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In recent days, if he hasn't been pitching "fairness" and adoption of higher taxes with his so-called Buffet Rule, President Obama has been pandering to women voters.  On April 6, he paraded a group of ladies in front of cameras at a blatant campaign event – funded by taxpayers and hosted at the White House - thinly disguised as an economic forum.   The White House said the purpose was to "highlight ways the administration has helped create ECONOMIC SECURITY for women."  (emphasis added) But, so far as we know, the President failed to explain to the visiting ladies why women...

As Democrats attempt to paint the GOP as engaging in a "war on women," a recent report shows the Obama White House paid female employees an average of 18 percent less than male employees in 2011, the Washington Free Beacon reported Wednesday. "According to the 2011 annual report on White House staff, female employees earned a median annual salary of $60,000, which was about 18 percent less than the median salary for male employees ($71,000)," Andrew Stiles wrote. Stiles went on to say that some assumptions were made in the calculations that were based on employee names. "When unclear," he...