Rainbow Media’s WE has also embarked on its own ambitious initiative called “WE Vote ’08,” which aims to get 1 million women registered to vote while educating them on the issues they have deemed important: healthcare, education and the economy.

Today is the deadline for Pennsylvanians to register to vote in their April 22nd primary. Oddly enough, Pennsylvania is one of the few states where women do not vote as often as men do, although that is starting to change with this election.

The past decade revealed a remarkable shift in the home industry, moving single women from the sidelines to the second-largest demographic in home buying behind the traditional two-income family, according to the 2007 National Association of Realtors report. The study showed that unmarried women make up 22 percent of the total number of home buyers in the United States, up from 14 percent in 1995 -- a more than 50 percent increase in 12 years. Meanwhile, single men make up only 9 percent, a figure relatively unchanged since 1989.

The steadily growing number of unmarried women has catapulted this demographic to a potent force in American economic society. Despite earning considerably less than unmarried men (56 cents for every dollar), single women are incredibly active consumers.

By Gerald Witt
News & Record

GREENSBORO — Syene Jasmin caught the bug when he heard the presidential hopeful speak.

Obamarama.

Jasmin, 19, a journalism major at N.C. A&T, said he checked out Barack Obama during a November rally at N.C. Central University in Durham.

By Sherry Brunson
The Daily Southerner.

Noon today is the deadline for residents to file as candidates for elected office. Most candidates, including all the incumbents, filed early, so the Edgecombe County Board of Elections office didn't see anyone file all week, but they still have been busy.

Hundreds of voter's registration cards have been sent to their office, offering challenges to officials to make sure everyone is entered into the computer database.

By Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Nation.

"Different women have different lives. Obviously, one of the key differences is marital status. There is a difference in how an unmarried woman with a kid, living on $40,000 or less, is going to participate and vote than a married woman whose average income is $75,000 or more. People who speak of women as a monolithic voting bloc get it wrong."