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Raped in the Military? You'll Have to Pay for Your Own Forensic Exam Kit By Penny Coleman, AlterNet This outrage gives "supporting the troops" a whole new meaning. Read more »   Obama's win last Tuesday was an enormous triumph for women, who can now look forward to having a strong pro-choice presence in the White House. But reproductive freedom isn't the only issue of importance to women, and as exciting as an Obama administration sounds, now is not the time for women to let their guards down. A lot of work lies ahead, including pushing for a gender-balanced cabinet. According to a recent AP story, of 44 potential nominees for top administration posts, only 9 are women. And Larry Summers is in the running to head up the U.S. Treasury. Veronica Arreola explains why this signals trouble for women. Stay tuned in the coming weeks for more coverage of Obama's cabinet choices. Thanks for reading, Heather Gehlert Managing Editor, AlterNet     Obama's Cabinet Should Be Half Women By Linda Basch, AlterNet An open letter to Obama: Having a diverse cabinet is not only fair but good for the country. Read more »   Pregnancy Resource Centers Try to Scare Students into Keeping the Baby By Elizabeth Zwerling, Ms. Magazine On a mission to eliminate reproductive choice, so-called crisis pregnancy centers are giving false information about abortion. Read more »   The Next, Pro-Choice Cabinet? By Kay Steiger, RH Reality Check It's important to remember how much damage appointees can do if they don't have respect for women's health and sexuality. Read more »   Why Larry Summers Is a Bad Choice for an Obama Administration By Veronica Arreola, The Women's Media Center A person who scoffs at discrimination does not represent the type of change we need in the next administration. Read more »   Sayonara, Sarah Palin By Katha Pollitt, The Nation God's gift to journalism -- and to feminism. Read more »   Reproductive Justice and Gender: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     Alice Walker: The 'Good Medicine' of Obama's Victory By Staff, Al Jazeera How Obama represents a shift in attitudes on race and gender in America. Read more »

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Major banks have upped their efforts to curtail losses from the mortgage crisis, and Citigroup Inc. is the latest to institute initiatives aimed at helping borrowers remain in their homes. Citigroup announced a six-month moratorium on most foreclosures, which will give some homeowners much needed time. Additionally, the Treasury Department is giving a tax break to companies willing to acquire banks hurt by the mortgage crisis, and some say the break could total as much as $140 billion. ABC's Betsy Stark reports.

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Though 27 percent of households now have a DVR, it may not be killing TV after all. A report by the American Marketing Association says that 74 percent of viewers who are fast-forwarding through commercials are still looking at the center of the screen leaving advertisers a little time to grab a consumer. ABC's Ned Potter reports.

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1230p 11/11 Update: Shuttle crew arrival, countdown on tap; weather 60 percent 'go' for Friday launch

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CBS NEWS STS-126 STATUS REPORT: 06
Posted: 12:30 PM, 11/11/08

By William Harwood
CBS News Space Analyst

Changes and additions:

   SR-04 (10/23/08): Endeavour hauled from pad 39B to 39A
   SR-05 (10/30/08): Endeavour cleared for 11/14 launch; Hubble mission delayed to at least May
   SR-06 (11/11/08): Shuttle countdown on tap; weather 60 percent 'go' for Friday launch

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12:30 PM, 11/11/08, Update: Shuttle countdown on tap; weather 60 percent 'go' for Friday launch

The shuttle Endeavour is on track for launch Friday evening, weather permitting, to kick off a space station resupply and servicing mission, the fourth and final shuttle flight this year. Liftoff is targeted for 7:55:34 p.m. Friday, with forecasters predicting a 60 percent chance of acceptable weather.

Endeavour's seven-member crew - commander Chris Ferguson, pilot Eric Boe, Don Pettit, space station flight engineer Sandra Magnus and spacewalkers Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Stephen Bowen and Robert "Shane" Kimbrough - planned to fly to the Kennedy Space Center from Houston later today to prepare for launch. Endeavour's countdown was scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. this evening.

The primary goals of the four-spacewalk mission are to service the station's degraded right-side solar array rotary joint mechanism and to install water processing equipment, a new toilet and galley that will permit the urine and waste water recycling needed to expand the lab's crew from three to six next year. Magnus will join Expedition 18 commander Michael Fincke and flight engineer Yury Lonchakov as a long-duration crew member while Gregory Chamitoff, launched to the station last June, will return to Earth aboard Endeavour.

Kathy Winters, the shuttle weather officer, told reporters today the timing of a frontal system moving toward Florida will play a major role in whether Endeavour gets off Friday. As of today, the forecast called for a 40 percent chance of clouds and rain showers ahead of the front that could delay launch. The odds worsen to 60 percent "no go" Saturday and improve to 70 percent go on Sunday.

"Our main concern for weather when it comes to launch is the front that's going to be moving into the area at the end of the week," Winters said. "It's going to be moving into the southeast U.S. as we move into Friday and Saturday. I think mainly the frontal passage will be moving through on Saturday, but there will be a lot of clouds and a chance for some showers ahead of the front."

NASA flight rules forbid a launch in the event of thick clouds along the shuttle's flight path at an altitude where the temperature is 32 degrees or lower because of the possibility of rocket-triggered lightning. Another issue is rain showers over the pad or within 20 nautical miles of the shuttle's emergency runway where Endeavour could be forced to land due to an engine failure in the first few minutes of flight.

Whether those conditions actually develop will depend on when the frontal system moves into central Florida.

"The timing of the front will be critical," Winters said.

Another wild card is the planned launch of an unmanned Russian Progress supply ship from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch is targeted for 7:38 a.m. on Nov. 26 with docking on tap Nov. 30. If Endeavour's launch is delayed past Nov. 16, the Russians would have to delay the Progress docking to ensure at least 24 hours between the shuttle's undocking and the supply ship's arrival. It is not clear as of this writing how long the Progress could loiter if Endeavour's launch slips toward the end of its window.

The shuttle launch window closes Nov. 26. Between then and mid December, the angle between the sun and the plane of the space station's orbit - the beta angle - will be such that temperature constraints for the docked shuttle-station complex would be violated. Shuttle managers have said they would delay the flight to early next year if Endeavour does not get off this month.

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Thirty-four percent of voters in the national exit poll identified themselves as conservatives and 22 percent as liberals, with the plurality, 44 percent, as moderates. That makes this more a center-right than a center-left country ? a reason Democrats, even with all the advantages they can muster, don't win presidential elections by double-digits.

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UN Accuses DRC Army of Looting Spree Spokesman for says looting is centered around Kanyabayonga area, about 175 kilometers north of Goma, capital of North Kivu province WFP Cuts Food Rations to Zimbabwe for Lack of Cash WFP says its money crunch is coming at a time when the number of people requiring food aid is on the rise Renewed Congo Fighting Highlights Flaws in Peace Accord   After two years of relative calm, the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo appears once again on the brink of war Washington, London Voice Regret Over SADC Position on Zimbabwe Power- Sharing   The United States government and Britain are expressing their displeasure of the decision of leaders in the Southern African region, urging Zimbabwe's opposing parties to form a unity government despite various disputes. The African Commission On Human Rights Probes Nigeria Panel investigates  extra-judicial killings and excessive use of force Miriam Makeba Remembered   An artistic career that was deeply affected by political circumstance E-mail: Forward this E-mail Click here to unsubscribe from the VOA Daily World News Summary2 If you have questions about this E-mail newsletter send an e-mail to: voanews@voanews.com