the CIA and colonialists.

Most of the 160 evangelical preachers and their families have already gone back to the US, after he asked them to leave last October.

Our beloved Kactus has started her own blog! Let's show her some love!

http://superbabymama.blogspot.com/

Amanda over at Pandagon has a very interesting post up about mail order brides and recent changes in law that offer some new protections against domestic violence. Well worth a read.

Here's this week's reproductive rights news brought to you by the women of Our Word (and at least one of the guys!). If you see something you find relevant please email it to me, bayprairie at gmail dot com

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Ampersand has a great piece up disputing the latest media myth that college attendance is dropping among males:

The Boy Crisis in Education

He's got some great data and charts refuting this meme. Well worth a read!