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oberliner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-29-11 05:02 AM
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Vote ban for Saudi women stays: poll official
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's ban on women voting or running as candidates is to remain in place for the conservative Muslim kingdom's municipal elections in April, the electoral committee head said on Monday.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jPlIOlEohCvVz0tM8VE-9KgDRPRw?docId=CNG.76795651338d5880c6798c480aefe434.511

How is this possible in this day and age?
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Lasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-29-11 05:08 AM
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1. We in the US were guilty of the same thing less than a hundred years ago.
Time for the Saudis to catch up.
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oberliner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-29-11 07:22 AM
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3. Exactly
This is 2011.
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Scuba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-29-11 05:30 AM
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2. Quick. Let's attack! n/t
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oberliner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-29-11 07:23 AM
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4. Better yet - let's sell them billions of dollars worth of jet fighters
Oh wait, we already do that.
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joshcryer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-29-11 07:36 AM
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5. Meanwhile the Libyan revolutionary representives are promoting democracy, regardless of gender.
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