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and tearful families saying good-bye to loved ones departing for training. putin wants 300,000 new fighters to help turn the tide as the russian military suffers setbacks in ukraine. russia is saying the call up would be limited to those with military experience but reports say civilians also now are being conscripted. the new york times tells the story of a husband and father of five who received a summons at a 4:00 a.m. meeting where a train had been organized to take him to a military center. many men are fleeing russia to avoid the forced enlistment. this is traffic as people escape to nearby georgia. russian airporting have been packed with people trying to get out of the country. one human rights group said more than 1,300 people have been arrested in anti-car protests in moscow and st. petersburg over the past few days. also today, voting begins in four regions of russian-occupied ukraine, in a sham referendum that could lead to the annexation of 15% of ukraini ....
The sun is up over the white house. 6:45 on a beautiful friday morning in washington where an all women delegation of ukrainian soldiers has been meeting with members of congress this week to update lawmakers on the ongoing war. women make up about a quarter of the forces fighting to keep ukraine free from the russian invasion. joining us now is a member of the delegation, the leader of the ukrainian women veteran movement and a junior sergeant in the ukrainian armed forces, adriana aretka. thank you so much for being with us. the world just stands in awe of what your country and your military has been able to do and the courage you have shown in the face of this invasion. tell me what it has been like on the ground for you for the people of ukraine to fight back against russia as it moves into your country and tries to take it over. it s a great time to be here. i just want to say good morning in america from ukraine, from the battlefield of the war ....
Governors. wendy davis could be added to the roster of the five current female governors. four are republican, one is a democrat. joining me is democratic new hampshire governor maggie hasset. your state elected its first all women delegation and the house and senate elected a record number of female lawmakers. we saw how women s health played a large role in the 2012 elections. what do you think will help give women an advantage come 2014 on the state level? well, thomas, thank you for having me on. and i think it continues to be really, really important that we have as many voices at the decision-making table as possible, having as many perspectives as you can when you re making decisions obviously creates better decisions. and just last a couple of weeks as we found our way out of the shutdown, we did so with female leadership. senator shaheen and senator ....
Will serve in the united states senate and at least 78 in the house of representatives. new hampshire also made history last night after electing the nation s first all women delegation. they also elected a woman governor. in presidential politics, president obama once again won the woman s vote. not only did the majority of women vote for obama, they elected to vote out joe walsh who said women no longer die from pregnancy because of advances in science and technology. richard pourdock who said that pregnancy from rape was something that god intended to happen and of course todd akin. cecile, no one worked horted out there for president obama in trying to remind voters what was at stake here. it seemed it also had a spill ....
Senate new comers. in january a record 20 women will serve in the united states senate and at least 78 in the house of representatives. new hampshire also made history last night after electing the nation s first all women delegation. they also elected a woman governor. in presidential politics, president obama once again won the woman s vote. not only did the majority of women vote for obama, they elected to vote out joe walsh who said women no longer die from pregnancy because of advances in science and technology. richard pourdock who said that pregnancy from rape was something that god intended to happen and of course todd akin. ....