May 16, 2005
Tom Harkin and Sheila Jackson Lee at the Supreme Court
Senator Tom Harkin and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee talk with the media following the Supreme Court decision that favored Republicans in Bush v. Gore. Lee was in Florida for much of the time just following the election while the recount was conducted.
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May 14, 2005
Equal Rights Amendment Reintroduced
Members of congress and leading women's rights activists gather outside of the Cannon Office Building at the U.S. Capitol for a press conference announcing the re-introduction of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). March 15, 2005. Kim Gandy, President of the National Organization of Women, addresses the press.
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Martha Burke at ERA Press Conference
Martha Burke, President of the National Council of Women's Organizations, speaks at a press conference announcing the re-introduction of the Equal Rights Amendment at the U.S. Capitol on March 15, 2005. Burke, a long-time activist, has recently been the target of threats due to her postition on the exclusion of women golfers at the Master's Tournament at Augusta, GA.
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